Personal Development Plan and Career Growth Report Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of personal development, focusing on key areas for improvement, training opportunities, and career goal setting. It begins with an introduction emphasizing the importance of lifelong learning and emotional stability in achieving professional success. The report then delves into specific areas for development, including communication, management, creativity, leadership, and problem-solving skills, alongside the importance of adaptability. It explores employer operations to identify training and development opportunities such as leadership and management training, professional certifications, and technical and interpersonal skills training. A skills audit is conducted to evaluate personal development needs, followed by the creation of a personal development plan incorporating SMART goals. The report includes work-based learning experiences and concludes with a review of development and plans for future career goals.

Development
Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
P1 Potential areas for development. .....................................................................................3
P2 Study operations of employer to regulate development and training opportunities.........4
P3 skills audit to evaluate areas of personal development needs...........................................5
P4 Personal development plan................................................................................................6
P5 S.M.A.R.T. goals ..............................................................................................................6
P6 Personal development plan................................................................................................7
P7 Create own personal development plan............................................................................8
P8 review own development and review...............................................................................9
P9 360-degree feedback.........................................................................................................9
P10 future development plan to meet to career goals...........................................................10
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Personal development of the individual helps in building their growth chances for the
future. It involves those activities which helps in enhancing the ability of the individual which
further reflects in their performance. Development is the lifelong process which helps in
developing the skills and knowledge of the individual so that goals can be achieved effectively in
the market. If the individual wants become successful in life then effective development of the
individual is very important if the skills of the individual will get developed in the initial phases
then it will helps in the long term growth of the person. For the personal development of the
individual emotional stability of the person is very important it helps in overall growth of the
person. Proper guidance is required for developing the personality of the individual because it
will help in observing the areas where improvement is needed so that performance of the
individual can get enhanced and goals can be achieved properly. Individual should analyse the
weak area and should on that so that there performance can be improved and goals can be
achieved. There are various areas which needs to be improved in the initial stage of the
development like social development, physical development, communication skills, confidence
level etc. these stages help the individual in developing their career. If the individual will not be
confident then it can create negative image of the person in-front of other. In this report it will be
observed that how development helps in achieving the set targets of the individual (Ertosun,
2018).
Main body
P1 Potential areas for development.
In the individual there are various area which needs to be improved and developed which
are given below:
 Communication skills: For the overall development of the individual communication is
very important its helps in developing the confidence of the individual due to which
individual gets motivated towards the achievement of the goals. I am working on my
skills so that my communication can get improved and confidence can be developed so
that proper interaction can take place.
 Management skills: This skills helps in reducing the workload of the individual Due to
which I am working on my management skills by organising my assigned work so that

proper management can take place and stress can be avoided. Management skills helps in
the career of the individual because every organisation requires this skills so that there
work can be completed on time.
 Creativity skills: if the individual will be creative then it will helps in developing the new
ideas which will make them innovative due to which there growth chances will be
increased. Creativity is required more in the individual to achieve it goals. I have various
creative skills which helps in innovating my work which has been assigned to me.
 Leadership skills: This skills help in developing the knowledge l so that team
management skills can also be developed in me which will helps in the career. It will also
helps in effective decision making so that goals can be achieved effectively in the future.
 Problem solving: Rectifying the problem after identifying is very important so that it
cannot affect the performance of the individual. Problem solving skills will helps me in
resolving conflicts from my life so that I can focus on the goals will I have to have to
achieve. This skill can be developed by identifying the problem at the initial stage so that
best resolution can be provided for the problem which has been occurred.
As I want to become a bar manager in future these skills will helps in developing my confidence
so that I can easily interact with the customers and provide best services to them which will help
in developing my growth opportunities in the organisation.
P2 Study operations of employer to regulate development and training opportunities.
In the organisation training and development of employees is very important it helps in
increasing the efficiency of the employees so that performance of the organisation can be
improved and profit can be earned. After analysing the employer operations there are various
training and development opportunities which has been identified (Saleem, 2018).
 Leadership and management training: this training will helps me in developing my
leadership and management skills in the organisation so that I can help the organisation in
increasing the profit of the business. Managers can provides these training to the
employees by providing them online courses which will enhance their knowledge. This
training opportunities will helps the manager in reducing their workload by training the
employees due to which healthy working environment will take place in the organisation.
 Professional certification: If the employees has completed the training programmes then
there are various exams which are conducted to check the knowledge of the employees.

To achieve this certificate high preparation because this certificate will helps in the career
development of the individual because it will provide various growth opportunities to the
individual (Kettunen, 2018).
 Technical skills training: Demand of technical skills has been increased in the market due
to which this skills in the individual is required more. Technical skills helps in increasing
the opportunities for the employees in the market because this skills helps the business in
innovating their services of the business. Technical skills is required in various field like
art and design, information technology, architecture and engineering etc.
 Interpersonal and team work skills: These skills will helps me in improving my
performance in the organisation because if I will build healthy relations with my team
members then it will helps in developing my knowledge and performance which will
helps me further in my career collaborations and communication is very important it will
help in developing healthy relations with the employees.
P3 skills audit to evaluate areas of personal development needs.
Skill audit is conducted to analyse the skills and knowledge of the individual so that there
performance can be enhanced and goals can be achieved. It also helps in identifying the need of
training and development in the individual as per their needs. As per the skills audit there are
various areas where improvement is needed like communication skills as per the skills audit
more fluency is required in the communication due to which I require a training to enhance my
communication. Research skills should also have to be developed so that I can make effective
decisions by analysing the given concept because if proper research will not be done then it can
affect the overall objective of the research due to which this skill needs to be developed
effectively. More focus on the management skills is also required so that I can provide better
results to the organisation which will helps in increasing the profit of the business. Management
skills is very important it helps the individual organising the work in the easy format so that it
can be completed on time. As per the skills audit adaptability skills also needs to be developed so
that various changes in the organisation cannot affect my performance. If these skills will be
developed in me it will help in achieving my goals effectively and increasing by confidence level
will further reflect in the my performance. These skills has been analysed on the basis of skill
audit which helps in improving the overall skills of the individual (Lesage, 2017).

P4 Personal development plan.
Personal development plan is basically an action plan which is based on the values, goals
setting, reflection, awareness which help in the self improvement of the individual it also helps in
enhancing the skills and knowledge of the individual. Personal development plan provides a
times frame in which development will be completed in the individual it provides various
sources through which development can take place effectively.
Skills sources Feedback and
comments
Time frame
Problem solving
skills
Teacher, mentor etc. Family members,
teachers, colleagues
etc.
2-4 months
Communication Seminar, books,
newspaper
Once the skills get
improved feedback
can be taken from
friends,
colleague,teachers
3 months
Decision making skills Teachers,Lectures,
seminar
Mentors, team
members
2 months
Self confidence skills Various motivation
lectures, events
Teacher, co-workers 4 months
P5 S.M.A.R.T. goals
Smart goals is basically a designed targets which helps the employees and managers to
achieve their goals effectively. Smart stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and
timely. It helps in providing right direction to the organisation so that they can perform their
activities accordingly.
There are few smart goals which I have set so that growth of business can take place.
 Increasing the profit of the business by reducing the operational cost through enhancing
my performance which will help in achieving the goals of the business can also improve
my performance.

 I will try to improve response timing so that queries of the customers can be resolved in
the short a period of time so that productivity of the business can be increased in the
market.
 I will improve the employees retention rate by providing various training and
development programs to the employees which will motivate them towards the achieving
of the goals
 I will become more efficient while performing the business operations which will
increase the growth chances in the organisation and will also helps in increasing the profit
of the business.
 I will also develop the team management skills which will helps in motivating the
employees in the organisation will further helps in developing the productivity of the
organisation in the marketplace. Team management skills helps in developing a healthy
working environment in the organisation which increases the performance of the
employees in the organisation (Leijen, 2018).
P6 Personal development plan
Personal development plan of managers
Skills sources Feedback and
comments
Time period
Communication Various books and
lectures
Colleagues, managers
etc.
2-3 months
Conflict management Analysing the
problem of the
employees.
Team members,
mentors
2 months
Time management Organising the work
into smaller segments,
team members,
management
3 months
Self confidence Various motivation
lectures, events
Co-workers, family
members
2 monthsmonths
Personal development plan of tutor

Skills sources Feedback Time frame
Patience
skills
Meditation, yoga Family members,
friends
2-3 months
Problem solving Mentor, students Family members,
students
2months
Self confidence skills Various motivation
lectures, events
Co-workers, mentors 3 months
Technical knowledge Books, journals Teachers 4 months
P7 Create own personal development plan
Work based learning has provided various benefits to me it has helped in enhancing my
knowledge and skills:
 it has developed various practical skills and academic skills in me which will helps in
increasing my growth chances in future. It also helped in building new ideas which will
help me in developing creativity skills.
 It has offered the opportunities to earn by providing experience in various field which
will helps me increasing my career chances in future because if the person is having
experience it will helps the individual to achieve its goals easily (Leijen, 2018).
 My team collaborations skills has also developed which will help me in enhancing my
performance in the organisation while working with the team members.
 My interpersonal skills has been developed by working with different levels of the
organisation with has enhanced my communication skill due to which my confidence
level has also increased in the market.
 It has increased my adaptability skills which will helps me working effectively in any
situation of the business without affecting my performance which will helps in growth
chances in the future. This skills is very important for the long term growth in the
organisation it guide the employees about the changes which can occur in the
organisation and how a person should behave under that situation.

P8 review own development and review
I am working on the areas where development is required like team managing skills,
communication skills, problem solving skills, decision making skills, adaptability skills etc.
which will helps in increasing the career development so that growth can take place these skills
will helps in overall development due to which my growth chances will also get developed in the
organisation as I want to become bar manager in future I require strong hold on the above skills
so that I can manage the performance of the employees in the organisation and achieve my
business goals effectively. Development of skills will provide various career opportunities which
will helps me achieving my long term goals in the future if the individual is having proper skills
then it will attract the attention of the people which will create the positive impact on the other
people. Being a managers is not easy there are various responsibilities which they have to fulfil
so that gaols of the business can be increased by increasing the profit of the business.
Development is very important it will helps in overall growth of the individual which will
provide various opportunities to the individual so that goals can be achieved. I have developed a
personal development plan which will help in developing my skills in the decided time period so
that my goals can be achieved effectively in the short period of time. Personal development plan
helps in improving the skills effectively by providing various sources and feedback so that goals
can be achieved properly. If the individual wants to achieve its objectives then proper
development plan its very important it will help in increasing the performance of the individual.
In the organisation these skills are required more so that healthy working environment can be
created in the organisation and goals can also be achieved in the short time period (Fdaniel,
2018).
P9 360-degree feedback.
360 degree feedback helps in analysing the areas where chances of improvement are
more it is given by the supervisors, team members and customers so that performance can be
enhanced and growth can take place. Feedback always helps in improving the performance of the
employees so that best result can be provided. If an individual is working in the organisation it is
very important to understand the requirement of the business so that activities can be performed
accordingly it will helps in increasing the revenue of the business. With the helps of this
feedback I have analysed my strength and weaknesses which will helps in enhancing the
performance and achieve my goals in the business. I have developed my skills as per the

requirement of the organisation but feedback always helps in enhancing the performance so that
professionalism can be developed in the employees. If the employees will have proper
knowledge and skills then it will help motivating the other employees who are working in the
organisation which will helps in increasing the performance of the organisation in the market.
Getting feedback from one person cannot helps in improving the overall skills if different people
are providing different feedback then it will helps in analysing the different weak points of the
individual which will further helps in overall development of the individual. There are various
advantages of 360 degree feedback like it helps in increasing the self-awareness in the
individual, clarifies the behaviour of the individual, enhances the performance and accountability
of the individual, encourages personal development etc. getting feedback for different
prospective helps in developing the skills of the individual so that goals of the individual can be
achieved effectively. It also helps in identifying the development opportunities in the individual
so that growth chances can be increased in the market.
P10 future development plan to meet to career goals
To become the bar manager there are various skills which has to be developed in me:
 communication: To communicate with the customers this skills is very important because
in the organisation there are various customers of different culture can come because of
which this skills in a manager is very important so that best services can be provided to
them and goals can also be achieved effective. I am working on my communication skills
so that I can learn different languages and serve the customer in the best manners
(François, 2017). with the use of this skill individual can helps the organisation in
increaseing its market share across the geographical boundaries due to which demand and
profit of the company will also increase.
 Customer’s services skills: this skills helps in the growth of the individual in the
organisation it also helps in increasing the overall profit of the business so that goals can
be achieved effectively in future. If customers will be satisfied with the services of the
business it will help in increasing the demand of the business in the market. I have
various skills which will helps in influencing the customers towards the services of the
business which will also provide competitive advantage to the business in the market.
Attracting the customers towards the services of the organisation is very important for the
growth of the business.

 Providing proper training and development: As a bar managers this skills helps in
motivating the employees towards the performance which will increasing the growth of
the business in the market. Proper guidance helps increasing the confidence of the
employees in the organisation. It will help in increasing the profit of the company in the
marketplace.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report it has been observed that personal development in the individual
helps in achieving the goals and objectives of the individual in the short period of time there are
various skills in the individual which needs to be developed so that overall developed of the
individual can take place and career development chances can also increase. There are various
personal development plan which has been developed to enhance the skills of the individual so
that its confidence level can be increased because for achieving the career goals development of
different skills is very important it providing best results to the organisation by increasing their
performance in the market well skilled employees are more in demand by the organisation
because they helps in reducing the operational cost of the company and increases there
performance in the market.

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