Achieving Career Goals: A Personal and Professional Development Report

This report is a comprehensive analysis of personal and professional development, focusing on creating a realistic development plan. It begins with an executive summary highlighting the importance of such plans for individual growth. The report utilizes various models, including Gibb's Reflective Cycle, John's Model, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, SWOT analysis, TOWS analysis, and the Johari Window, to assess past experiences, personality traits, strengths, and weaknesses. A five-year action plan and road map are presented to outline career goals and strategies. The report also explores the monetization of achievements and identifies potential employers. By integrating self-reflection, educational experiences, and strategic planning, the report aims to provide a practical guide for achieving career success and personal growth. The conclusion summarizes the key findings and emphasizes the importance of continuous improvement and self-awareness in the development process.

Personal Development

Executive summary
Main purpose of preparing this report is to identify the importance of personal and professional
development plan for an individual. This report has been created realistic personal and
professional development plan, including personal strategies, self reflation, education and many
other aspects. Different models are used to describe experience and improve weakness of a
person such as Gibb’s Model, John’s Model, Maslow Hierarchy, Personality Trai, SWOT
analysis, TOWS analysis, Johari Window and Personal Kaizen. All this model are more effective
and essential for defining individual experience. My five year action plan and road map also used
to present my self.

Table of Contents
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
1.2 Past Experience-Gibb’s Model.........................................................................................1
1.3 Learning Journey Masters of Business Administration- John’s Model...........................3
1.4 Maslow Hierarchy of Needs and Journey Through Jsoft:................................................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 My Personality Trait: .......................................................................................................6
2.2 My personal SWOT analysis: ..........................................................................................7
2.3 Personal TOWS analysis..................................................................................................8
2.4 Johari Window : A tool for increasing self awareness.....................................................9
2.5 My Personal Kaizen- Growth Mindset and continuous improvement...........................10
PART 3..........................................................................................................................................11
3.1 Monetization of My Achievement: ...............................................................................11
3.2 My potential employer...................................................................................................11
3.3 My personal strategy Road Map ....................................................................................11
3.4 My Five Years Action Plan............................................................................................12
3. 5 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

PART 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Personal development introduce as a process of enhancing oneself via such activities like
building wealth, increasing consciousness and enhancing employability skills. It addition, it
personal development is a lifelong process. Thus it is an essential way for people to assess their
qualities and skills, consider their purpose in life and set goals or objectives in order to gain and
increase their potential (Booch, 2015). For this, an individual prepare a personal and professional
development plan which help them to overcome their weakness and increase their strengths.
Personal and professional development plan is an effective and essential process of developing a
action plan which is mainly based on values, goal-setting, reflection and planning for personal
growth within the context of education, career, self-improvement or relationship. Main purpose
of conducting this report is to analyze the importance of PDP for an individual. In this report,
prior learning, CPD program and different models are used to identifying individual's strength,
weakness, need related to motivation and so on.
Critical reflection on prior learning: In 2013, I worked in Ramkey seeds. It is an
agriculture company that mainly specialise in dealing with pesticides and seeds. I worked on the
position of operations asst manager. In this organisation, I faced some issue about the salary,
work environment so I can decide to leave such organisation. I join new organisation where I
play vital and effective role as a sales executive and in this my duty is to contract between clients
and organisation (Camara, 2016). While working with my subordinates or manager I observe
my weak and strong point which directly impact on my productivity and performance.
Personal development position statements: It is identified as a personal development
position which show my strength, weakness, threats and opportunity.
1.2 Past Experience-Gibb’s Model
This model published by the Professor Graham Gibbs in 1988. It is more effective and
useful model for me because it help in learning from different situation. With the help of such
model, I am easily deal all situation in an effective and systematic manner. Along with this,
Gibb’s Model also support me to know what I did better and what could do more effective in
future (Gerl and Prey, 2018). This framework highly assist me to evaluate my past experience
and accomplish better results. This model has different parts which are determined as under:

(Source: Gibbs' Reflective Cycle, 2018)
Description: I getting admission in the Acharya Nagarjuna university for Masters of
business administration when I was face different issue. As a student in a international level,
some issues were faced by me such as accommodation, finance and many other.
Feeling: During the degree of masters of business administration, this is one of the best
course for me and help them in increasing my skills and knowledge about particular field.
Evaluation: During study, one of the bad thing for me was family support. This thing
highly hindered my motivation level (Matshaya, 2016 ). Along with this, best thing which is
observe by me as it increase my confidence and independent skill which also support me to work
with more effective manner.
Analysis: In this university, I analysis team working is more essential and important part
for each and every person to enhance their team management skill quickly. In brainstorming
session, different number of people come up with different ideas and make an effective and
challenging decision according to the same.
Conclusion: Studying in same university helped me in enhancing my presentation,
communication and many other skills. All this skills are appropriate for me by enhancing my
productivity and performance level easily. It also support me to enhance my additional
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Illustration 1: Gibbs' Reflective Cycle

curriculum activities namely cultural program, educational activities, psychometric test and
many other activities. All this will assist me by enhancing my professional goal and gave me
solid base for future development.
Action plan: It is identify as a last phase of this model which also help me to overcome
my weak point and improve my strength. In this I need to develop of personal and professional
development plan and improve my weakness by arranging meeting with my senior members,
attending brainstorm programs and many other.
1.3 Learning Journey Masters of Business Administration- John’s Model
It is refer as a reflation model that has five aspects and every aspects supports me in
breaking behind my experience or learning into small chunks and impact it on the outcomes and
process. With the use of this model I am easily describe my journey till degree of business
administration and actual moment:
(Source: John’s Model, 2018)
Description of experience: After completing my masters of business administration I was
searching job but my biggest dreams was to enhance my Phd knowledge. I went to interview
Ramkey seeds agriculture organisation and I was passed for the position of Operations asst
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Illustration 2: John’s Model

Manager. After completing working time I decide to done my Phd study which describe my
better experience.
Reflection: I can accomplish my dream is to complete Phd. Thus, with the help of this I
am also able to enhance my ability and skill as well as archive better results within
predetermined time period.
Influencing factor: While completing Phd, one of the main effective factor is finance
and accurate place where I need to study. Both factors are highly influence and effect on my
whole study in a direct manner.
Could I have dealt with it better ?
In order to dealt with it more better I need to attend training class for Phd which will
support me to complete my Phd and achieve better results for my career success and
development.
Learning:
During the classes of Phd, I increase my learning level and enhance my knowledge about
such course. Beside this I completed 3 models such as strategic thinking, value management and
strategy into action (Pařízková, 2015). All this are support me to enhance my productivity and
performance as well as also assist in creating more value towards an organisation.
1.4 Maslow Hierarchy of Needs and Journey Through Jsoft:
It is identified as an effective and essential framework which is needed by me to explain
my journey in Jsoft. This model includes five steps about human motivation in workplace.
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Illustration 3: Hierarchy of Human Needs
(Source: Hierarchy of Human Needs, 2018)
Physiological Needs: In Jsoft organisation my journey is more better as compare to other
organisation. Such type of need at workplace is mainly related with the salary, air etc. One of the
best part in this organisation is salary was received by me within time (Matshaya, 2016). Thus,
this need support me by enhancing my experience and journey in this organisation.
Security Needs: It is another important and essential part of Maslow Hierarchy model
which is mainly related with the work safety, health insurance, job security and many other
needs. Manager of this organisation. In such company I deserve stable work environment and
advantage from the organisation. My journey via Jsoft is far on the far side the security or stable
job.
Belongingness Needs: This is another essential part of the needs which cover different
requirements of an individual such as teams, depts, supervisors, coworkers, clients and
subordinates. Along with this belongingness like being supportive manager is a matter of
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intelligent, capabilities, skills and knowledge. Boos of such organisation support me in difficult
situation and also help me in dealing of all conditions in an effective manner.
Esteem Needs: Responsibility, high status, recognition are identify as a part of esteem
needs that help me in enhancing my journey and touch pint in the organisation (Miller, 2015).
Along with this, manager of such organisation provide me a responsibility according to my work
and experience. Thus, it proof, my journey in this enterprise is more effective and better.
Self-Actualization: Creativity, growth, advancement and training are refer as a part of
self-actualization need. In during the first time in such organisation I not aware about the
business process, culture and many other activities. For this my senior managers are provide me
a specific training program which help me in enhancing my learning and skills.
Therefore, Maslow Hierarchy of Needs model is one of the best and important framework
for me because with the use of this I am easily describe my journey and enhance my skills and
knowledge appropriately.
PART 2
2.1 My Personality Trait:
OCCEAN is describe is a big five personality traits model which is based on findings
from some independent investigators. This framework in introduced in 1950s which define
personality trait of an individual. This model is also used by me with purpose to defining my
personalty traits accurately. During the study of Masters of Business Administration at
University of West of Scotland I did 2 psychometric tests that define my openness to experience
personality trait.
Openness: This part of the personality trait measure my creativity level. In this I need to
knowledge and experience to overcome my personality trait easily.
Consciousness: It is a care level that take by me in my work and life. The consciousness
to be careful, to apply rules, on-time for appointment and to be hard-working. In during study, I
am hard worker and complete my all work and activity in given time period.
Extraversion/Introversion: The tendency to be sociable, talkative and to enjoy others. In
this I have a dominant style and develop new idea to solve difficult situation easily and
systematically.
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Agreeableness: I am also agreeableness to aggry and go along with many others rather
than to assert individual's own choices and opinions. For this I identify opinion of my seniors
about my personality and its impact on them and personal.
Natural Reactions: The tendency to quickly experience, negative emotions like worry,
sadness, anger as well as being interpersonally sensitive (Moreno and et. al., 2018). In
during ,education, some time I feel sadness which identify my personality traits and effects on
my productivity and performance directly.
2.2 My personal SWOT analysis:
It is identified as one of the main and essential framework which helped me in analysing
my strength and weaknesses as a internal part and evaluating threats and opportunity as a
external part.
Strength Weakness
 I have good communication skill
which is essential for me in dealing
different situation easily.
 In nature I am hard worker and
reliable which assist me to do my
work within given time period.
 I possess positive attitude and self
confidence, it is a biggest strength
which assist me to retain better
relation with my friends, tutors etc.
 Flexibility to adopt innovative
technology and zeal to learn new
things is also identify as a biggest
strength for me and support in
completing each and every activity
without wasting any time.
 I also have ability to work in a team
environment and member.
 My time management skill is identified
one of the main weakness which effect
on my personal development and
productivity in a direct manner.
 I am not able to present all information
and data in accurate manner which
show my biggest weakness and reduce
my confidence level at workplace.
 Sharing responsibility is also identify as
a weak point that decrease my
productivity and efficiency level at
workplace.
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Threats Opportunity
 Improper management of time cause
as a big threat and turn to reduce
effectiveness and efficiency in my
work.
 Another biggest threat for me is
presentation skill because I am not
able to present all data accurately to
my staff members.
 Effective communication skill help me
in my future growth and provide better
opportunity about how to deal with
difficult situation easily and
systematically.
 Adoption of new technology at
workplace is identify as a biggest
opportunity for me as it helps in saving
time and cost of the company.
 My team working skill is excellent
which show essential opportunity for
me to work with more effective and
efficient manner in a team.
2.3 Personal TOWS analysis
Personal TOWS
Analysis
Strength Weakness
I have good communication
skill which assist in dealing all
situation easily. I have positive
attitude which will also
effective in managing all team
members easily.
One of the weak point is lack
of presentation skill which not
appropriate and effect on my
productivity and performance.
Opportunities S-O Strategies W-O Strategies
In this main opportunity for
me is to enhance my
presentation skill which is
essential in presenting entire
data and information to my
Time management quality will
support me to produce better
outputs from workers. Further
more, team working quality
will assist me to work with
Sharing responsibility is one of
the main weakness which
assist me to do my whole work
and activity appropriately.
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juniors. team members and accomplish
good advantages for an
enterprise.
Threat S-T Strategies W-T Strategies
Better leading skill and
knowledge support me to
guide my all workers to
complete entire work in given
time period.
Time management skills
support to manage time of all
work and activity easily or
systematically.
Presentation skill is my weak
point but I have to improve
this which will highly support
me to show all information and
data easily.
2.4 Johari Window : A tool for increasing self awareness
Known to self Not known to self
Known to
other
Open self
I am always tried to bring something innovative
in the process of execution of my work which
brings huge profitable outcome in return.
Blind self
I have sometimes
overconfident while making
decisions due to which I didn't
consider views and suggestions
of my employees which further
brings negative result to me.
Not known
to others
Hidden self
My confidence level is low due to pressure of
having burden of excessive work due to which I
sometimes took wrong decisions.
Unknown self
Sometimes I feel hesitate to
take decisions due to having
fear of receiving negative
outcomes in near future. It
causes delay in action.
Open self: With the help of open self of mine I carefully analyse the opinions and
feedbacks of employees on my behaviour.
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