Professional Development and Ethics: Management Essay CPD1102

This essay is a personal professional development plan focused on the business management profession. It begins with a self-introduction, outlining the student's background and interest in human resource management. The essay then explores current megatrends and challenges in management, such as digital transformation, competition, and resource scarcity. It details the student's goals, including innovation, social contribution, and capital building, as well as expectations from the business community. Ethical and professional values, including integrity, accountability, and respect, are discussed. The essay includes a competency assessment, evaluating leadership, management, sociocultural, and personal skills, and analyzing them based on the five stages of competence. The essay also includes the role of a professional manager and how skills are important for the development of their career/profession and how it will make a positive difference in his/her career/profession.

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Introduction
Professional development and competency development remain and important aspects of
management that increase the performance in the volatile business situation. The acquiring of
management skill especially interpersonal skills forms core competence in the contemporary
business setting. The current business setting requires managers that are innovative and are
capable of adapting to the changes in the business industry. My skills and competency in
management require the development of better managerial skills that will improve personably
and competitiveness in the market. With more focus on international human resource and
organizational management, the development of intercultural skills is important for business
growth. The following paper is a personal professional development plan with a focus on the
business management profession.
Section1: Self-introduction
My professional background is based on business management and I have postgraduate
qualifications that enable me to understand the management dynamics. I have a management
professional with an interest in human resource management that will enable me to work with
various people within the organization. The development of skills in human resources will enable
me to form part of an organizational problem-solving team that resolves various issues within an
organization. To ensure professional growth, I am still learning management to improve my
competence and understanding of various professional experiences.
Section 2: Megatrend and challenges
There are different types of changes and trends that are currently happening within the
management profession. Firstly, digital transformation is a key field in the management that

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increasingly attracts the attention of many people within the management. Digital transformation
especially data management and usage is an area that has increasingly been the focus of many
(Griffin & Ebert 2010). Many companies especially the new entrants will focus on data-driven
innovation as the key competitive advantage in the market. Social media and analytics is another
digital transformation area that will shape the management of tomorrow. Secondly, competition
is also on the increasing trend with business devising ways to compete in the market. This has
left many businesses closing down due to intensive competition in the management. Thirdly,
changes in organizational governance are another trend with a lack of governance becoming the
new frontier in business management (Wilson 2011). Many managers in the current business
environment want to remain independent hence reduced governance presence in the
organization. Fourthly, the size of the investment is expected to increase as both the government
and organizations are investing in mega projects. This has also given rise to project management
as a field with high attention. Lastly, climatic and environment focus is another area that is also
trending in management. Many sustainable systems are being integrated into management to
help improve the business environment. Besides, the climatic change that is experienced in the
business today poses a threat to future business and management will have to come up with
strategies to cope up with change (Hill & Jones 2012).
Some challenges are also increasingly becoming a threat to management in the current
business environment. Firstly, scarcity of resources is another area that is affecting much
management as the future managers will have to spend most of the time pooling together
resources. Secondly, the overcrowded planet is expected to pose a challenge to business
management as the population keeps on increasing on the posing risk. Thirdly, insecurity is
another challenge that is also affecting the management profession. Many security risks ranging

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from terrorism to digital insecurity. Data security is one of the most important insecurity issues
that are affecting many businesses as hacking behavior is becoming a business (Ladkin 2011).
Section 3: Goals
I see myself as an innovative manager that is contributing to the social and economic
development of society. Firstly, innovation is my focus as this will form the main focus of my
management profession. I will explore my creativity and critical thinking to ensure that is
innovating and produce the best management practice. Secondly, giving back to society through
sustainable management and corporate social responsibility will be a critical aspect of my
business management profession. Thirdly, the capital building will also be my focus as I seek to
contribute to the development and economic growth. I will endeavor to build on capital through
investing and managing investments.
Many expectations are placed on my management career by both the business community
and the society in general. Firstly I am expected to bring new changes that will ensure that the
needs of the future business are satisfied. Secondly, society also expects me to lead a sustainable
management practice that will help reduce the impact of business on society. Thirdly, I am
expected to build a business strategy that will see wealth accumulation and improved economic
growth (Yukl 2010).
The employer and clients also have goals that were expected to deliver in the
management. Firstly, the employer expected me to facilitate business growth through effective
management and pooling of wealth. Secondly, clients expect me to handle their interest with the
best service delivery. Customer service delivery that meets the need and wants of the business

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enables the satisfaction of clients (Wilson & McCance 2015). Besides, clients expect me to bring
new things through innovation to improve service delivery.
My career goals are to grow and develop professionally, to accumulate competency and
skills and to bring change in the management profession. Firstly, growth and professional
development in key areas that I am aiming to attain and become successful in business
management. Secondly, I am aspiring to improve my competence and management skills that
will ensure that reaches the senior management within the organization I work in. Thirdly,
change is another area that I am aiming at and therefore forms a critical area as this will be the
basis for competition in the market (Sagiv, Roccas, Cieciuch & Schwartz 2017).
Various professional expectations and goals fit next to each other in several ways. Firstly,
the professional goals should match the expectation placed on me and the expectation of the
industry as this will enable meeting the demand within the industry. Also, the expectation of
employers and customers should enable me to match the standard of the industry. Secondly,
professional goals should increase my performance in the industry that enables competition
within the industry. This is important for determining the level of matching within the
management industry that is expected of an employee. Moreover, the goals that I have for my
profession should increase my competitiveness within the industry as this will enable me to
become a success and realize growth (Quong & Walker 2010).
Section 4: Ethics and professional values
Management as a field of the profession has some ethics and professional values that
increase career development. Firstly, integrity is an important professional value that increases
the chance of professional growth since every organization requires honesty and integrity.

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Secondly, accountability and transparency are professional values that are expected among the
managers as this will enable working with other people within the organization. Thirdly, respect
for various stakeholders that include business partners and employees is another important
professional value that is also expected from a management profession. Fourthly, ethical
behaviors that uphold professionalism are another important aspect of business that enables an
increase in the performance of management. Lastly, fairness when dealing with people within the
organization enables high management performance within the organization (Singh & Rani
2017).
Section 5: Competency assessment
That analysis of my professional competence requires an understanding of various
aspects of management competency. These include my leadership and management competency,
sociocultural and personal competency together with the competency metrics.
Leadership and management competence
Various types of co-management and leadership competencies can be used to analyses
my competency level in management and leadership. Firstly, supervising others is a competency
that is required of managers and this is an area that I have been learning to be able to possess.
Secondly, conflict resolution is a management and leadership competence skill that enables the
resolution of various conflicts that may arise within the organization in the course of
management (Lussier & Achua 2010). My management competence on these criteria is still
wanting as I only pose the basic conflict resolution skills without the ability to manage complex
conflicts such as organizational human resource payment disputes. Thirdly, emotional
intelligence is a competency skill that enables managing personal and employees' emotions with

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empathy and professionalism. Within this professionalism, I can manage my own emotions
through various emotional management skills but managing other people's emotions within an
organization is one area is still learning. Fourthly, communication skill and competence are
management skills that entail verbal and non-verbal communication skills that increase
understanding within an organization (Dewing et al., 2011). I possess the communication skills
that are required for a manager and I also understand the structured communication skills that
enable relationships within an organization. This is critical for interpersonal communication skill
that enables management performance within an organization. Fifthly, team building and
coaching skills are two areas that are have performed at equal measure though I am still being
coached to coach others. I know and understand the skills that are required to build a capable and
performing team. The only aspect that is still learning is coaching other people within an
organization. Lastly, decision making and problem-solving skills are management competence
that I have displayed at various professional levels throughout the organization. Besides, I have
made some technical decisions that have proved my problem-solving skills (Beatty & Quinn
2010).
Sociocultural competence and personal competence
Socio-cultural competence involves a personal view on society and other people within
the management competency framework. Firstly, linguistic-cultural competence is still wanting
for me as I only possess a single language that enables me to communicate with other people.
The management in the contemporary setting requires an understanding of many different
languages that is important for intercultural communication. Secondly, I understand the cultural
basics such as organizational culture and the corporate culture that shape the organizational
performance within the market place. This cultural practice that enables management

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performance is a diverse market both internationally and national I have learned. Besides, I
understand the role played by corporate culture when business is moving into the international
space. The only challenge I am still facing is the development of intercultural skills that enable
me to perform in a different cultural space. Lastly, I also understand the social-cultural skills that
are required for the development of a better workplace. Various social skills play important for
the workplace environment as this determines the employees’ behavior within the workplace.
5 stages of competence
Based on the analysis of my professional competence at the management and social-
cultural level there is some management gap that could be analyzed based on the 5 competence
metrics. Firstly, the stage I of competence involves unconscious incompetence and this is where
one is unaware of ignorance (Phipps & Burbach 2010). I am critically aware of my ignorance at
some level of management, especially where the technical decision is required within an
organization. Secondly, stage II involves conscious incompetence and this where one is aware of
skills shortages. I have understood and know various areas of management that I still need
competency development especially at the interpersonal level where being tested on relating
within other people and much is required at this competency stage. Thirdly, conscious
competence is when one can demonstrate competency skills and high concentration or focus. I
can partly demonstrate competency skills with some focus and can be seen in my communication
skills. I can communicate with other people without problems and this has enabled me to relate
with various people within an organization (Dewing 2010). Fourthly, at Stage IV unconscious
competence is where one can demonstrate their competence with low concentration or focus. My
concentration is always assured as I normally take every task important for my career
development and management performance. I like focusing on the task am doing to ensure that

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every stage can demonstrate professionalism. Lastly, shared competence is Stage V involves the
ability of one to demonstrate and teach others why competence skills should be possessed. I can
demonstrate competence and teach other people the competence development components and
importance. This is important for personal performance especially during skill tests (Strobel,
Tumasjan & Spörrle 2011).
Competence gap
My competence gap involves interpersonal competence and intercultural competence that
involves reaching out to other people. Firstly, I have identified that I need the development of
interpersonal skills that enable problem-solving and making technical decisions. I can make
decision at personal level but with minimal interpersonal level. This plays a critical role when it
comes to conflict resolutions within and organization. Also, I am aware of skills shortage when
dealing with other people's emotional reactions as this will ensure the maintenance of a safe
workplace within an organization. Secondly, am aware of skill shortage at the intercultural and
social level as this also play an important role when managing another employee within an
organization and managing international organizations. With the increasing need for
international management being capable of managing intercultural organizations is important.
My intercultural skill is particularly wanting when it comes to linguistic developments where is
know and understand a few languages. Moreover, is still a need to learn and understand various
corporate cultures that are important for the growth of business in a different location. This will
enable me to extend my management to other locations where the need will be (Chin 2015).
Future competence goal

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My future competency goals will be to develop interpersonal skills and technical
problem-solving skills that enable me to increase my performance in management. Firstly, my
future professional competence goal is to improve on my areas of weaknesses hat has been
visible. This will be improved on the interpersonal performance that is still wanting as this is an
important aspect of management that enable team building (Manley, Sanders, Cardiff & Webster
2011). Also, the capacity to solve the problem that is concerned with interpersonal abilities is
important for future career growth. Management especially human resources management and
executive management require high interpersonal skills. Secondly, building on social and
cultural competency will be another area of focus in my professional growth as this determines
my performance in the market. My capability to build a team rest on my social and cultural skill
and this will be my focus as I endeavor to improve on management skills. My conscience of the
shortages is enabling me to shift focus into building those areas that need improvement. Lastly,
the building of technical problem solving and decision-making skills will also be my aim in the
future management profession. I will strive to acquire technical problem-solving skills that
important for managing employees, especially during conflict and crisis. This will increase my
performance and competitiveness within the market both nationally and internationally (Catrine
et al., 2016).
Section 6: Competency improvement and professional development
Areas to improve
There are areas that I need to improve to improve on my level of professional
competence. Firstly, I will have to improve on conflict resolution skill that is based on personal
problem solving capably. My conflict resolution especially the employees’ conflict resolutions is
still needed and I will have to come with management improvement. Secondly, interpersonal

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skills are also required to ensure I improve on personal communications. An interpersonal skill
that entails a relationship with other people within the organization is also needed. Thirdly, my
intercultural skills are also wanting and I will work together with other experts to ensure I
acquire the skills.
Plan to improves area of shortage
There are plans to improve on my skill shortages and this includes learning and
development. Firstly, will learn various skills that I still need in professional development
especially the intercultural skill that will enable me to reach other locations. I will be learning the
various corporate culture that is required for improving my competence within the national and
international level. Secondly, enrolment into mentorship and coaching is another competency
development strategy that I will use to improve on my competency within the management
career. Being under the mentorship of my senior management will enable me to acquire
problem-solving skills that are important for personal growth. This will also enable me to learn
other decision-making skills that are important for personal career development. Thirdly,
improving self-management is also important for improving the skills that are needed in my
professional development. I will employ personality development and critical thinking skill to
improve on my capability to solve technical issues within the management that is also important
for conflict management. This will ensure that I manage human resources in the best way
possible as my focus is on international human resources management.
In conclusion, management and professional skills remain an important aspect of
business in the contemporary business management setting. Personal professional development
skill is core to understanding the requirement in the organizational performance. Human resource
form part of management that require an understanding of various interpersonal skills. The

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analysis of personal competence has enabled me to understand areas that need improvement in
my professional development. There are some plans to improve on the areas that still show some
professional competence gap and this area will be my professional focus.
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