Personal and Professional Development: Skills and Strategies Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of personal and professional development, focusing on self-managed learning approaches, lifelong learning strategies, and the benefits for both individuals and organizations. It examines various methods to encourage personal and professional growth, including online courses, seminars, and social networks. The report evaluates current skills and abilities against professional standards, identifies personal needs, and formulates a development plan. It addresses work-based problems, communication styles, and time management techniques. The analysis includes an exploration of conflict resolution, harassment prevention, and discrimination avoidance in the workplace. Finally, the report discusses various time management strategies and their application for effective working, ensuring that employees can achieve their goals and objectives efficiently.

Personal And Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Recognising various self managed learning approaches.......................................................1
1.2 Ways of lifelong learning in personal and professional can be encouraged.........................2
1.3 Evaluating benefits of self managed learning to an individual and organisation.................3
4.1 Identification of work based problem with an appropriate solution.....................................1
4.2 Variety of styles to communicate at various levels...............................................................1
4.3 Various time management strategies and their use for effective working............................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Evaluating current skills and abilities against professional standards and its objectives......3
2.2 Identify personal needs and activities required for reach them.............................................6
2.3 Recognise development opportunities to meet with current and future demands................6
2.4 Formulate Personal and professional plan............................................................................7
3.1 Process and activities required to implement development plan..........................................8
3.2 Undertake and document planned activities.......................................................................10
3.3 Reflection on own learning with original aims and objectives...........................................11
3.4 Update personal and professional development plan based on feedbacks..........................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
It is very essential for an employee is to do learning and developing skills so that they can
doing work in safely, lawfully and effectively. This can be connected with personal and
professional development due to this its major motive is to manage learning and growth of staff
members within their career. This assist not only for their single person but also for an
organisation need to make growth. It is generally involved with process in which employees can
self observe themselves then where they required to analyse their personal skills and desires after
that making improvement to grab opportunities in their career growth. This project is represented
and evaluating various concepts that are utilised for self managed learning, different types of
lifelong learning that can be achieved. In addition to this, there are certain advantages which has
been come with the help of self managed learning (Calderhead, Denicolo and Day, 2012). In this
report, analysis of personal skills and abilities need to gain opportunities for future needs and
demands of other employees. This will also included all the major procedures and functions
which are need for formulating plans and development plan that should be designed in this
project.
TASK 1
1.1 Recognising various self managed learning approaches
Self managed learning refers as that learning where single person try to examine whole
skills, abilities and learning required without the assistance of others. Firstly they identify their
learning needs then they can easily successfully define that what are their goals of learning and
what are the resources will be used for achieving such goals and targets. There are various
approaches which are used in self managed learning that are as under: Online courses- Internet can be determined as emerging method of learning. This will
comprise limitless knowledge of different topics. There are large number sources which
are accessible on internet form that an employee learn new things and develop their skills
and knowledge (Cleary and et. al., 2011). Seminars and conferences- For attending seminars and conferences assist in increasing
skills and knowledge from different experts. It will provide various opportunities to
workers for learning new things which they have not heard before.
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 Social networks- This will play an essential role in increasing self developing skills due
to this an individual are able for communicate with each other in all over the world. For
this, people can learn or acquire new things which help in gaining skills and knowledge
in appropriate manner (Cox, Bachkirova and Clutterbuck, 2014).
1.2 Ways of lifelong learning in personal and professional can be encouraged
Every individual has some sort of objectives and aims in their lives related to their
personal or professional lives for which they pursue or perform any activities. In order to achieve
those goals, they has to improve various skills and activities which can aid them in meeting their
determined outcome in more adequate manner. This relay on the individual that how long it will
take them to meet their objectives or certain goals. In the sited company, personal and
processional learning has vital role as this provide a worker great opportunities to develop and
enhance their knowledge. In Apple, worker are rendered more freedom in order to take charge of
evolution in their workplace in their abilities and skills. This can incur in following manner:
Self Directive Initiative:
According to this, worker themselves seek development opportunities with the company
that can aid in stimulation of their own skills as well as take more initiative in order to attempt
their work within the organisation, Hence, this will aid in increasing their information and
knowledge.
Continuous development of personal Skills:
Worker should consist of self monitoring abilities and modification into them because
proper changes and alternation can lead to effective improvement within specific individual or
worker of enterprise.
Healthy Competition:
Worker should find more competition among their colleagues or fellow worker as
challenges can lead them in more motivation to development. These competition can also render
assistance in enhancement of activities at premises of organisation or certain place (Desimone,
2011). They should have believe that through competing themselves with other, company can
achieve their skills and talent within the organisation.
So there are various methods through worker can crate life-long learnings for themselves
and render themselves opportunities to develop. But organisation can also aid in building self-
learning opportunities for worker by undertaking below mentioned methods:
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 Through providing proper encouragement which they are able enough to handle in each
and every organisational situation.
 One should render appropriate support and guidance to worker in order to cope up with
complex situations.
 Determine goals of teams that can assist in meeting the targets and goals along with
organisational aims (Forte and Flores, 2014).
Through complying these ways, organisation can achieve their set targets as well as can
meet their professional and personal development in more significant manner. These learning are
not only assisting for present purpose but can help in future incurring or events as well.
1.3 Evaluating benefits of self managed learning to an individual and organisation
Self management learning is a important concept that require attaining of new concepts
and process so that work is carried out in effective manner. It basically results in development of
overall personality of individual in efficient way. There are several benefits of self managed
learning process to an organisation and individual in different ways that are discussed below:
Advantages to individual:
 It helps in increasing the productivity and performance level of every individual so that
final aims can be achieved.
 Individual become strong to face number of challenges and problems that occur in
performing working tasks.
 It lead to increase the ability and capacity of performing given tasks by aligning their
personal objectives with company's goals and aims.
Advantages to Organisation:
 Self learned employees are consider most important asset for the organisation system as
they will contribute to best of their efforts.
 Innovative and creative employees are consider most essential resource for the
organisational system (Gamrat and et. al., 2014). It assists in carrying out final aim in
proper manner.
 It enable them to bring changes that are required to carry out operations and transaction
in conducive manner. As every business have to operate in dynamic business
environment therefore, learning process enable them to carry change management model
in their system.
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 It also aids in increasing the employee retention ratio as employees become satisfied with
the organisation's system. Hence, it is consider important benefit that is enjoyed by
business system.
 Every business system have set vision and mission that has to be accomplished in
particular time period. Hence, learning process aids in accomplishing these set targets in
particular time period (Ifanti and Fotopoulou, 2011).
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4.1 Identification of work based problem with an appropriate solution
Various issues and obstacles are faced by employer at the time of executing work
activities. So that it is important for them to evaluate best ways to resolve all the issues in
effective manner (Peters-Burton and Botov, 2017). Because it directly impact of workers
performance at workplace. In this they tries to remove all the issues effectively which helps in
improving overall performance level. It is mandatory for employer to keep on locating issues
that are being faced by employees. This will help in taking initiatives in order to reduce them in
proper manner. Problems can come across in front of employer through various ways from
internal and from company as well. In this context, various issues and problems are as follows:
 Conflict and Disputes: It is very common issues which occur at workplace among
workers and managers which create negative impact on overall performance of staff
members. Thus, it is important duty of manager to effectively handle by understanding
issues in effective manner. By this they find better way as well as solution to remove it
effectively. This will aid in improving performance level of the company at market place.
 Harassment: Under this, issue it is important duty of manager to analysis entire work
performance of the workers to improve overall performance of the company and
employees also. In this, employer take regular views from workers to make them
valuable for organization. It helps in improving their performance by providing the safe
and healthy work environment.
 Discrimination: It is also an major problems which occur at workplace as per workers
caste, religion, colour and so on (Reding and et. al., 2016). If any kind of issues find than
as per discrimination act manager can be punished. Thus it is important for manager to
maintain better work environment for their workers so that they effectively perform their
duties at workplace.
4.2 Variety of styles to communicate at various levels
Effective communication is important for every staff members to attain set goals and
objectives. With the help of this all the workers effectively maintain better relation with each
others (Reeves, 2012). Along with this, good communication helps in attaining better results
which may contribute in enhancing productivity level of the worker at workplace. In this context,
there are communication styles are as follows:

 The Promoter style: These type of people are talkative nature. They wants to work in a
group and team because they easily adjust with every person. This will helps in
improving performance level of the people at workplace (Pennington and Richards,
2016). The Supporter style: It is also an important style in which person motivate as well as
support to seniors to attain goals and objectives in effective manner. Along with this, they
also helps in maintaining better relation with team members. With the help of this
chances of arising mistake get reduce and improve overall performance at workplace. By
this people easily get best opportunities to attain promotion at workplace which leads in
enhancing the performance level of the company. The Controller style: These type of individuals perform their work from own hands
because the are related with autocratic nature. Along with this, they does take help form
groups as well as team. This type of person effectively done their task and define
favourable results for business organization in which company enhance their performance
level at market place.
 The Analyser style: These type of people perform their work with honesty. This will
helps in improving their skills and knowledge in effective manner. With the help of
dedication, individuals easily attain set goals and objectives in appropriate time frame.
Basically they are rising star for the company which aid in motivating them to perform
effectively.
Thus, all these style are used by business organization to enhance working performance
and relation with workers. This will helps in attaining set goals and objectives in appropriate
time frame.
4.3 Various time management strategies and their use for effective working
Time management is one of the important activity for every business organization which
helps in performing entire activities which may lead in attaining better results in appropriate time
frame (Owen, Fox and Bird, 2016). Along with this, every function of company are interrelate
with each other. If any function are late then it negatively affect the overall performance of the
company. In this context, various time management strategies are used by company to manage
entire function in effective manner. All these are as follows:
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 Setting priorities on goals: It is important for individual to set priorities as per their goals
and targets. As per this they effectively manage their whole task and activities. With the
help of this they easily attain their targets (Nicholls, 2014). Know how to spend your time: In this people divide their time as per their activities so
that they effectively perform their duties in effective manner. Usage of planning tools: In this various planing tools are used by business organization
which help employer and workers to improve their performance level in effective
manner. Delegating work: It is one of the effective techniques which helps in attaining set goals
and target in appropriate period of time. By assistance of this, workers effectively
perform their task. Avoid multi-tasking: It is important duty of manager to avoid multitasking at workplace
which helps in improving the performance level of the employees at workplace. This will
helps in attaining better results.
 Organised action: In this workers manage their entire task of the workers which may
leads in attaining better results by attain better results (Moon, 2013).
TASK 2
2.1 Evaluating current skills and abilities against professional standards and its objectives
Skills are important part which is required in individual and with the contribution of
individual's skills it is easy to achieve given target and defined objective. Although, I am
examining my competencies and skills for achieving standard objectives and aims in appropriate
manner. These help in accomplishing all aims and objectives on fixed time period.
PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS
CURRENT LEVEL
5 = Strong
1 = Weak
BEST CURRENT
EXAMPLE
WAYS TO IMPROVE
Communication skills 3 On the base of
exploitation
communication skills
all belongings can be
For rising my
communication skill, I
have to communicate
with classifiable sorts
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detailed in good
order. Thus, this help
in accomplish all
project on time period
and present
everything decently.
of persons which are
consist to various
concept. This assist in
enhancing my
communication skills.
Leadership skills 4 Main work of leader
is to Lead a group is
an important work
and task so that a
perfect team can be
maintained.
Leadership skills are
necessary part in an
organisation for
controlling and
leading task
appropriately.
I besides have to
modify my leadership
skill by observation
videos of encouraging
of leadership. Along
with that follow the
leaders in right way
which says that how to
give guidance to a
group.
Problem solving
skills
4 One of the highest
crucial skill in an
company is trouble
solving skill. This
help in take off all
battle from an
enterprise for finer
and effectual
productivity.
Problem solving skills
need to get perform
with the assistance of
doing and resolution
reasoning, and
discussing on several
issues which are
usually taking place in
administration.
Listening skills 5 Listening is other
leading task which
have to take in
thought. By correct
This factor necessitate
not so change of state
but still get developed
with the assistance of
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hearing everything get
done in an capable
style by transferring
correct messages and
information.
using and listening
lectures, talk shows
and many more.
Name: XXXXX
Address: 4, Will Hills, London
Mobile number:............
E – mail: [e-mail]
Objective: To render healthier and effectual results for an company by determine all task and
project on time. Along with this, I am going to perform my job in an ethical way and enhance
productivity as well.
Qualifications:
 Bachelor's in Business Administration
 Masters in Finance and marketing
Experience: 3 years experience to work with BT Group by handling finance department
Personal skills:
 Team spirit
 Punctuality
 Leadership Problem solving
Date:
Signature:
2.2 Identify personal needs and activities required for reach them
It is important to identify strength and weakness of myself in effective and adequate
manner. Instead of this personal and professional needs both are different from each other.
Require to be analysed properly because if help in identifying strength, opportunities, threats,
weakness. In general it can be said that it is SWOT analysis of own self. Along with all these
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things, various threats are also determine at place where they are doing work which affect
productivity but examine a way and method will failure me to deal with them properly.
 Strength:- My major strength is the way through which I solve problem. This help in in
resolving all the issues and difficulties which are coming at workplace but these can be
done in ethical manner. Moreover, with this quick decision making is also my strength
which support me in implementing changes and removing chances of operational level
department.
 Weakness:- I get panic frequently by going through several issues and problems at
particular time period. Apart from this my communication skills is not that much good as
well having lack of ability to manage team effectively.
 Opportunities:- there are numerous opportunities are determine which help in
accomplish all targets on time. By rising my leadership skills I become capable to gain
advance upcoming directed goals properly.
 Threats:- First threat for all and every type of organisation is their competitors, which
can decline success and growth chances of organisation. Hence, it is enhance for me to
explicate several scheme which is completely assorted from rivals; as a result, I can
compete them properly (Lumpe and et. al., 2012).
2.3 Recognise development opportunities to meet with current and future demands
There are large number of opportunities which can identify in current market place. Some
are my current and future needs which enforce me for getting development for long time period
are as follows:
Current needs- There are some sort of needs which have to be improved in less time
period and also consider as such sort required that required for development in proper manner.
Future needs- There are different requirements which are based on long term context
that can also lead towards for taking more time in their adequate improvement. So I require to
analyse and examine them which sort each and every activity.
2.4 Formulate Personal and professional plan
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S.
N
o.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE
/GOAL
CURRENT
PROFICIE
NCY
TARGET
PROFICIENCY
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
TIME
SCALE
1 Communicatio
n skills
3 5 I require to improve my
communication abilities
by attentdings eminars
and conferences. Also
meeting with different
type of people and
interact with them
without any hestitation.
30 days
2 Leadership
skill
2 4 A person need to lead
large group of tean
members which help in
managing them in
proper manner.
Leadership is one of the
most important method
and techniques at huge
working place. Along
with this, leader are
those individual who
are able for maanging
and handling business
activities.
20 days
3.1 Process and activities required to implement development plan
Various process and activities are used by company to implement effective development
plan which helps in improving performance level a workplace. This can be understand by
following table in order to implement plan:
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Skills Object Resources needs
to achieve
objectives
Time duration to
achieve my
objectives
Actual date of
attaining
objectives
Decision making
and problem
solving
It is very
important for
manager to take
right decision at
right time. With
the help of this
company easily
attain set goals
and objectives in
effective manner.
In this manager
should use books
of authors to take
better results.
Along with this,
manager also talk
with another
people in this
concern.
April 2018 to
September 2018
01/09/18
Time
management
It is important for
business
organization to
perform all the
task in specific
time frame. In
this every
activities are
performed by
every workers to
follow
organizational
structure which
may leads in
enhancing the
performance
level.
In this various
time management
strategies are used
by organisation to
manage time of
every task. Along
with this,
manager have to
manage this
which may leads
in attaining
effective results.
April 2018 to
September 2018
01/09/18
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Planning In this company
use various tools
and techniques of
planning which
helps in managing
entire activities of
business. It helps
in performing all
the task in
appropriate time
frame.
For attaining set
objectives,
various tools as
well as methods
of planning used
by company to
make an effective
plan in order to
attaining set
results.
April 2018 to
September 2018
01/09/18
Written
communication
This skills is used
by firm in which I
make an effective
record by
considering all
the happenings of
firm which helps
me in improving
my skills in
effective manner.
In this I can use
written sample of
another countries
as a references
which helps me in
improving my
written
communication.
April 2018 to
September 2018
01/09/18
Interpersonal
skills
It is my important
duty to effectively
communicate
with others and
maintain healthy
relation with
them. With the
help of this I
easily attain my
In this various
resources are
required which
helps me in
communicating
with my
subordinates.
Along with this, I
use my SWOT
April 2018 to
September 2018
01/09/18
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set goals and
priorities in
effective manner.
analysis to
measure my
performance level
at workplace.
3.2 Undertake and document planned activities
In order to conduct activities in a proper manner it is important to undertake document
development process in a better way and according to the plan which is formulated.
PERIOD OF
WORK
ACTIVITY
UNDER TAKEN
WHAT IS
LEARNT UP
TILL NOW
WHAT TO DO
NEXT
WHEN TO DO
Week 1 Evaluating the
shortcomings that
are present in the
organisation.
To use proper
resources for
resolving issues
that are creating
problem in
business
operations.
Researchers under
this gives
information to
others in order to
make them
understand why
they have
conducted the
investigation and
what outcomes can
be expected.
Same week
Week 2 To make a proper
plan about what
skills are required
to be developed in
order to gain
better position
Gone through
the information
that are
necessary in
developing a
proper plan.
To write and
implement the
study which is
conducted by the
person in order to
make an effective
plan.
Same week
Week 3 Provide training In this abilities Skills that are Same week
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programmes so as
to enhance the
skills and
knowledge that is
not available in an
organisation.
which are
required to be
checked are
done so that
based on that
reviews can be
given.
important should
are required to be
learned.
Week 4 Taking feedbacks
and reviews.
To check
whether the
work which is
done in week 1,
2 and 3 are
implemented
correctly or not.
To take proper
feedbacks and
reviews form
experts so that it
can be evaluated if
the work is done
properly or not.
Same week
Week 5 Working on
strengths and
weaknesses and
analyse them
whether changes
are required.
After evaluating
the changes all
the issues have
been corrected
for further
proceedings.
Critical study is
required to done.
Same week
3.3 Reflection on own learning with original aims and objectives
There are certain ways through which individual learning get reflected and these are
stated as beneath:
Initial meetings preparation: In order to make a proper plan it is important that an
appropriate blue print is prepared so that team can follow them for achieving set goals and
targets. To implement this meetings are conducted so as to deliver the message regarding
particular task individually. This enables the squad in maintain a proper balance between team
members.
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Past knowledge and experience: This assist the organisation in evaluating the flaws so
that they can consider them in providing information and making strategies in a better manner. It
help them in executing the better outcomes (Meichenbaum, 2017).
Motivation and Anticipation: Anticipation of previous performance plays a crucial role
in identifying the skills which are required to develop the knowledge so as to achieve the set
targets and goals.
Maintaining records: Keeping records of previous activities assist an organisation in
attaining set objectives for short period of time.
3.4 Update personal and professional development plan based on feedbacks
Plan is being based on feedbacks and these are:
Learning
Needs
Priority Activities to
be
Undertaken
Resources
Required
Target
deadline
Proof of
Achievement
Time
management
skills
High Seminars are
being
attended in
order to enrol.
Time 02/03/18 Certificates
Multi-Tasking
skill
High Seniors can
give tasks
according to
their
capabilities.
Current
company
Continuous Results of
projects.
Leadership
and
Motivation
skill
High Motivation
can be given
to
subordinates
in order to
enhance their
skills.
Finance and
Time
02/09/18 Certificates
Presentation Medium Sessions or Time 01/07/18 Certificates
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skill seminars are
being
attended by
individual
who have
enrolled.
People
management
skill
High Information
can be taken
from many
resources.
Mostly from
online tools.
Finance and
Time
05/05/18 Certificates
This type of plan can aid in developing career. It also aid in gaining advantages that can
be seen from both outside and inside of the organisation.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report, it can be concluded that personal and professional
development is one of the effective concept which helps in attaining number of opportunities to
enhance individual skills and knowledge in effective manner. Along with this, self managed play
vital role in life long learning which leads in attaining better results. With the help of self
evaluation person easily enhance their working capabilities to attain set goals and objectives.
Furthermore, short term and long term activities also lead in improving future aspects in
appropriate manner. Various issues and problems are also face by workers at workplace so that it
is important for them to use various steps by which they easily improve their performance level.
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