Personal and Professional Development Plan: National Trust

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
LO1..............................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 EVALUATE APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGE LEARNING...............................................................4
1.2 LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.................................................................5
1.3 BENEFITS OF LEARNING PROCESS......................................................................................................7
Task 2..........................................................................................................................................................8
2.1 CURRENT SKILLS AGAINST OBJECTIVES AGAINST MANAGER IN NATIONAL TRUST...........................8
2.2 DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS....................................................................10
2.3 IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE DEFINED NEEDS....11
TAKS 3........................................................................................................................................................16
3.1 DISCUSS THE PROCESSES AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 16
3.2 UNDERTAKE AND DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AS PLANNED........................................17
3.3 REFLECT CRITICALLY ON OWN LEARNING AGAINST ORIGINAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES SET IN THE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN.............................................................................................................................20
3.4 UPDATE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BASED ON FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION.................................21
TASK 4........................................................................................................................................................23
4.1 SELECT SOLUTIONS TO WORK-BASED PROBLEMS...........................................................................23
4.2 Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels..............................24
4.3 EVALUATE AND USE EFFECTIVE TIME-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES................................................25
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................26
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................27
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INTRODUCTION
The assignment is based on the different fundamentals and attributes required for the personal and
professional development. There are various parameters which are being used in the personal and
professional development of an individual. This assignment mainly aims at the personal and professional
development of an individual so that a person can become an efficient employee to work in the
organization. The assignment covers various aspect of the development like learning styles, learning
approaches and evaluation of the same. Further, the assignment will focus on the current skills and
competencies required for the organizational objectives and development of the required skills will also
be discussed in this assignment. Other than this a personal development plan with the help of the
different skills will be made to identify the developed skills and the skills which are required to
developed.
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LO1
1.1 EVALUATE APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGE LEARNING
Self-managed learning: A self-managed learning is a process where an individual or an employee can
learn different things by their own and manage it in their way. The advanced organization nowadays are
implementing the self-managed learning programmers which can fit in the organization so that the
employees can learn from various sources and various ways. This method of self-learning helps an
individual to develop their skills for personal and professional growth on a long-term basis.
DIFFERENT APPROACHES
There are various methods in which the self-learning of an individual can be done which are as follows:
SEMINARS: These are the events which are being organized by the National trust or the other
companies in which many speakers get along and share their knowledge and experience with the other
colleagues and employees. Seminars and conferences are one of the best sources for the self-learning
process (Brockett and Hiemstra, 2018).
For example: Much big organization sends their employees or the departmental heads to attend the
seminars and conferences so that they can learn new knowledge and imply the same in their working
and the company.
INTERNET: Internet is the widest ocean of knowledge from where one can learn innumerable things for
development. The Internet provides in-depth knowledge of every topic an employee want to explore
this gives a deep knowledge and help in the self-learning process. For example, an employee needs to
give a presentation on a particular topic than with the help of the internet an employee can gather so
much of information for presenting the presentation.
Books and journals: There are various books and journal that are available in the organization and
libraries which help to gain knowledge about different topics and methods which will help an individual
get developed professionally and personally.
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1.2 LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
The process of learning is very important in everyone’s career as it provides knowledge and
upgrades an employee to work efficiently and effectively in the organization. The process of
learning is a never-ending process with the help of which employees. The evaluation of the learning
can be done with the help of the set goals and then the application of the various models which are
as follows:
HONEY AND MUMFORD: This is the model of the learning which is based on four different
approaches which are as follows:
Activist: These are the learners who are very active in nature and love to accept new challenges but
at the same time they are not able to learn from teaching, theory, reading, etc. They carry out
activities like competitions, puzzles solving, brainstorming, etc.
Theorist: These are the people who are interested in the theories and like to analysis different
hypothesis and researches etc. they undergo the activities like the application of various models,
statistics, theories, etc. For example, the researchers who are being employees in the big shot
companies undergo such learning process (Truong, 2016).
Pragmatist: These are the employees who need to keep a check on how well they can apply their
learning in real life. They mostly enjoy applying new methods and techniques in their work. They
undergo activities like case studies, solving various practical problems, application of different
models in reality, etc. For example, most of the engineers do this type of self-learning
Reflector: These are the individuals who do not actively participate rather they gather so much
multiple information and study them for giving a reflection about a particular thing. They constant
keep on observing various things and activities for the learning, they go for coaching, interviews,
and feedback from others so that they can observe the skills they have developed.
KOLBS MODEL: This cycle works on the four bases which are as follows:
Figure1: Kolb’s model of reflection
Source: Dixon, 2017
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Experience: This is the first part where employees experience any situation it may be good or bad. For
example, the employees are going through conflicts for which the employees have to become a little bit
understanding and flexible.
Reflects: This shows that what an employee or an individual has learned from the whole scenario. For
example, the scenario of conflict has taught to be calm and flexible to avoid conflicts and differences.
Conceptualization: This part explains the fundamental and roots of the whole scenario that what is
being learned from the situation. For example, the conflict in the national trust explains that letting go
things helps to maintain harmony in the organization and making effective decision in the organization.
Experimentation: This is the situation where the experiments are done by using different techniques
and methods and is useful for the self-learning. For example, trying various ways to sort the conflicts will
give a self-learning process (Dixon, 2017).
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1.3 BENEFITS OF LEARNING PROCESS
Benefits to the National trust:
 National Trust gets the best of the employees who are self-efficient in their working.
 National Trust need not focus on hiring instead it can grow itself with the help of the efficient
employees.
 National Trust can increase the revenue and profit with the best of the employees.
 National trust need not to incur on the training and development programs (Nisbet and
Shucksmith, 2017).
BENEFIT TO EMPLOYEES:
 Employees become self-efficient in their working
 Employees do not require supervision
 They perform best in their work
 Employees become more productive
 They can train their sub-ordinates (Nisbet and Shucksmith, 2017).
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Task 2
2.1 CURRENT SKILLS AGAINST OBJECTIVES AGAINST MANAGER IN NATIONAL
TRUST
Being an employee in the service team of national Trust I have been expected to develop certain skills
which are being important for becoming an effective manager in National Trust within next 6 months for
which a personal development plan will be made so that I can identify the skills that are needed to be
developed by undertaking various activities in a particular time frame , the following is the personal
development plan which will have current competency skills against the roles and objectives of National
Trust:
SKILLS PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS
PERSONAL
OBSERVATION
RATING
Communication skills To work in NT it is
important to have
strong verbal and non-
verbal communication,
Example, it helps in
conducting
conferences, meetings,
presentations, etc.
I have observed that my
communication skills
are average. It requires
further development.
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Time management Time management is
very important to
manage the daily core
activities of the office.
Time management can
be done with the help
of the set priority of
different tasks. Example
it can be used for
arranging meetings,
This is a very important
skill to work in the
organization with all the
colleagues. It requires
practice and giving
priorities depending on
the urgency of the task
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conferences, etc.
Decision Making It is important to make
so many decision in NT.
For example changes in
policies etc.
The level of this skill is
quite low in me I can
develop it by doing
mock role plays and
solving case studies.
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Leadership This is very important to
lead a team and the
workforce in NT. For
example, Leadership is
required to adopt the
changes in NT, etc.
( Lussier, and
Achua,2015)
The level of this skill in
me is quite good and I
can apply various
leadership styles
depending on the
situation.
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Managerial skills This skill is very
important for an
effective manager as it
helps to manage
various activities.
Example delegation of
the work to the other
sub-ordinates.
I have observed that
the managerial skills in
me are quite low. I can
develop these skills by
understanding various
managerial functions
and applying to its daily
activities
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2.2 DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS
The development plan for my development plan is very important for which the following activities are
required to be taken by me to become an efficient manager in NT:
Communication skills: The communication skills are very important to get developed to work in NT as a
manager because the verbal and the non-verbal communication helps to build confidence and strong
interpersonal relationship. For example, if the communication skills are strong then it will help me to
give several presentations, conduct the meetings, etc. The communication can be developed with the
help of reading articles, journals practicing verbal and oral communication with the other individuals
(Adamson, 2018).
Leadership skills: The leadership skills are must to become an effective manager in NT. For example, it
helps in leading the workforce to fulfill the objective of the company and to deliver the best to the
customers. Leadership can be developed by solving various case studies and solving various cases in
daily activities.
Time management: It is the most important skill which every manager should possess. For example, it is
important for the manager of NT to set the priority of different tasks so that there is no overlap or lag in
the working. Time management can be developed with the help of the pickle jar theory means by giving
priority to various tasks depending on the urgency.
Decision Making: This type of skill is very important for the manager of NT as there are various
responsibilities on the manager in lieu to which many decisions have to be taken. For example change in
the policies, hiring, finances, etc. Decision-making ability can be developed with the help of solving
various case studies and analyzing different situations in the organization (Arnold and Boggs,2019).
Managerial skills: The managerial skills are those skills which are important to manage the whole
organization or a particular department. Managerial skills are important for managing different tasks in
the organization. This skill can be developed with the help of gaining knowledge of different
management functions and applying those functions in daily routine activities.
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2.3 IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND
FUTURE DEFINED NEEDS
The skills which are required to be developed in the manager of NT. The current skills which are required
to get developed are communication skills, leadership skills, time management, etc. the skills which are
needed to get developed for the future are managerial skills, decision makings skills, financial
management skills, etc. all these skills inculcated in me together will help me to become an effective
manager in National Trust. The following is the identification of the current and future skills based on
the SWOT analysis done for the self-development:
Strengths Weaknesses
 Strong interpersonal skills
 Flexible enough to adopt the changes
taking place
 Effective in managerial tasks
 Have few leadership qualities
 Fear of giving the presentation in the
public.
 Can’t able to work effectively under
pressure
 Lack of knowledge in some of the areas
Opportunities Threats
 There is a huge opportunity to develop
various to gather more knowledge and
tactics about managerial skills.
 Opportunity to become efficient in
decision-making skills, time management
skills, etc. by solving various case studies
and other managerial tasks.
 Opportunity to grow in the organization if
the employees pay keen attention to the
self-development activities (Fiorella and
Mayer, 2016)
 There is a threat from the employees
working in the organization and the
employees working outside the
organization.
 The threat of alternative employees is
there which can replace in the
organization by various methods.
 The threat of poor understanding of a few
important topics.
The above SWOT analysis is very important to assess the strengths and weaknesses which will help me
to develop the skills which are needed to be get developed to become an effective manager. This can be
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done with the help of overcoming the weaknesses and enhancing the strengths of the organization.
Other than strength and weaknesses it has also assessed the opportunities and threats which prevails in
the organization. The opportunities if utilized in an optimum manner then it can help in the
development of the skills which are required to become an effective manger. The threats are to be
considered in mind to work a strategic manner.
External Opportunities: Being working in NT I got external opportunities which have also pushed me to
get developed with the help of the better federal policies which ha enabled in the better functioning of
the organization. The other external factor like the decision of getting incentives from the public body
has also motivated me to work better in the organization.
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