Report on Managing Personal Work Priorities and Development Skills

This report comprehensively examines the critical aspects of managing personal work priorities and professional development. It begins with an introduction emphasizing the importance of these elements in enhancing workplace efficiency and performance. The assessment section explores various ...Read More

Managing Personal Work
Priorities & Professional
Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ASSESSMENT 1.............................................................................................................................1
Question 1. Three methods which is used to achieve health work life balance..........................1
Question 2. Five types of work methods through personal performances can be improves.......1
Question 3. Explanation of principles and techniques................................................................2
Question 4. Learning style model with related to individual......................................................3
Question 5. Management development opportunities.................................................................5
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................5
1.1 Student accountabilities and responsibilities in Australis ....................................................5
1.2 Develop a plan.......................................................................................................................6
1.3 Alignment between RTO goals and personal work plan......................................................7
1.4 Measure and maintain personal performance.......................................................................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Set and meet own work priorities..........................................................................................8
2.2 Facilitate priorities tasks to achieve personal and organisational goals................................8
2.3 Maintain appropriate work life balance................................................................................9
2.4 Ensure stress is effectively managed...................................................................................10
2.5 Ensure health is maintained................................................................................................10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
3.1 Personal knowledge and skills to identified development needs........................................10
3.2 Feedback from stakeholders on skills and knowledge........................................................11
3.3 Self-assessment and stakeholder feedback to make plan....................................................11
3.4 Implement personal development plan...............................................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Managing Personal Work Priorities are core activities which require for working at
workplace. It is very important element to enhance efficiency and performances which enable to
make proper attention towards work and performance (Palvalin, Lönnqvist and Vuolle, 2013).
Present study is based on case study which determines opportunities to make planning for
managing individual work priorities. This can be achieve through schedule work and task for
development of personal skills. Through focus on this report, it covers goals setting, performance
measurement and self-management. Furthermore, it includes plan which develop to achieve
objectives and positive outcomes. Moreover, it priorities competing demands which require
achieve goals and organisational goals. At last, it assesses personal knowledge and skills against
competency standards which identify development needs.
ASSESSMENT 1
Question 1. Three methods which is used to achieve health work life balance
In order to achieve work life balance following methods can be used at workplace:
 Set specific goals: In respect to make work life balance, it is very effective method which
used to demonstrate priorities. In this aspect, time need to be analysis which assess
performances for achieve continuous improvements (Tudor-Locke, Schuna and Proenca,
2014).
 Use advance and latest technology: With the help of advance technology, every
individual can enhance their knowledge and skills. It will assist to make successful
outcomes and performances that requires for maintaining work life balance.
 Determines priorities: Priorities are set to demonstrate needs of individual at prior level.
In this aspect, important elements are cover firstly so that goals can be measure at
workplace (Battilana, Sengul and Model, 2015).
Question 2. Five types of work methods through personal performances can be improves
Improvements in personal performance assist to remove negative thoughts which reduce
self-outcomes. There are various methods which can be used at workplace. They are as follows:
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 Organise and priorities: Organise and priorities can be done through make schedule for
each activity. In this aspect, every individual ensure that all task are manageable which
creates benefits to firm (Mooren, Grzebieta and Friswell, 2014).
 Avoid distractions: With the help of focusing on activities, fundamental quality of
productive people can be enhance. In this way, individual need to focus on single task
through they can achieve best results.
 Manage interruptions: Interruptions can be come from various people such as boss,
family and other workers, etc. Thus, minimization and forget interruptions can assist to
improve performance (Gursoy, Chi and Karadag, 2013).
 Research: Research program assist to demonstrate present strategies to achieve each
objective and goal at workplace.
 Simplify something: Complicated things must be simplify so that personal performances
can be improves.
Question 3. Explanation of principles and techniques
Following are different principle and techniques of different elements:
Elements Principles Techniques
Performance management 1. Performance management
has principle to translate
corporate goals into individual
team.
2. Corporate goals with
department and divisional.
1. With the help of staff
commitment performance
management can meet with
objectives (Fishman,
Konstantopoulos, S. and
Edelson, 2014).
2. Monitoring to staff
performance can assist to
attain corporate goals.
Personal behaviour 1. Personal behaviour seeks to
increase knowledge and skills
for personal behaviour
activities.
1. Maintain rational
detachment can assist to
increase knowledge and skills
for personal behaviour.
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2. Empower individual
assessment (Matthews, Lodge
and Bosanquet, 2014).
2. Be attentive assist to make
empower to each individual
Personal development plan 1. Passions lead to suffering is
principle of personal
development plan.
2. Negative emotions need to
be eliminated.
1. In order to make personal
development plan,
improvements self awareness
is requires at workplace.
2. Make sure that all goals are
attainable (Borko, Koellner
and Jacobs, 2014).
Goal setting 1. Goal should be clear which
can measure easily.
2. Goals are also been
challenge able so that it can be
take as responsibility.
1. SMART techniques can be
used for setting goals.
2. Involve management and
employee to attain goals and
objectives
Time management 1. Have a clear vision is the
most favourable principle of
time management.
2. Time-management is work
with motivating to each other
(Fernández-Manzanal, Serra
and Murillo, 2015).
1. With the help of elimination
of distractions, time
management can be achieve at
workplace.
2. Make plan for manage time
Question 4. Learning style model with related to individual
There are two types of learning style model explains as follows:
Kolb learning style model
Kolb learning theory determines in four elements. This can be view in a continuum
across two dimensions which is based on people and process informations.
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 Convergers: These types of learners prefer learn through solving problems and technical
task. As results, individual can use practical uses or ideas. They are major like to
determine concept and experimentation (Sandholtz, Ringstaff and Matlen, 2016). This
style encourages to each individual to perform their functions and operations through
learn various things from practical aspects. Individual can determines practical ideas
through doing self at workplace.
 Divergers: Divergers are prefers learn through observing, brainstorming and gathering
information. In these types of individual imaginative and sensitive who are perform
functions and operations. Individual are mainly like practical experience and reflection.
Observation style assist to individual to manage their outcomes through continous
monitoring to each activity.
 Assimilators: In order to learn things, individual need to put information with concise
logical order and reflective observation. They are like abstract modelling and theoretical
reasoning (Palvalin, Lönnqvist and Vuolle, 2013). Theory assist to individual to learn all
important elements at workplace which demonstrate benefits to enhance performance and
outcomes.
 Accomodators: These learners are prefers to take practical, experimental approach. They
are people oriented who rely on feelings. Thus, individual learns and like practical
experience and active testing. Individual also learn through taking practical part in this
activity which perform through developing ideas and operations.
Honey and Mumford model
This is also similar with Kolb's model. In this individual learns through distinctive
learning styles.
 Activist: These types of learners are prefer challenges which brought from new
experience and activities (Tudor-Locke, Schuna and Proenca, 2014). Individual can learn
through new experience. For example, role play, group discussion, etc. Further,
experience is requires demonstrate experience which shows various benefits and
outcomes at workplace.
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 Reflector: In this way, individual can learn through watching, thinking in which they
observe. They can also take investigation and observation with commitment. As result,
they are collect data before making any decisions.
 Theorist: In this aspect, learner prefer to think various things step by step. They are also
like complex and logical theories which can be analysis and synthesize situations,
principles and process (Battilana, Sengul and Model, 2015).
 Pragmatist: This types of learners are take things which they apply in practices. They are
prefer laboratories, doing field and observations.
Question 5. Management development opportunities
There are different types of management development opportunities can be seen at
workplace (Mooren, Grzebieta and Friswell, 2014). They are as follows:
 Employee training: With the help of employee training programs, every individual can
enhance their skills and knowledge at workplace. It assists to manage performance and
outcomes of the company.
 Coaching: Coaching is the area where each individual learn new things with experts.
Various qualified people demonstrate their knowledge to perform each activity and goals.
 Promotions: With the help of promotion, it is effective opportunity to enhance
performances and results of each individual (Fishman, Konstantopoulos, S. and Edelson,
2014).
TASK 1
1.1 Student accountabilities and responsibilities in Australis
International student of Australis has following responsibilities:
 Maintains enrolment and course progress which expected to student study for subject of
per session.
 All students must be subject to rules and policies which are gives satisfactory results.
 Another responsibilities of student are paying tuition fee on time (Matthews, Lodge and
Bosanquet, 2014).
 If student change their address, they have to inform to university on time. In addition to
this, whenever they are come to Australia, must be inform to university.
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 Further, many other responsibilities are take place such as ensure to OSHC validation
throughout studies in Australia.
1.2 Develop a plan
Objectives
which
completion in
4 to 5 weeks
Strategies
and, methods
to achieve
objectives
Resources
required
Outcomes
and results
Variance to
achieve
objectives
After mitigate
strategies,
what need to
be do
To enhance
skills and
knowledge
within the
college
In order to
accomplish
objectives to
enhance skills
and
knowledge,
effective
communicatio
n is requires at
workplace.
Role play.
Short term,
discussion
programs
It will assist to
enhance skills
and
knowledge
with effective
communicatio
n at
workplace.
Some
individual are
not effectively
participate to
achieve goals
and objectives
Proper
functioning
and
management is
requires
perform
functions and
operations.
Support men
and women
for their
development
With the help
of training and
development
programs, me
and women
can be support
at workplace.
Within the
workplace,
management
games assist to
support men
and women.
It assists to
determine
same priorities
and objectives
at workplace.
Women are
week so that
they cannot
fully
participate to
enhance their
knowledge
and skills
The company
need to try to
enhance
women
participation
to enhance
their outcomes
Recognition
by government
With the help
of government
scholarship
and programs,
Government
policies and
rules need to
be follow
Recognition
assist to
achieve
common goals
All people are
not fully know
about
government
Government
rules are need
to be
demonstrate
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students can
enhance their
performances
and outcomes.
(Borko,
Koellner and
Jacobs, 2014).
and objectives
at workplace.
programs and
rules.
which assist to
develop
positive results
and
performances
1.3 Alignment between RTO goals and personal work plan
With the help of personal development plan, RTO can achieve their goals and objectives
is systematic way. In this aspect, they are setting goals and outcomes with assessing every
individual performances. As results, they can easily determine positive outcomes and
performances which manage at workplace. In respect to this, the company should make
successful operations in which all goals are completely achieves. Therefore, skills and
performances of the business measure effectively (Fernández-Manzanal, Serra and Murillo,
2015).
1.4 Measure and maintain personal performance
In this aspect, the company need to demonstrate measurement with assessing personal
performances. They are as follows:
What is planned What need to be
achieve
What is not achieve How to address
results
Enhance skills and
performance of
individual
All personnel
determines their
participation to
achieve goals and
objectives.
It assesses that all
workers are not
effectively work
within the place.
With the help of
strategies, RTO can
address their results.
Support to me and
women for their
development
Men and women
participation to
achieve goals and
objectives (Sandholtz,
Ringstaff and Matlen,
At workplace, there
are no workers
perform their functions
and operations
When the company
monitoring their
personal participation,
results are address.
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2016).
TASK 2
2.1 Set and meet own work priorities
Task Factors Weighting Rationale Priorities Overcome to
be achieve
To enhance
student within
university
Personal
factors create
impact on task
80 Due to
encouragemen
t of various
customer
To enhance
participation
of people at
workplace
Remove
personal
factors impact
on the
performances
For employee
participation
to encourage
various
students
Social factors
create impact
on this task
(Zepeda,
2014).
70 This is
because,
various people
perceive social
criteria to
assess impact
on task and
performance
To make
effective
results and
performances
Make same
culture for all
people.
2.2 Facilitate priorities tasks to achieve personal and organisational goals
Student prioritisation matrix
Task factors Weighti
ng
Rational
e
Priority Outcom
es
results Gap Continge
ncy
Student
need to
be follow
all rules
Perceptio
n of
different
people at
70 This is
because,
every
person
Universit
y must
give
priority
Loyalty
of
students
must be
Positive
results
are made
which
There is
high gap
to
ascertain
There is
fact that
in which
rules and
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and
regulatio
ns of
universit
y
workplac
e
perceive
different
perceptio
n to
perform
functions
and
operation
s (Leach,
2014).
to all
students
same.
occur at
workplac
e.
ascertain
for
developi
ng ideas
and
operation
s. Results
must be
require
specific.
business
results
and
performa
nces that
measure
to
develops
outcomes
.
regulatio
ns can be
made at
workplac
e.
Students
cooperati
on with
various
other
people at
workplac
e
Attitude
and ego
80 In this
aspect,
cooperati
on need
to be
maintain
at
workplac
e which
determin
es
effective
results
and
outcomes
Cooperat
ion assist
to gain
competiti
ve
advantag
es and
results
within
the
environm
ent.
High
power of
capabiliti
es
undertak
en which
assist to
manage
results
and
performa
nces.
There is
lack of
students
cooperati
on and
participat
ion so
that it
create
major
problems
to the
business.
Students
cooperati
on can be
made
through
ascertain
effective
results
and
performa
nces.
2.3 Maintain appropriate work life balance
There are various way, through work life balance can be maintain. They are as follows:
Pace to self
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In order to maintain appropriate work life balance, it is essential to create long, healthy,
productive and happy life. It will assist to understand value of pace. There is high time when
every individual need to create self-awareness (Dustin, 2016).
Planning very carefully
In this aspect, work life balance can be made through taking correct line. In this aspect,
profile is very important element which requires maintain balance between work and family.
Consider long time commitment
In this way, finding a work life balance which means to create family time with work.
Every individual need to take part with other communities and committing with them in effective
way (Palvalin, Lönnqvist and Vuolle, 2013).
2.4 Ensure stress is effectively managed
With the help of following strategies, stress can be managed:
 Eating well: In order to overcome stress, every individual need to eat properly so that
they can easily take part to achieve goals and objectives. In this aspect, effectiveness take
place which determines for creating positive results (Johnson, 2014). Proper eating habits
assist to manage performance and outcomes which requires at workplace.
 Proper drink water: It is another method, through stress can be manage at workplace. As
results, target market can be develop which ascertain profitability at workplace. Proper
drinking assist to develops outcomes and operations which can be done through reduce
stress of individual (Tudor-Locke, Schuna and Proenca, 2014).
2.5 Ensure health is maintained
There are various factors which create impact on health. They are as follows:
 Social and community activities: Relationships with various people assist to develop
outcomes and profitability at workplace. It creates huge impact on person mind so that
mental health can develops at workplace.
 Relationships: Relationships with various people ascertain for proper work and functions.
In this aspect, true relationships require perform which make positive impact in people
mind. With the help of focus, life can be make better (Schwalbe, 2015).
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TASK 3
3.1 Personal knowledge and skills to identified development needs
In this aspect, personal knowledge and skills are develops through identified following
needs at workplace:
Information from unit of competency Ability
Multiple task skills 3
Problem-solving skills 4
Performances to overcome weaknesses 2
Background knowledge 5
3.2 Feedback from stakeholders on skills and knowledge
Following are such stakeholder who determines effective knowledge and skills to perform
functions:
 Customer: Customer are those who use services and products of the company. With the
help of customer feedback, the company can assess their needs and performance to
achieve goals and objectives.
 Employee: Employee are gives their views to perform functions and operations at
workplace. They are giving feedback to assess their requirements and performance at
workplace.
 Government: Government determines their roles to assess taxes and other regulations at
workplace (Boxall, 2013).
3.3 Self-assessment and stakeholder feedback to make plan
Gap between knowledge/
skills/ performance criteria
Objectives Cover to gap
Kolb's learning model To enhance individual needs
with ascertain objectives of
each person
Give each individual task to
increase their revenue and
profits
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Mumford learning model To analysis performance of
person according to business
outcomes (Battilana, Sengul
and Model, 2015).
With ascertain knowledge
through practical participation.
3.4 Implement personal development plan
In order to implement personal development plan, there are different types of strategies
which assist to manage business results. In addition to this, it also demonstrates various
advantages which shows encouragement of people at workplace. With the help of Kolb's Model,
development plan can be meet at workplace (Saul, 2017). It demonstrates various advantages
which assist to manage business results with effective learning style (Trefalt, 2013). It includes
following elements:
 Convergers: Convergers are such stakeholder who learn through solving problems
practically. In this aspect, they are doing technical task which demonstrate practical
issues and ideas at workplace. They are like active experimentation at workplace to
perform activities and actions (Tudor-Locke, Schuna and Proenca, 2014).
 Divergers: They are prefers learning with observation so that plan can be implement
through assessing imaginative and sensitive information (Mooren, Grzebieta and
Friswell, 2014). In this aspect, practical experience and reflection is requires perform
functions and outcomes.
 Assimilators: Various stakeholder are putting their participation through information that
are requires in logical order (Schwalbe, 2015). It also determines reflective observation
that assist to manage business results and performance at workplace.
 Accomodators: This types of people generally prefer to perform functions and operations
as practically (Gursoy, Chi and Karadag, 2013). They are also taken experience to
perform various functions and operations within the environment.
In respect to meet with objectives and goals, development plan creates to major impact
on target. In this way, following elements can be included within the company:
Fee receipts to attend a new course or seminars
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In this step, the company can organise fee receipts to attend new course or seminars.
Thus, they can easily encourage customer to make effective results. In this way, the company can
enhance revenue and profits.
Screenshot of any online course such from open to study etc.
In this way, the company can organise online courses for open study which take place to
demonstrate effective results and performances. As results, it attracts to customer who are not
prefers to attain physical aspects.
Emails sent and received to/from stakeholders
The organisation can also demonstrate emails send or receive it from different
stakeholder. In this way, stakeholder perform their activities and outcomes to considers results
and outcomes at workplace.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it has bee assess that management business activities are requires
for performing effective functions and operations at workplace. It demonstrates, methods
through the RTO can achieve health work life balance within the environment. Furthermore, it
also includes personal performances at workplace which manage through training and
development programs, research and avoiding of distractions of employee at workplace.
Moreover, it summarized about principles and techniques which are used to demonstrate benefits
of performance management, goal setting, personal behaviour, development plan and time
management. In addition to this, report concluded about learning model such as Kolb and Honey
and Mumford model. It describes learning attitude of person at workplace who determines their
roles and outcomes in effective way. In addition to this, there are different types of management
opportunities take place through every individual can develops their outcomes and results at
workplace. At last, report articulated about measurement and maintenance of personal
performances which requires make plan at workplace.
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