Personal Work Priorities, Professional Development Report - Next Plc

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of personal work priorities and professional development, focusing on a marketing manager role within Next Plc. It explores key concepts such as self-appraisal, peer appraisal, and the SMART goal-setting framework. The report delves into time management techniques, including the Pareto Principle, and addresses the impact of stress and work-life balance, offering strategies for managing both. It outlines personal work goals, aligned with strategic objectives, and examines the use of technology and tools for effective work management. Furthermore, it includes a weekly schedule and emphasizes the importance of personal development planning, behavioral assessments, and identifying learning styles to enhance performance and achieve desired outcomes. The report concludes with a discussion on strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance and fostering a positive work environment.

Manage personal work priorities and
professional development
Table of Contents

Assessment Task 1......................................................................................................................................4
Assessment Task 2......................................................................................................................................7
Assessment Task 3......................................................................................................................................8
Assessment Task 4: Professional development presentation.....................................................................11
Write a career review, Write a networking review, Write a Professional Development Plan (covered in
PPT).......................................................................................................................................................12
Assessment Task 5: Professional development report...............................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................16

Assessment Task 1
Explain the concept of self-appraisal and how can it contribute to a performance review.
Self appraisal is very much important activity for organization as well as individual in
evaluating their level of performance by using template or set of questions related to their
performance so that potential outcomes should be achieve. With the help of self appraisal firms
can evaluate the employees performance and their skills set and accordingly provide them
challenging tasks and other benefits (Bautista and Wong, 2019).
Explain the concept of peer appraisal and outline one benefit of peer appraisal.
Peer appraisal refers to the assessment of employees by providing colleagues in
immediate working environment by observing their level of performance with help of
constructive feedback (Cappella and Godfrey, 2019). The major benefits of respective activity
that it is very cost effective and less time consuming.
Outline three benefits of planning work.
Planning work effectively highlights the main purpose of differ activities that should be
undertaken to purse business objectives. It makes the objective very clear and specific. It also
proved beneficial in focusing on attention of employees on specific kind of goals and objectives.
Outline each of the letters in the acronym SMART in relation to goals.
Specific: It should be outlines in clear statement in precise manner that is required.
Measurable: it includes the measure assist to monitor progress and acknowledge about
objectives.
Achievable: In it objectives designed by evaluating its challenges.
Realistic: It helps to focus on outcomes.
Timely: Agreed on dates by which outcomes should be achieve.
Discuss the concept of the Pareto Principle in relation to time management.

Parteto principle in relation with time management states about the technique which helps
in enhance performance by starting solving personal and non personal problems by combining
things to improve the performance by managing time in order to gain effective outcomes.
Outline five signs of stress.
Lack of productivity, Despondent and Lack of sleep, Low energy, headaches and
frequent cold and infections.
Explain the concept of work-life balance.
Work life balance states about the lack of opposition in between the working and other life roles
of an individual (Choy and Chua, 2019). It is the state of equilibrium in which demand of
personal life and professional should be treated equally.
Outline five strategies that can be used to manage stress and achieve a healthy work-life
balance.
Think positively, Read books and other things, Play with children, spend time with nature
and Eat healthy.
Discuss the negative effect of technology on work-life balance.
Work life balance is very much important for an individual, but due to over consumption
of technology not only hampers the productivity but also due to technology employees not able
to give one of their best efforts (Hobbs and Coiro, 2019).
Discuss three strategies that a business can use to ensure their workers maintain a healthy
work-life balance.
Small breaks in reasonable intervals and Facility of GYM in office premises.
Outline five ways to develop new work skills
To develop the new skills is to attach one self with online courses, show curiosity by
taking new challenges, make new friends or network and develop learning opportunities
internally.

Outline two ways to more effectively manage time at work.
Follow a time table and organize yourself.
Discuss the concept of personal development planning.
It is a process for personal development by creating an action plan based on values,
reflection and goal setting for improving career, education and self improvement.
Outline at least five crucial components of a personal development plan.
Learn to balance risk and caution, build discipline, always be open to change, remain
teachable, challenge yourself (Jones and Moss, 2019).
Explain the concept of behavioural assessment in a workplace context.
Behavioural assessment is very much important for an organisation to assess the
significance to acknowledge about views, opinions so that they can in best manner provide work
environment to remain competitive,.
Discuss, in about a paragraph, the advantages of conducting behavioural assessments and
appraisals.
By using the behaviour assessment organisation as well as individual can be able to
discuss the problems they encounter and easily can be able to overcome from them so that they
should give one of their best efforts in organisational development and enhancement
(Lipscombe, Buckley-Walker and McNamara, 2019). Appraisal helps in developing motivation
level of employees and provide flexible working practices in order to remain competitive in
business environment.
Explain five learning styles and why it is important to identify learning styles.
The five kind of learning styles visual, aural, verbal, Physical and logical. Learning is
very much important to give one of their best efforts and appraise performance positively.

Assessment Task 2
Identify personal work goals for a chosen managerial level role.
Personal work goals is very much important, working in the Next Plc which is an British
Fashion industry as an marketing manager (Lofthouse, 2019).. Respective job role is responsible
for accumulating knowledge and information about consumers and their taste and preferences.
They build strategies and tactics by observing market and other factors in order to remain
competitive in market.
 Increase collaboration with channel organization within the 6 months.
 Reach at wider no. of consumers by deepen marketing insights within the 5 months.
 Update the role and responsibilities within the 4 months in order to gain desirable
outcomes.
 Expand the authority for brand the organization within the 6 months.
 Lead large no. of subordinates within the 4 months.
Discuss your personal work goals.
Respective section of report is based on the Next plc which is an British Fashion retailer
operated in most part of the whole world. The major goal of organization is to enlarge business
opportunities by providing fashionable clothes and accessories to consumers. The job description
is to evaluate the market conditions, consumer taste and preferences and delivering abilities in
order to gain desirable outcomes (Maass and Engeln, 2019). The personal goal is to enhance
collaboration with the employees, reach at large no. of consumers, roles and responsibilities to
employees so that they can give one of their best efforts and expansion in authority for enhance
brand recognition. It is observed that personal work goals directly collaborate with strategic
goals that is very much important for organization in order to remain competitive in market
place.
Report on your personal work goals.
Respective section of report is based on the Next Plc well known name in fashion
industry and their objective is to provide most fashionable products to large no. of consumers by
accessing their demand and needs. As an marketing manager interested in job role due to it

enhance level of knowledge and critical thinking that is very much potential for an individual to
remain competitive in market place. The major responsibility of respective job role is to
accumulate important knowledge and information regarding the consumer taste and preferences,
analyse competitors strategy and many more. Above mentioned goals is suitable for 12 months
as it takes too time to develop and evolve.
Email
Mr. John (Assessor)
Next Plc
Respected sir,
It has been analyze that role of marketing manager is very much important to depict the mission
and goals by analyze the consumer demands and wants. The personal development goals as an
marketing manager is to collaborate with the organization, Wider organizational goals by
evaluating consumer wants and many more in order to remain competitive in marketplace. In
that regards to give one of best efforts it is very much essential to focus on the personal
development that is very much potential in gaining desirable outcomes. By using various
learning and practices I can be able to give one of my best efforts potentially.
Thanks and regards
Bills (Marketing manager)
Assessment Task 3
Research technology and tools that managers can use to manage their work priorities.
For the marketing manager there are no. of tools and techniques plays very much
important role in gaining the potential knowledge and information with the market in order to
serve consumers in best manner (Reid and Soan, 2019 ). here are the some important kinds of

tools that is Excel templates that shows the demand metrics that create around the needs of
excellent priority of managers so that they can give one of their best efforts potentially. The
another important tool is key information dashboard that delivery important kind of knowledge
and information to marketing manager and directly helps in their decision making process so
that important outcomes should be achieved. The another tool is social media dashboard that
helps in gaining potential knowledge about consumers by tracking the interest areas so that
organization can build products and services accordingly. All tools and techniques directly
influence in planning and prioritizing work that helps in bring effective kinds of outcomes in
specified time frame.
Reset the impact of workplace stress, as well as strategies to address this.
Stress is very much harmful for individual and it directly affects on the organisational
results in gaining potential outcomes. It has been analyse that due to stress an individual in
organisation can not be able to give one of their best efforts that decrease their level of
productivity (Ryan and McAllister, 2020). The another impact of stress on employees that it
decrease their level of motivation that is very important in gaining potential outcomes from
them. Due to rise in stress level organisation can lost their talented workforce that helps in
gaining their goals and objectives and also they are very rare in nature and no one can copy
them. So it directly influence in sustainability in market place. It has been analyse that while
employees remain in stress they not able to serve consumers in best way that hinders in serving
consumers experience adversely. In that aspect it is very much potential for an organisation to
use various strategies to keep employees stress free. By giving proper remuneration on time,
giving work life balance, providing career growth, positive work environment and give respect to
them so that they remain always dedicated towards organisation in giving one of their best
efforts.
Write a work priorities planning report.
For an organisation as well as individual it is very much important to prioritize the works
and activities so that they can gain potential outcomes in specified time frame in minimal cost
(Soporan and et.al., 2019). As per the above two activities it has been analyse that the priorities
for the marketing manager is to set goals and objectives by evaluating the market conditions and
then provide one of best products and service to the end user. So to fulfil respective objectives

they need to work on their personal development skills so that they can give one of their best
efforts in organisational and self development. The another priority is to pay attention on
development of their subordinates by meeting their wants and level of expectations so that they
can collaborate in attaining organisational goals and objectives.
Write a weekly schedule.
After prioritize works and activities it is very much potential for an individual to schedule
various works and activities on weekly basis and then monthly and yearly basis (Weller, 2019).
In context of marketing manager their primary activity is to accumulate necessary knowledge
and information regarding the consumers taste and preferences so that they can gain potential
outcomes. In that regards it is potential to schedule activities such as target the consumer,
tracking their preferences, email and call them regarding their choices, describe best offers in
front of them and at last sell the product to them. Respective activities should be scheduled on
weekly basis so that defined objectives should be achieved.
Email
Mr. John (Assessor)
Next Plc
Respected sir,
It has been evaluated that work scheduling is very much important, as an marketing manager
firstly accumulating of information regarding the consumers taste and preferences is very crucial.
After accessing target consumers and by tracking their self interest by using social media tools
helps to reach at large no. of consumer base. It is very much potential to depict the difference in
organisational product from their fierce competitors so that they can take purchasing decisions.
So to discuss with out marketing team about target and objective as described above need to
conduct the meeting. The meeting held on 4 April, 2020. So all of you greeted with your
innovative ideas and views.
Thanks and regards

Bills (Marketing manager)
Meet with your assessor.
In the research it has been analyse that consumers are very much important by bringing
innovative products and services into marketplace organisation need to prioritize their activities.
To prioritize activities it is important to use technologies such as social media dashboard helps in
tracking the consumer preferences so that potential outcomes should be achieved. Further to gain
desirable outcomes it is very important to refrain employees with stress as it lower down their
level of productivity and motivation level so in that regards organisation need to focus on
development of their employees so that they contribute one of their best efforts. Work place
stress impact on organisational productivity and for that they need to focus on strategies such as
flexible working practices, career growth and many more. During the meeting it has discussed
that for accessing priorities and detailed out in schedule so that potential outcomes should be
achieved.
Assessment Task 4: Professional development presentation
Complete a self-assessment report.
Self assessment is very much important for an individual for accessing own strength and
weaknesses so that major modifications should be made in order to gain desirable outcomes. In
that regards it has been analyse that communication skills and analytical thinking skills is very
potential for gaining advanced level of management skills. It has been evaluated that by using
checklist which consisted no. Of questions such as able to deliver knowledge and information,
understanding of other individual and many more aspects shows clear picture in front of oneself
so that important strategies should be framed out.
Professional competence research
To acknowledge about skills and level of competency it has been evaluated that
communication and analytical thinking skills is very much potential that examine during the
interview process by taking interview from the colleague that thinking with deeply and
analytically so that important outcomes should be drawn out of it (Weller, 2019)

Communication plays very much important role in delivering important kind of knowledge and
information to the individuals so that they by acknowledging and give one of their best efforts.
Write a career review, Write a networking review, Write a Professional
Development Plan (covered in PPT)
Create a PowerPoint presentation.
By creating power point presentation it has been analyse that it represents data and
information in visualize manner that helps in understand information in better manner and reach
out at effective outcome.
Conduct presentation.
By conducting presentation it has been analyse that it is very important in evaluating the
major deliverables and its effectiveness in gaining potential outcomes. Personal and professional
development is very significant to make changes in oneself as per needs.
Evaluate your presentation.
It has been evaluated from presentation that there are some other areas too on which
organisation as well individual need to work as it gives versatility in results. By observing the
outcomes evaluated that individual need to focus on their overall development.
Update your professional development plan.
Personal and professional development plan plays very much important role in enhancing
the skills and capabilities of an individual so that they remain competitive in market place. It has
been evaluated that leadership skill is very necessary for an individual in influence activities of
others (Reid and Soan, 2019 )..
Send an email to your assessor.
Mr. John (Assessor)
Next Plc
Respected sir,