Personal and Professional Development Report

This report discusses the significance of personal and professional development, focusing on self-management and self-development skills. It highlights the importance of these skills in achieving individual and organizational goals, addresses challenges in skill development, and analyzes relevant theories. The report concludes that effective planning and support are essential for skill enhancement, ultimately leading to workplace success.

Personal and Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Skills related to effective self-management importance of personal and professional
development................................................................................................................................1
Skills related to self-development importance of personal and professional development........2
Issues related to developing different skills in determining individual workplace success........2
Critical analysis of different theories related to self-management and self-development..........2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Personal and professional development can be determined as a process through which
individual or organization focuses on learning new things so that they could easily overcome
their barriers or challenges in order to achieve their desired goals and objectives. In this context,
it is important to identify the areas in which individual or organization lacks (Vetere and
Stratton, 2016). Accordingly, systematic plan should be developed with the help of which skills
could be enhanced or learned. The present report will help in determining the importance of
different skills like self-development and self-management. Further, it will also cover the issues
which arise in developing skills like effective relationship, self-development, leadership and self-
management. Lastly, it also includes critical analysis of different theories which are related to
above given skills.
Skills related to effective self-management importance of personal and professional development
Self-management plays a vital role in developing individual personally and
professionally. Following are the importance of effective self-management:
Task completion: With self-management, individuals will be able to complete their tasks
on time. In personal and profession life, there are many tasks among which some are very
important that have to be completed (Vetere and et.al., 2016). In this context, through self-
management, proper time can be given with the help of which individuals will be able to
complete their tasks effectively. For example, when different tasks are given which need to be
completed at same day, then through self-management skills, individual will be able to identify
the tasks which have to be performed first and accordingly rest of the task will also be completed
effectively.
Highly productive: As it was discussed above, individuals with self-management skills
will be able to manage tasks on time. In this context, they will be able to contribute effectively
towards the growth of organization as well to their personal growth.
Stress resistance: In situations like work load, individuals find difficulty to complete their
work on given time and this results in stress (Brekelmans and et.al., 2016). With the help of self-
management, individuals can easily manage stress. Stress occurs when people fail to manage
their work properly and fail to complete it on time. Self-management skills will help in managing
stress effectively and efficiently.
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Skills related to self-development importance of personal and professional development
There are many benefits to individuals if they focus on developing themselves according
to the needs and wants of organization. Following are the importance of self-development:
Self-awareness: With the help of self-development, individuals will be able to identify
the skills and capabilities which they possess (Agarwal and Lake, 2016). Through this, they will
be able to determine the areas on which they can prepare path in order to achieve their goals and
objectives.
Sense of direction: In this, they will be able to direct themselves in order to get clarity for
their path. Through self-development, people will be able to put on their full efforts to fulfil their
personal as well as professional goals.
Improving effectiveness and focus: Self-development will help in developing focus on
the objectives which have to be achieved and improving the performance level. For example, in
performing any job efficiently, self-development skills will help in developing with the help of
which job could be effectively done.
Developing motivation: In performing any job effectively, motivation plays a vital role
(Korhonen and Weil, 2016). It is important for individuals to be motivated so that they can put
their full efforts on the tasks which they have to perform.
Issues related to developing different skills in determining individual workplace success
In order to develop different skills, there are many issues which are faced by individuals.
Few of them are as follows:
Proper plan: So as to develop skills like self-development, self-management, leadership,
maintain relationship, etc., it is necessary for individuals to make proper plan which needs to be
followed (McMillan, McConnell and O’Sullivan, 2016). When individual does not develop a
plan, then it becomes difficult to have an estimated time by which skills can be developed or
enhanced.
Proper support: To develop or learn new things, it is very important to have proper
support from people who already possess those skills. When there will be people who will help
in achieving the desired goals, then it will become easy and effective.
Requirement of tools: In order to develop skills, it is important to have tools like book,
videos, cash for proper classes, etc. (Vetere and Stratton, 2016). These tools play an important
role in developing skills effectively.
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Critical analysis of different theories related to self-management and self-development
There are many theories which are related to skills like self-management and self-
development, among which few are as follows:
According to Vetere and et.al., 2016 “people develop themselves with the help of others”
(Vetere and et.al., 2016). However, people do not make opinions regarding themselves unless
others people do not convey them about it. This theory of self-development was given by
Cooley's which was named as “looking glass”. As per Brekelmans and et.al., 2016 “individuals
make opinion about themselves only when others suggest them regarding the areas in which they
lack or are experts” (Brekelmans and et.al., 2016). However, it is very helpful in developing
skills like self-development.
In this context, there are mainly three principals involved, which are as follows:
 Individuals perception on themselves that how they look to others.
 Perception of individual of judging on how they look.
 Individuals feeling towards judgements.
Theory which determines self-management is self-efficacy. As per Agarwal and Lake (2016),
“self-efficacy can be related with confidence”. Further, it also includes thing for which
individual thinks that he/she will be successful (Agarwal and Lake, 2016). In order to manage
the given job or tasks effectively, there are many skills which individuals already possess and
can be used in managing work effectively. Individuals just need to identify those skills and put
efforts on same direction so as to develop the skills of self-management (Self-management
theories, 2013).
CONCLUSION
From this report, it can be articulated that skills are very important in achieving personal and
professional goals. In this context, it is essential to develop a plan with the help of which
required skills can be achieved on specific time span. Further, there are many authors who have
developed various theories through which skills can be developed effectively. Thus, it can be
stated that skills play an important role in developing path for achieving the desired goals and
objectives.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Vetere, A. and Stratton, P., 2016. Interacting Selves: Systemic Solutions for Personal and
Professional Development in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Routledge.
Vetere, A. and et.al., 2016. Prologue and introduction to the systemic approach to personal and
professional development. Interacting Selves: Systemic Solutions for Personal and
Professional Development in Counselling and Psychotherapy. p.1.
Brekelmans, G. and et.al., 2016. Factors influencing nurse participation in continuing
professional development activities: Survey results from the Netherlands. Nurse Education
Today. 40. pp.13-19.
Agarwal, G. and Lake, M., 2016. Personal Transition to the Profession: A Novel Longitudinal
Professional Development and Wellness Medical Student Curriculum. Academic
Psychiatry. 40(1). pp.105-108.
Korhonen, V. and Weil, M., 2016. The Internationalization of Higher Education: University
Teachers’ Competencies and Professional Development. In Teaching Skills Assessments.
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
McMillan, D.J., McConnell, B. and O’Sullivan, H., 2016. Continuing professional development–
why bother? Perceptions and motivations of teachers in Ireland. Professional Development
in Education. 42(1). pp.150-167.
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Self-management theories. 2013. [Online]. Available through:
<http://selfmanagement.health.wa.gov.au/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id
=34:self-management-theories&catid=11&Itemid=301>. [Accessed on 1st February 2016].
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