Report on Personal and Professional Development Plan for Workplace

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a personal and professional development (P&P) plan, emphasizing the importance of continuous skill and knowledge enhancement for both individuals and organizations. It delves into self-managed learning methods, including conferences, internet resources, social media, and books, highlighting their role in lifelong learning. The report explores various ways to encourage lifelong learning, such as self-motivation, self-management, and development cycles, along with the benefits of self-managed learning for both individuals and organizations. It addresses workplace issues, particularly team working, and proposes solutions through effective communication channels and group building exercises. Furthermore, the report examines different learning styles and communication styles, including formal and informal approaches, to resolve problems effectively. It concludes with a discussion on time management strategies essential for personal and organizational development, emphasizing the importance of setting objectives and prioritizing tasks. The report serves as a valuable guide for individuals aiming to improve their skills and achieve their professional goals.

Personal and Professional
Development

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Self-managed learning methods.......................................................................................1
1.2 Various ways in which life long learning encouraged.....................................................2
1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning (SML)........................................................................3
4.1 Choose result to work based issue....................................................................................4
4.2 Style of learning that support in resolving problems........................................................4
4.3 Time management strategies for personal and organisational.........................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
2.1...........................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Self development need to meet them................................................................................6
2.3 Development opportunities to meet future and current need...........................................7
2.4...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Process required for applying plan...................................................................................7
3.2 Documenting and undertaking development activities....................................................8
3.3 Self learning capabilities against actual objectives and aim............................................9
3.4 Updating plan which is based on evaluation as well feedback........................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development plan is very important part of each and every
person and organisation because with the help of this they can increase their skills and
knowledgeable. With the help of this an individual continue develop own ability as well as
ensure to work legally, safely and effectively. It is also define as a process through which the
personal and enterprise meet the desire and challenges goals. It will emphasises on supporting a
person in order to shape their develop skill and career (Professional Development, 2015). P&P
has become significant aspect for growing and succeeding at workplace by touching
opportunities present to them. It is an activity of adding some values to the employees in a
potentials manner. It maximise moral strength of staff members and assist them in rigging with
several situations to analysis the success path.
This file is based on personal & professional development which is very essential to
increase knowledgeable. In this report self-managed learning can be raise lifelong improvement
and responsibility for own P&P plan which is analysed in this assessment. There are different
type of communication style at various level also described here. At last effective time
management strategies which is essential to reduce work-based issues, which is determined in
this study.
TASK 1
1.1 Self-managed learning methods
This approach is very essential and beneficial for the both organisation and individual to
learn to increase skills and abilities (Beach, 2012). There are different equipment when personal
learn to their knowledgeable such as workshops, journals meetings, seminars, conferences and
books etc. With the use of this they highly maximise their basic ability and preferences in a
systematic manner. These are determined as follows:
Conferences & Seminars (S&C): Each and every person need to attend S&C, it is very useful in
order to increase skill and knowledgeable in a systematic manner. Both are being held on some
topics on P&P development. These are collecting supports to get capability from the skilfulness
person of that specific area.
Internet: Self-managed learning is very essential and most useful methods in managing
understanding through internet and online mediums (Dabbagh and Kitsantas, 2012). Personal can
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understand through internet, it includes various written articles by several writer concerning
management studies, risk administration and strategies etc. In the modern technology area where
internet is not expensive source for collecting knowledge. Why this method has become very
useful in order to understand the specific time period which is needed for enhancing learning. It
is a best approach because each and every one know this and get skills in a effectively and
deficiency.
Social media: There are various networks i.e. Twitter, Facebook and My year book etc. It is one
of the best and significant approach which define as a platform where large number of the person
attend to share their experience and innovative plan from there another people can acquire
(Desimone, 2011).
Books, Journals and articles: These are most and main authenticated method to own managed
learning. These techniques include detailed about study and skills that required to learn
something new.
1.2 Various ways in which lifelong learning encouraged
This is define as a process of learning which is beneficial for an individual to achieve
goals and objectives of an organisation. There are various forms that can be applied for
encouraging this activity. Learning is not particular process which complete in single day, it is
required in order to carry out each and every period for whole life time. Several ways which are
as follows under this:
lifelong learning: All activities and managing life, both are essential for the person. Without this
they cannot increase their skills (DuBois and Miley, 2013). SM is always fulfil as per principals,
certain codes as well as must be lead through own respect. It is defines as a key knowledge that
will support in own life. With the help of this motivation, concentration ability will be
developed. So that it will assist in order to in overcome the procrastination lure. There are
several factors which is identify the self management is very essential part of own learning are as
follows:
Own motivation: Without this, everyone cannot achieve lifelong learning in a systematic
manner. It is very important and necessary for an individual to set to attain their long as well as
short term goals and objectives. A person has to persuade himself from inner that everyone
requires to select learning process. It plays effective role in improving skills and knowledge
smoothly. It support to tackle different hurdles and problems in this activity like moral failure,
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negativity and depression etc. Own modification: An individual need and want to change
themselves to get knowledge and skill in an essential way. Each and every quality requires
modification so with the use of this they can be get smoothly. These are completely based on
evaluation which is fulfil by themselves as well another. Experts and seniors provide feedbacks,
these are support in this activity. Self-monitoring: It is very important and significant for the
person in order to understand his/her weaknesses and strengths.
Development cycle: With the help of this method personal can develop own cycle in an essential
manner. It is important part of the self management leaning in order in encouraged their personal
and professional goals or objectives.
Tanning section: In this way all person are attend seminars, conferences and in order to increase
basic knowledge and skills due to particular subject. This can attained by controlling own, it is
discrete the period of time frame at daily basis or intervals. In this, skills and capability of an
individual which can be study by this approach. It considers to finding different value, interest,
skill and talent of the people.
1.3 Benefits of self-managed learning (SML)
There are various number of advantages that are connected to own learning. It play
essential and critical role in improving P&P knowledge and skill.
Self-management learning: it is very important for the personal to increase their basic skills on
particular subject. This method is very easier as well as reliable to select this in an effective and
efficient manner (Elliot and et. al., 2013). It will also take important time which is associate by
only constraint. It supports in inspiriting helplessness by raising core strength. There are several
kind of benefits for the organisation which are understood by under this:
Benefits to individual
 SML maximise the employee’s skills and abilities which are important for the
organisation in order to grow and develop in a systematic manner.
 Each and every workers are gets productivity and profitability of the organisation, which
is essential for themselves to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
 Skilled and talented labourers are makes large number of the advantages out of different
resources which are existence in this environment.
 It is very supportive in decision making and problem solving so in this an individual can
achieved their personal and professional goals (Forte and Flores, 2014).
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 Main benefits to an enterprise to develop all activities with the assist of skill, so in this
they provide training & development programs to their employees in order to saved
money.
Benefits to organisation:
 Self-managed learning is very beneficial for the organisation in order to maximising
confidence and motivation level.
 Generating a good relationship with another as well as building innovative ones.
 Introducing listening and innovative plan to the new through as well opinion which is
provided & shared by another.
 It outputs in growth of employee personality so in this they can snatch opportunities
present to them as well as succeed in long life.
 It assist to collect different knowledgeable thing which is essential and support another
also.
4.1 Choose result to work based issue
There are different issues which are existence in workplace. In this whole requirement
which are tackled to attain higher growth rate for individual or organisation. One of the main
problem is team working which is addressed to provide better solutions:
Work based problems
Working in group: In during the day, business has different theories which suggested by an
organisation in order to achieved team working methodology. It will not support enterprise but
also assist in process of development (Von Haenisch, 2011). Needs of the workers in the process
and product quality that can ensured in workplace. There are different ways to solve issues which
are as follows:
Process of solving this issues, so in this way different phase are analysed which are determined
under this :
Phase 1: Appropriate development of communication channel: It is define management role
which is establish a promotion mix that support to make information flow smoothly. They
generate an environment as well help this techniques in reducing problems. Flexible transmission
which help in adjustments as per culture requirements.
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Phase 2: Confusion reduction regarding organisational structure: Top management play
important role in order to arrange induction programs for workers (Zholdasbekov and et. al.,
2013). So in this way they can understand role of enterprise in growth of business.
Phase 3: Group building exercises: Team building and other activities that could assist in
inculcating group spirit feeling in workers mind. These kind of approach which supports to
understand all activities each other.
4.2 Style of learning that support in resolving problems
With the use of learning style which is important to evaluate and addressed all issues in a
systematic way. It is define as best approach of solving issues. Manager of the enterprise that
ensure learning sections which are designed as person necessitate (Elliot and et. al., 2013.). In
this assessment that determined the all problems such as poor management among the
department. There are different level in various communication styles which are as follows.
Tactical, strategic and operational which is flowed by managers.
Controller: They will be identify problem to solution so in this they present different facts in in
advance of top level of the management that means strategic.
Analyser: As per, all information regarding activities which is addressed by middle level
management so they needs precise regarding data.
Supporter: In this way all workers as well as Supervisors are include as well as they informed all
activities in different manner. So with the help of this all doubts are finished in a efficiency
manner.
Communication styles: There are different types of communication styles such as formal and
informal. These are very essential to communicate with other in an essential manner.
Formal : In this way person communicate with their top level management. In this they use
letters, memos and other ways in order to communicate with them.
Informal: This is another essential communication style which is essential because in this they
use their body language, expression and other ways. In this they communicate with middle level
management.
4.3 Time management strategies for personal and organisational
Time management strategy is very essential for PPD. Managing period that assist in
rising all process and activities in an effective manner (Time Management Strategy, 2017). There
are some phase of this techniques which are as follows:
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(Source: Time management strategy, 2016)
Setting objectives: It is needed to fix goals and objectives, so it is important to move anywhere
and achieve high productivity (Pan and Franklin, 2011). It assist to focus on specific task in order
to attaining time to time.
Maslow time management theory: with the use of this models company can motivate their
employees in an essential manner. In this they mainly focuses of the workers basic needs and
desire related to their desire requirement. So it is also very important in order to fulfil needs and
wants of the clients.
Pone time management theory
Scheduling: It is also one of the main part of the TMS in which different tasks and projects are
being regular as per requirement of time frames.
Organise: Effective resources utilisation, it is possible when it will organised in a systematic
manner.
Time bound: Each as well every task and objective required to time, so it can support in
attaining all task in specific time period.
Focused: Needs and wants of the individuals that can be focused on several efforts. From the
same all task that will be fulfilled on time to time.
Proactive: In this way, knowledge and skill regarding the workers performance so in this needs
of the manager may be proactive to attain task every time.
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Illustration 1: Time management strategy

TASK 22.1 Actual skills as well as competencies against individual standards
I have different skills and competence which is beneficial for me as well as organisation
to achieve personal and professional goals inn a systematic way. With the help of this I sole
different issues and conflict which is arise in this environment and attain long term goals.
Sl.
No.
Skills and Competencies Score Score from
others
Variances
1 Ability to counter difficulty 7 10 -3
2 Group building and handling 6 8 -2
3 Excellent observer and advisor 7 9 -3
4 Research connected with modern thought and methods 7 6 1
5 Giving motivation 7 4 3
6 Mine powerfulness and efficiency 8 7 1
7 Quality modular 8 8 0
8 Impressive as a group member 9 10 -1
9 Leadership Style 7 6 1
Above table show may strength and weakness, so there are different negative and positive
figure which present my strong and weak point. CURRICULUM VITAE of mine regarding
above table which are under this:
Name:
Address:
Telephone number:
Email:
Carrier Objective: To work for an enterprise as per the belief which analysed by the industry
and increase as single person in this learning procedure.
Academic Qualification:
 Postgraduate Masters in Finance & Human resource
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Experience: Past one year
Personal skills and abilities:
 Difficulty facing quality
 Power of leadership
 Time management power Team building
Declaration:
I seriously verify that every information which is mentioned to accurate and up to best of mine
knowledge and skill.
2.2 Self-development need to meet them
While determining self-skill and ability against the fix standards. So in this different can
be noticed to flaws themselves. It assist to underling own understanding and development need
& competencies in a systematic manner. It will also supported mine to realize the want in order
to complete innovative capabilities (Glogowska and et. al., 2011). There are some strength of me
which are as follows:
STREANTH WEAKNESS
 Managerial aptitude to improved needs
 Approach to utilise different resources
 Accepting role and responsibility to
difficult situation.
 I have better ability to decrease whole
difficulty in an appropriate manner.
 I am better maker due to plan for
playing all duty.
 Lack of experience
 problem solving skill is not good
THREATS OPPORTUNITIES
 I requisite to improve my effectiveness  Less productivity
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 different kind of leadership style which
assist me in evaluating various job
opportunities
 quick acquisition that support in
understanding other things.
 better utilisation of resources
 I hesitated easily with another
There are some activities that would be fastens this activities which are under this:
Managers Guidelines: It can be extremely beneficial for individual development as well as it
maximise the speed of improvement activity (Hicks and et. al., 2014). Superior can give good
and appropriate guidelines to their employees.
Seminars & Conference: These collecting supports in grasping skills and knowledge regarding
different abilities by several experts from wanted field.
Simulation training: To modify self capability which is important to put inside environment. In
this way all skills and knowledge are improved for using simulation training event. Each and
every organisations are undertake their kind of method in their business in order to achieve high
productivity and profitability.
2.3 Development opportunities to meet future and current need
It is very difficult to determine development needs and wants. I am entirely believe that
setting goal, it would be main opportunities of improvement (Moss and et. al., 2014). After
fixing all objectives I have make my skills as well as frame SMART objectives i.e. Specific,
Achievable, Measurable, Time targeted and Realistic etc.
To improve my problem solving ability I will take different opportunities in order to
attend various conference, meeting and seminars where whole reports are represented through
shadowing of employment such as job. Staff members give correct presentation on the basis of
daily which will maximise my ability in different area. It is also essential in giving effective and
impressive presentation in a systematic manner.
Current needs Resolving issues of working environment : In
this all issues are discarded in a systematic
manner. Because it will reduce all weakness of
the individual. So in this various issues are
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addressed for me.
Future needs: Success in career: Someone are mainly
focused on in order to achieving goals and
targets of company. In this growth which can
be achieved in a systematic manner. From the
same, work that will be complete in an
effective or efficient way.
To improve my research and development ability I should be take different courses and
their advantages that are existence through my development and learning team. There are also
different points in order to attain set objectives and goals which are as follows:
 Adding different number of person in decision making process.
 Mindset changing session and events should be accompanied as well as attended.
 Use of several approaches such as libraries and others which could be importance and
beneficial in order to developing R&D abilities (Pan and Franklin, 2011).
 Implementation and improvement of SMART targets.
2.4 Personal and professional development plan
Different needs as well as personal and professional development plan which are
identified in order to completing task in minimum time duration, it show as follows:
SL
.
no
.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
CURRENT
PROFICIENCY
TARGET
PROFICIENCY
DEVELOPM
ENT
OPPORTUNI
TIES
CRITERIA
FOR
DECIDING
SUCCESS
TIME
SCALE
EVIDENC
E
1 Powerful
ness and
efficiency
Approach
used for this
aim is not
impressive in
actual times.
Selecting fresh
techniques and
tools will
felicitate
wanted
Guidance
by elder
manager.
Using
Execution
report
3 months
nominal.
Opinion
by
administr
ator.
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