Personal and Professional Development Report for HND Business Course

This report delves into the core principles of personal and professional development (PPD), emphasizing self-managed learning as a crucial element for individual and organizational growth. It explores various approaches to self-managed learning, including different learning styles like visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, and discusses how these styles contribute to lifelong learning. The report highlights the benefits of self-managed learning for both individuals and organizations, such as improved self-esteem, enhanced interpersonal skills, and better organizational performance. It then presents a case study of Hilton Hotel, identifying communication and coordination issues and proposing solutions based on different learning approaches and time management strategies. Furthermore, the report includes a self-assessment of current skills and competencies, a personal and professional development plan, and an evaluation of implemented learning styles, demonstrating a practical application of PPD concepts. The report concludes with an evaluation of the personal and performance development plan and feedback.

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Approaches of self manage learning.....................................................................................1
1.2 Lifelong learning in personal and professional development...............................................3
1.3 Benefits of self managed learning to individual and organisation........................................3
4.1 Need of individual training to solve work based problems...................................................4
4.2 Implemented learning style...................................................................................................5
4.3 Time management strategies:................................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
2.1 Current skills and competencies against professional standard............................................7
2.2 personal and professional needs and activities to achieve it.................................................8
2.3 Development opportunity to meet the current and future need ............................................9
2.4 Personal and professional development plan .......................................................................9
3.1 Process for the implementation of development plan.........................................................10
3.2 Documentation of planned activities...................................................................................11
3.3 Learning through the aims and objectives set in development plan...................................11
3.4 Personal and performance development plane evaluation and feedback............................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development (PPD) aims to develop and manage growth and
learning of a person throughout there career. It has become essential part of not only individual
but also of an organisation. In this complex competitive world individual have to suffer from
many problems in his personal as well as professional life. PPD is a process through which
individual to meet those challenges and work to achieve his desired goals (Jasper, 2011). PPD
help person to analyse there skills and prepare a plan through a person or a group can have
overall development (Kirstein and et. al., 2012). Personal professional development accomplish
the development need of person not only at personal level but also through professional level
through its constant learning procedure.
The current report gives detail study of the importance of self managed learning, it will
include different activity through which an individual or organisation can enhance there current
skills to meet there objectives and to have better stand in this competitive world.
TASK 1
1.1 Approaches of self manage learning
The main principle on which personal and professional development work is self
assessment process and self learning (McNiff, 2010.). Individual with certain aspect in there
personality trait help them to gain advantages in achieving there goals and life long learning.
Self managed is way through which a person can manage their own learning. self learning in
organisation are done through setting up different programmes or activity which can be
accommodate according the structure of organisation and can ensure that the staff development
are done within certain direction (Merriam, Caffarella and Baumgartner, 2012). Approaches
include different activities like learning from mistakes, trainings, experience, self assessment etc.
VAK give three major learning style:
Visual: Learning through observing diagrams, pictures, mind map etc.
Auditory: focuses on listening.
Kinaesthetic: based on practical or physical knowledge like touching, holding etc.
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Illustration 1: Types of learning style
(Source:VAK learning style 2015)
Intelligence for learning style
Verbal, logical, visual, interpersonal are different strategies which are included in
learning strategies. This style help in corporative learning, building self esteem, and nature study
(Moon, 2013). This style is really helpful for professional development.
These learning style has good reputation learner learn through videos chart diagram
presentation, person learn from its surrounding. Auditory help in enhancing the speaking and
learning skill of individual (Nadler and Nadler, 2012). This style help them to get better
understanding of subject.
1.2 Lifelong learning in personal and professional development
Lifelong learning : the ongoing, voluntary and self motivated pursuit of knowledge for
either personal or professional reasons is known as lifelong learning (Nuzhat and et. al., 2011). It
enhances the self sustainability, competitiveness and employability.
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The ways of lifelong learning:
Motivation: self motivation is the major key of life long learning. One should be positive
about his/ her learning and the ability to be encouraged and motivated. If there is any point
of struggle it means one is required to learn more.
Acquire information: effective learning requires proper information through reading,
listening, observing, practising, experimenting and experience.
Search: the learning can be successful and faster when one search the personal meaning
of the information which is been acquired.
Life long learning can be encouraged through ones own assessment an individual can use
SWOT analysis to recognise his strength weakness and threat to improve himself on personal as
well as professional level (Phan, 2011). Self reflective and continuing professional development
can also help in enhancing personal skills.
Self learning is also a way to achieve life long learning, it encourages individual to
accept new traits in there personality. It includes learning new skill such as new language,
talents etc. In professional level I found reflective method most useful it helps me to reflect on
my skills and make me work in order to improve it. To improve my skills I started undertaking
different task and responsibility in office. This not only help me to gain experience but sharing
knowledge and idea also help me in increasing my knowledge ad understanding.
1.3 Benefits of self managed learning to individual and organisation
Self managed is a style which put more emphasis on the overall development of own. Its
not time consuming and very cost effective method (Reeves, 2012). In this style group or
individual come together to achieve single objective.
Benefits for Individual
Built self esteem and initiative quality: SML help in building the self esteem of an individual
and also increase there confidence improving there performance, having more confidence and
self esteem help individual to take initiatives in works.
Personality development: Self managed learning mainly focuses on overall development of an
individual helping to adapt changes and different trait to improve there personality (Sadoghi, von
Keudell, and Vavken, 2012).
Interpersonal skill: This learning help individual to increase there communication skills and
encourage them to improve there listening ability.
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Benefits of Organization
Good Performance: This learning increase the experience of person, a person with good
experience perform better which increase the efficiency of organisation.
Customer Satisfaction: SML work to increase the skill or person, employee with good skill can
serve there customer better leading to the customer satisfaction ad increase in the profitability of
company.
Better working Envt.: This style increase motivation among employees, they easily adapt to
changes which develop positive culture in business entity (Schmeck, 2013).
4.1 Need of individual training to solve work based problems
Hilton hotel which is the largest brand of hotel in world is known for it leisure facilities
and best customer services but in current time its suffering from lack of coordination and
communication. This affect the overall performance of organisation in order to achieving there
goal. The problem has escalated that it has started affecting there customer leading to there
discomfort. This miscommunication increase misunderstanding among employee creating bad
working envt. Many times' information are lost between this that worker doesn't understand
there task and what they need to do in order to fulfil it.
The management of Hilton need to resolve this problems so that the firm can have better
coordination and can provide best services to there client (Schunk and Zimmerman, 2011).
Higher executive of company can implement different learning methods. This style help
employee to improve there communication skills by increasing there knowledge. Management
should also try to identify the core problem which lead to all this miscommunication and analyse
it to try to find the best solution to it. They can conduct different training programme which can
help them to enhance there customer skills as well as there communication skill so they can have
better coordination and relationship. Using different learning approaches can also help
organisation.
4.2 Implemented learning style
From the above scenario its clear the miscommunication and lack of coordination has
big impact on the overall performance and efficiency of cited firm. Implementation of various
learning style can be the most beneficial for firm in overall process of improvement.
Visual: uses picture, images etc through this it becomes easy for manger to make employee
understand there task. It also increases there learning ability (Siemens, 2014.)
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Aural: In this employees communicate through aurally and coordinate with the use of sound or
music. This also make envt. pleasant ad friendly.
Verbal: Oral or written communication help in better understanding. Speech and writing assist in
well learning.
For attaining business growth its necessary for organisation to have better communication, but
here the major problem that stand before entity is communication itself. Markov planning can be
very effective in order to get attain firm objectives:
Strategic level: To attain results effectively this level focuses on developing different strategies.
Top management prepare policies and communicate it to different parts.
Tactical level: It works as link b/w strategic and operational level employees. it's this level
which implement the policies and procedure.
Operational level: To avoid the chance of violation of message within the process require this
level to be extra cautious with the communication and message delivery. Email video
communication can be helpful in it.
Illustration 2: Markov planning level
(source: Markov Decision Processes 2012)
4.3 Time management strategies:
Time management is important part of individual for proper growth at personal and
professional level. Management of time in different operation help organisation in achieving
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better growth and high success (Zepeda, 2012). Different time management strategies that can be
adopted are: Setting priorities: Its most necessary for an individual and for an organisation to set its
priorities. Priorities set a level of importance in task and make us understand which is
more essential or need more attention to complete within the time bound. Stop- procrastination: leaving work for later can be harmful, time management help in
solving this problem and lead to better life and working style. It also helps in improving
the self evaluating skill of person. Managing log book: Professional attitude can be enhanced through keeping management
of work done and by keeping records of it.
 Minimizing multi tasking: It distracts one from doing one job perfectly and also
consumed much energy (Jasper, 2011). In order to complete so many work together
person is not able to do single work and remain empty hand.
From above mention strategies the best suited for me setting priorities it helps me to
manage my work with which i always have difficulties. It helps me to prepare a checklist to
make sure that every work is done and within the time period.
TASK 2
2.1 Current skills and competencies against professional standard
Every individual in professional world should be competent enough that it can meet with
organisational goals. It requires specific skills which can assist there firm I also have some skills
which help me in my professional life Communication skills: In firm its necessary to have coordination and for coordination
communication skill is necessary. I have good communication skill which will help me in
leading my team, i will also able to make people understand about different task and
work allotted to them. This skill will also enhance my leadership quality making me
more productive,. Written and presentation skills: presentation is a way used in firms through which
person can preset there idea to other. Presenting your idea or making them understand
your view need great writing skills, it helps me that i have great literature skills which
assist me in this presentation.
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 Team work: Team work require working in unity, i have great team working skills i am
always eager to help other and maintains good relationship. This help me in better
working and make my higher ups as well as my subordinates comfortable.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
address:
mobile:
objectives:
educational qualification
MBA in marketing from XYZ college in year 2012 (Marks: 85%)
BBM in management from XYZ college in year 2009 (Marks: 82%)
Experience
1 year working experience as marketing manager in Marriott hotel
Skills
Team working skill
Communication skill
Multitasker
self learning
Time management
Declaration:
I declare that all the information mentioned above are authentic and true.
Signature:
2.2 personal and professional needs and activities to achieve it
To make stand in cooperative world there is constant need to improve yourself and
develop your professional and personal skill. This skill help in attain predefined objectives and
my personnel development.
Skills current level activities
Leadership skill medium conference and lecture will help me in
improving my time management as well as my
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leadership skill
Knowledge medium By doing more research i can gain more
knowledge and information.
Analytical skills medium To being good marketing manager its
necessary for me to have good analytical skills,
activities like workshop, training session, and
having expert view can help me in this.
Communication skills Good Oral presentation it requires good
communication skill regular participation in
this will only improve my skills
Technological skills Low In current time when technology is part of
everyday life its necessary to have better
knowledge of it , in order to enhance my skill I
can attend different training ad development
programmes
2.3 Development opportunity to meet the current and future need
For better working and growth its necessary to identify current and future need of
development so that person can achieve there goals and objectives (McNiff, 2010) My current
leadership skills are at medium level for efficient development i need to improve this skill, many
times i loose concentration and missed important details said to me which does not reflect good
on my performance as well as development in order to overcome this problem i have started
attending different workshops and seminars.
Technological skill: I still lack in my technology skills and unable to adapt to new technologies,
my so much time is wasted in understanding new technologies. I plan to take expert advice in
order to enhance my current skills.
Self Managed skills I have good learning skill which help me not only in my personal level but
also in my professional life . It helps me in achieving me all my goals. It can be further be
improved by gaining more and more experience and by doing more research.
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Professional skills: I have improved my skills by implementing my knowledge and experience
in my work place, but there still chance of improvement by constant guidance of my senior and
conference attending can enhance them.
2.4 Personal and professional development plan
Skills required level Target Opportunities Time
Planning and
organising skill
low able to plan
and organise at
smaller level
Want to improve
my planning skill
and wanted to
organise activities
at industrial level.
Seminars,
conference,
Training
activities,
interaction with
senior ad
experience people
will help me to
enhance it.
1-2 months
Time
management
Medium good at
multitasking and
managing time
but it get difficult
at the time of
work load
Efficient working
at the time of
workload.
Workshop can
help me in
improving these
skills.
4 months
Leadership skills Leading is not a
problem but
leading a large
team create
difficulties
Improve this skill
able to take
responsibility of
more that 20
people.
Seeking expert
advice,
motivational
seminars will be
appropriate
opportunity for
me.
2 months
Internal personal
skill
Effective but
there is still
Remove all the
obstacle which
maintain better
relationship and
3 months
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chance of
improvement
hindrance the
growth
reflect on work
and analyse the
present
performance and
compare it to
before to see
proper growth
3.1 Process for the implementation of development plan
Its essential that the development plan we have conceived should provide me with both
short term and long term benefits.
Purpose Required activity
Develop technical skill I will keep updated with the latest technology
and try to adopt them as fast as possible i will
also join workshop to learn major technologies
which is essentials i daily work.
Time management skills To reduce the pressure of workload I plan to
manage my time, i will work to improve my
multitasking skills and start attending different
seminar on time management.
Communication skills To develop my communication skill i will
participate in presentation and workshop
To become head of marketing department Its my long term goal that i wanted to be the
head of marketing department to achieve this i
am trying to eliminate all my weakness and
strengthening my plus point. With the help of
self managed learning i am enhancing my
knowledge and also taking guidance from
experience people in firm.
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