Report: Strategies for Managing Self and Others Skills Development

This report delves into the critical aspects of managing oneself and others, emphasizing the significance of planning and strategy development for enhancing individual learning. The author highlights their strengths in analytical and critical thinking, which aid in in-depth subject matter comprehension. They emphasize the importance of adaptability, a positive attitude towards learning, and maintaining consistency through note-taking. The report explores the role of planning in career development, identifying trends, and addressing strengths and weaknesses. The author acknowledges low confidence as a constraint and discusses strategies for improvement, including feedback from seniors. Key skills discussed include effective communication, adaptability, determination, and technical competency. Training skills have improved the author's ability to manage stress, think positively, and develop assertiveness, ultimately contributing to career advancement. The report concludes with a discussion of personal development planning and its impact on stress management and assertiveness at work, highlighting how it has facilitated career growth.

Managing Self & Others

Managing Self & Others
It is quite important to have a plan and work upon it. It is important to develop strategies
in such a manner that effective methods can be adopted to enhance the learning criteria of an
individual. I am good at analysis hence, I opt for the cases and approaches of study that require
analytical as well as critical thinking aspect. It helps me in collecting in depth knowledge
regarding subject matter in such a manner that each and every bit of the same can be assessed.
As a fresher or new to some or the other field, each and every step helps in learning something
new that may not be completely understood based upon theoretical base being possessed by me. I
try to have an open and adaptive behaviour as soon as I reach office so that I can aim to learn
something new and innovative. It helps me in developing knowledge base in the most effective
manner.
It is important for an individual to have positive attitude towards learning (Reynolds and
et.al., 2014). It plays an essential role in comprehending and applying the knowledge base in
practical manner. Hence, to keep up this positive attitude, I try to learn and grasp new things and
motivate myself to learn something new every day. In order to keep up the consistency, I try to
have a notepad with me all the time where I can note down all the important tasks that I need to
complete in a day. I can notice my learning curve graph moving upward endorsing my
knowledge and skills.
Planning plays an important role in career development. Having an idea that what I
require to do next makes my base strong regarding the skills that I require to develop so as to
reach on top. It also motivates me to reach to the goal that has been set by me during the
planning phase. Identification of trends and development of own skills can also help in
addressing strengths and weaknesses I possess for one or the other job. I possess the value of
constant upgradation and binging expertise in whatever task I perform in a particular period. It
helps me in ascertaining that what skills are required to be developed which are not currently
possessed by me. The biggest constraint I face is low confidence level. It acts as a hurdle in
achieving the overall goal of task. It is important for me to develop the confidence level so that I
can present my work in an effective manner.
I also try to record my actions and tasks that are being completed by me every day. If I
learn something new, I always try to keep a note of it so that I can go through it as and when the
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situation occurs in front of me. Application of new knowledge with the existing one helps in
improving the overall practice in a particular field (Reb and Atkins, 2015). I also try to take my
feedback from the seniors who can help me in understanding my flaws. It is quite a helpful
approach in developing and brushing up one’s own skill set.
Skills and career development require constant focus and learning which can help in
building the knowledge base. It helps in motivating to choose a career path that is best suited to
the skills being possessed by me. Hence, constant focus and learning have helped me to
concreter my learning up to a specific level which motivates me to work and learn something
new. I tend to possess effective communication skills, that helps me in relationship building and
creativity. I am able to build networking with quite an ease. Communication also includes
listening skills and individual who have the ability to follow the direction given by the speaker
and follow them effectively (Soliman, 2013). Other soft skills possessed by me include,
adaptability to the environment, determination and persistence, honesty, respecting to work
ethics culture, eagerness and willingness to add and grow with the existing knowledge base and
skill set. The employer is always aware of an individual’s capabilities and competencies. The key
is to work towards it and move forward so as to achieve the desired position (Ojo, 2013). Apart
from these skills, technical competency also plays an important role as it is the core aspect of
survival in a particularly stated job. I am already working upon improving my technical
competency so that it can help me in reaching to newer heights in my career.
Positive attitude and behaviour help in ensuring that the individual is capable enough to
take up the responsibilities in such a manner that the best can be expected from his side ( Kristina
and et.al., 2015). So as to fulfil these expectations, I try to keep up with the expectation and
always try to reflect positiveness in the team. It also helps in ensuring that positive attitude
towards work is keep even in somewhat difficult situation. Training skills have helped me in
building the skill set that are not only beneficial form my professional life but for my personal
life as well (Ojo, 2013). The main aspect of this training is, self help and discovery, motivation
and achievement psychology. Hence, it can be stated that maximum focus is given on soft skills
so that appropriate behaviour can be developed in an individual to learn. It was earlier difficult to
judge my capabilities. But, this training has helped me to compare my past skill sets with the
present one in a manner that I find myself more enthusiastic to work and perform at the business
platform.
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Developing appropriate skill set to work requires knowledge to the present skill set and
then training the one which are not yet present in appropriate manner (Roedl, 2013). In order to
perform this function, I first tried to analyse my knowledge so that best practice for development
can be attained and initiated. It has helped me to motivate and retain myself on a particular job in
a manner that, now I am competitive enough to perform business function in comparison to the
earlier one. In the end, it can be stated that, personal development planning has helped me in
managing stress at work, initiate positive thinking and develop assertiveness in behaviour so that
the best shot can be given by me at work, ultimately leading to adequate development in the
career.
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