Personal and Professional Development Plan: Individual Report

This individual report presents a comprehensive personal and professional development plan. It begins with an introduction outlining the importance of goal setting in professional fields and the need for skill development. The main body explores the concept of a personal and professional development plan (PDP), emphasizing its role in managing goals, evaluating personal growth, and creating action plans. The report details short-, medium-, and long-term goals, providing examples for each. It also includes a personal development plan that assesses strengths and weaknesses, and sets SMART goals for skill development, such as handling conflicts and improving communication. The report highlights the importance of continuous learning and adaptability in achieving professional success. The document emphasizes the importance of setting a time-bound plan to accelerate the process and achieve all goals and objectives. Finally, it emphasizes the interrelated nature of individual and professional development in enhancing quality of life. This report is contributed by a student to Desklib, a platform offering AI-based study tools and resources.

Individual Report

Contents
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal and professional development plan.............................................................3
Short-term goals...........................................................................................................................4
Medium-term goal........................................................................................................................4
Long-term goals...........................................................................................................................4
Personal development Plan..........................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Every individual has some or the other goal which he wants to achieve in his goal. This
goal is related with this professional work and the field which he wants to go for. Every field of
work has some knowledge and skill which an individual needs to have command. There are
various factors or skills which makes a man specialize in his professional field. To accomplish
all those skills and knowledge he made a plan for himself by dividing his goals into small-,
medium- and long-term longs. Also, along with the identification of these goals they also set an
action plan which helps them in achieving their goals. This report discusses about the personal
and professional development plan which is made according to the goals I have to achieve along
with the action plan.
MAIN BODY
Concept of personal and professional development plan
The major purpose for the personal and professional development plan is to help an
individual in managing his goals and objectives and learning. This also provides a means to
make a person evaluate about his personal growth with respect to his career. Learning is a
continuous process and a person needs learn about various skills and knowledge with time to
time so to cope up with the current scenario and needs. The PDP is also used to make the action
plan which a person can form. In that action plan, the ways along with the time period a person
can gain a skill is mentioned. It helps in introspecting a person skills and knowledge in such a
way that he got to know about the skill gap in himself so that he can find the ways to bridge that
gap of skills or knowledge. This document is also known as Individual development planning.
The document also enables in making the strategies and ways through which a person can get to
his actual goal. Although this process is quite a time taking process as a person needs to think
much about himself, the skills and knowledge he has, his actual goals, gap between his actual
self and standard self, strategies which can help him to achieve his goals and so on. A lot of
thinking process is involved in the whole process. But once all this is done a person is ready with
his goals and the ways which can help him to get through those goals. All the strategies are
formed for a time period which needs to get completed or achieved within a particular period of
time. This time bound will help a person to accelerate the process according to that time period
allotted. Therefore, before forming a personal and professional development plan a person first
needs to analyses the goals which he wants to achieve. These goals can be of 3 types i.e., short
term goals, medium term goals and the long-term goals. The plan is made according to that only.
This plan when properly formed will help a person in achieving all his goals and objectives.
The associations additionally take the workers improvement and development programs to
encourage the individual development needs in this manner, bringing about added hierarchical
limits. The expert improvement exercises attempted by the business associations helps in
expanding the spirit and fulfillment of the workers. This outcomes in giving the fulfilled and
persuaded pool of labor force to an association (Banegas, 2020). The expert improvement
exercises attempted by the associations are named as staff advancement and profession arranging
exercises. These exercises bring about expanded marking of the associations as their center is to
fulfill the labor force advancement need which results achievement of hierarchical objectives

successfully. The individual and expert improvement are interrelated terms which helps a person
in carrying on with quality life by boosting their latent capacity. While defining the objectives it
is being separated into simple feasible assignment which makes it achievement more successful.
Short-term goals
The short-term objectives allude to the way toward defining more modest objectives which helps
in accomplishing a definitive objective. It alludes to the way toward defining the objectives for
more limited time span which helps in simpler estimation and achievement. The transient
objectives are set for the accomplishment in more limited time span when contrasted with
medium term objectives. The momentary objectives build the effectiveness of extreme objectives
so set by isolating it into simple attainable assignment (Chen and et. al., 2020). The separate of a
definitive objective into more modest assignment helps in simpler achievement of objective. The
transient objective set for my own and expert advancement are as following;
•To keep up the standard diary which will assist me with being better coordinated at work.
•Try to finish the exercises inside set time period which will upgrade my time the executive’s
abilities.
•To increment my perusing propensity which will keep me refreshed with the worldwide patterns
continue to go on in world.
Medium-term goal
The Medium-term goals refers to the goals whose time period are greater than short term and less
than long term goals. The medium-term goals try to bridge the gap between the short term and
long-term goals so set. It makes easier accomplishment of task and helps in reaching to ultimate
goals more efficiently (Faikhamta, Lertdechapat and Prasoblarb, 2020). The medium-term goals
are set in relation to the short term and long-term goals. It helps in turning the long-term vision
so set into reality. The general time period so set for the realization of medium-term goals are
generally ranging from a year to two year. The examples of medium-term goals so set are as
following; To enroll into various technical course which will help to increase my core competencies
in organization. To take up certain professional courses which will add on to my employability skill.
 To join various internships while pursuing my university programmed which will help
me to better gain the corporate experience.
Long-term goals
The Long expression objectives alludes to the destinations set with goal to accomplish a
definitive objective. The time span of long-haul objectives is longer than the medium-term
objectives. They require broad arranging while at the same time defining the objective. The
achievement of the momentary objectives alludes to achievement in accomplishing the drawn-
out objectives. The drawn-out objectives setting alludes to the presentation of the present
moment and medium-term objectives. In this manner, the acknowledgment of the present

moment and medium-term objectives impacts the drawn-out objectives execution (Gutierez and
Kim, 2017). The instances of the drawn-out objectives which will assist me with bettering
accomplish the individual and expert improvement are as per the following;
•To take up dynamic cooperation in different rivalries help by college which will assist with
creating solid correspondence and systems administration ability.
•To lead different undertakings and rivalries which will assist me with catching up on my
initiative expertise.
•To arouse up my enterprising state, with the goal that I can transform my business thought into
the real world.
Personal development Plan.
The personal development Plan alludes to the making of an activity plan dependent on the points,
values, objectives dependent on the self-awareness which is set in setting with the vocation held
an individual. The intention to fabricate the self-awareness plan is to accomplish and make
ourself work prepared. The structure of the Plan helps in distinguishing the qualities and
shortcoming which eventually helps in acknowledgment of the objectives. The organizing of the
self-awareness plan helps in controlling all the more obviously what one needs to accomplish
and directs how to accomplish it (Hong, Keith and Moran, 2019). It is composed as a self-
reflection and improvement archive (Jackson, 2017). The arrangement so built involves the
subtleties comparable to the individual, vocation and scholastic objectives. The self-examination
is as per the following;
Qualities: The Strengths are the positive capabilities which helps in snatching the chances lying.
I dissected that I am acceptable with my inventiveness and creative reasoning examples. This
causes me in better examining the issue with new ideas. I have that group building expertise
which encourages me in better working in groups. I have that capacity to lead other and deal with
the things which scales my capacity to be a decent supervisor and pioneer. I can deal with
emphatically the contentions. The capacity to settle on the snappy choices by investigating all the
applicable realities causes me to settle on the choices precisely. I have the incredible logical
ability which encourages me to all the more likely pass judgment and take care of the issue. The
simultaneous capacity to reach the determinations quicker and addressing it with new inventive
examples encourages me in better tackling the issue (McCarthy, Maor and McConney, 2019). I
have that certainty to keep up the positive climate which helps in expanding the inspiration of
friends. I even have the regular capacity to de-stress climate. This encourages me to all the more
likely collaborate with my companions and associates. These abilities will make me a superior
worker and will help the association additionally to accomplish their objectives.
Shortcoming: While defining my objectives I examined that I did not have the capacity to
manage new individuals. I do not have the informal communication and relationship building
expertise. I shudder and face anxiety while cooperating with the huge social affairs. This makes
my character duller prompting bring down my collaboration ability. This hampers my
innovativeness thinking. I come up short on the passionate solidness while I am not ready to
finish my work on set cut off times. This may hamper the efficiency of others moreover. I do not

have the empathies when somebody interferes with my contemplations (Phan and Zhu, 2020). I
don't care for somebody's interference. This dulls the environment as I begin being aloof while
passing on my musings and thoughts. This dominates my certainty and struggle settling capacity.
While settling the contentions I will in general be cantered yet interference of other make it a
matter of negative circumstance as I moves scared away when I am not ready to determine this.
This debilitates my sure character and makes the climate negative.
The PDP plan is made dependent on the SMART destinations. The goals so set dependent on
that the abilities are being recognized which should be created, the importance and time span is
likewise indicated which makes the accomplishment of errand simpler. Defining the objectives
dependent on these boundary makes an individual responsible. It is a report which is being made
concerning the vocation and capacity being taken after by an individual (Prodromou, Robutti,
and Panero, 2018)
Skill to be
Developed
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time
Skill of
handling the
conflicts
I have targeted
the advancement
of such ability
since I need to
plainly impart
the prerequisites
and assumptions
for mine and my
colleagues. The
capacity to
oversee well
clashes will
improve the
circumstance.
This ability will
assist me with
being a better
director and
pioneer. I trust in
This will be
estimated
utilizing the
surveys and
assessments of
the companions
and subordinate.
They are the
better one to
pass judgment
on the
exhibition. They
will offer the
thoughts
dependent on an
all-
encompassing
character and
execution see.
It is needed for
the compelling
presentation of
a group. This
will bud the
efficiency of
all colleagues.
This will be
accomplished
effectively by
viable
correspondenc
e (Shavit, and
Moshe, 2019).
This expertise
will help in
successful
correspondence
and
respectability
among the
individuals from
an association.
3
months

keeping up the
positive climate
since this
upgrades the
efficiency and
cohesiveness in
workplace. The
distinctions
ought to be
settled in a
positive and
quiet way this
keeps up the
trustworthiness
among
colleagues which
is needed to
work
cooperatively.
Skill of
relationship
building and
maintaining
The teaching of
this expertise
will help in the
building up the
connections
among working
environment.
This will help
being developed
of the group of
friends and
casual gathering
This will be
estimated by
contrasting the
real gathering
and the current
gatherings.
This can be
accomplished
by discussing
viably with
others.
This will help in
keeping up the
positive
atmosphere and
will help in
diminishing the
work pressure.
5
months

which will make
the working
more effective.
Time-
management
Skill
This ability will
make me a better
pioneer at
working
environment.
This will
likewise help me
in accomplishing
the work life
balance. As, the
finishing of the
undertaking
before cut off
times helps in
better
accomplishing
achievement of
assignment.
This will be
estimated and
thought about
by seeing the
consummation
cut off times.
While keeping
up my diary I
will assign the
cut off time to
every
movement. This
will assist me
with bettering
think about my
presentation.
This can be
handily
achieved
utilizing the
set time period
assigned to
every action.
This expertise
will help me in
bringing the
order a d
reliability in my
daily schedule.
This will help
the others in
association to
cling to cut off
times. This will
assist the
associations
with
accomplishing
the objectives
successfully and
effectively.
2.5
months
CONCLUSION
In light of above distinguished objectives, the individual activity plan so constructed
helps in recognizing the qualities and shortcoming. The activity plan so created helps in viably
accomplishing the objective. The association additionally give due significance to the individual
arranging of a person. As, the arranging of individual abilities is being delineated and
considering their own points the diagram is being made. In view of that the arrangement is
created expressing the arrangement to accomplish those objectives. The expectation is to fulfill
the individual development and improvement needs along these lines prompting hierarchical
adequacy.

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