University Personal and Professional Development Report and Plan

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of personal and professional development, focusing on reflective learning and the creation of a personal development plan. The student utilizes the Gibbs reflective cycle to examine a leadership project, specifically focusing on Mark Zuckerberg's influence on Facebook's success. The report details the student's feelings, evaluations, and analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, emphasizing the importance of communication, problem-solving, and time management skills. The student identifies areas for improvement, such as enhancing leadership skills, and outlines an action plan that includes self-assessment, research, and the use of information and communication technology to improve their knowledge and skills. The conclusion highlights the importance of continuous learning and the development of skills to achieve both academic and professional goals, including employability and study skills. The personal development plan outlines specific activities, measures, and timeframes for skill enhancement, such as ICT, work skills, research, problem-solving, and time management.

PERSONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL..............................................................................................................1
Description...................................................................................................................................1
Feeling.........................................................................................................................................1
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................2
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................3
Action plan...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN...........................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Reflective learning helps in identifying own weakness and strength and to increase
knowledge and provide different perspective to achieve objectives and increase skills effectively
(Attard, 2017). This report provides a brief explanation of reflective learning which helps to
increase efficiency of own self. In addition, report highlights Gibbs reflective cycle to
demonstrate effective learning phases of personal growth and development. Furthermore, report
provides effective explanation about internal thinking to get better perspective to understand
personal strengths and weakness which helps to increase productivity of own.
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL
Description
I was assigned the task to prepare presentation on role of Mark Zuckerberg in success of
Facebook. I had to work for my project effectively to gain better information. When I was
working on this task I got to know that some points are good in me but I have also some lacking
areas that need to be worked upon by me. I completed leadership project to understand what
learnings have I gained from this project.
Feeling
When I was working for my presentation then it was very essential for me to work. Individual
spirit is very essential to complete any task (BELINOVA and et.al., 2017). If person is unable to
coordinate with personal knowledge ans skill it will decrease the efficiency to archive task
effectively. I was feeling under confident because I had never worked before in alone on any
project. I was feeling little nervous when I had to coordinate with my knowledge on this
leadership project. It helped me to understand importance of communication, in learning as it
helps to provide transparency to understand and send messages effectively (Lopatovska and
et.al., 2017). Communication skills also helped to make display my thoughts in class and make
them understand my vision in form of written and presentation communication. I was feeling
ineffective in communicating due to lack of proper guidance which reduced the effectiveness of
myself. It was very easy for me to use computers in making presentation as I have good
information and communication skill. Problem solving skill increased the quality of my work
and efficiency to achieve task (Girvan, Conneely and Tangney, 2016). I was feeling very
confident in doing research about CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg as it provided information
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which helped me to develop my personal skills. I am feeling more sound in making decision and
understanding other behaviours. From thisporject I have understood that transformational
leadership helps Mark Zuckerberg to improve and enhance employability skills to innovate and
achieve core competency (Abrahams and Singh, 2019). It also provided me ability to challenge
myself to gain better confidence in making decisions and promoting my quality of work. I gained
knowledge from Mark Zuckerberg that only one leadership approach is not effective to become
successful I have to learn all leadership styles like Mark Zuckerberg to implement it when it is
required to attain maximum output from my available resources. Using information and
communication technology helps me to gain better information about all factors to make
effective strategy and achieve my objectives effectively (Waltz, 2019). Effective leadership style
provides better interpersonal skills which helps me to understand emotions of other and increase
my experience effectively.
Evaluation
I realized before making the project that why it is essential to have leadership skills if the person
is not effective. I also realized that how Mark Zuckerberg influence people to complete their
work effectively. This also helped me to understand that traits and characteristics of a person
helps to make them effective leaders but then I was wrong as there are many live examples like
Mark Zuckerberg who were not born leaders and does not have any skills but became leaders
with proper knowledge and skills. Communication skills, innovative skills, problem solving
skills, work all this helps to support leadership styles to be successful in real life (Sekarwinahyu
and et.al., 2019). I have learned all the skills and understood the importance of the knowledge
which I gained by reading and from internet platform. It was very difficult for me implement my
skills to achieve study and employability skills due to lack of proper experience. While
implementing communication skills it was difficult for me to make objectives clear and
understandable as I did not have proper knowledge. So I formulated some activities which
involved self-management and time management this helped me to become more efficient and
understand the information more effectively. I have also learned that it is very essentials to
understand people around you to make effective decisions as good leader always thinks of other
feelings and also their benefit to make them satisfied and efficient in doing their work (Gould,
2016). I learned that leaders the person which have personality which increases followers and
leaders inspire people. I have to become effective and increase my knowledge to inspire people
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and provide better learning environment to them. I have learned that Mark Zuckerberg have the
ability to increase the potential of their co-workers. It also provides me understanding that I have
to believe in myself to achieve my desired dreams. I have also had to make my routine
systematic to utilize time effectively and divide my work properly to reduce stress of workload.
Analysis
I have witnessed the change in my knowledge as I was very determined to learn and understand
about all the information in my project effectively. Due to lack of piratical knowledge and
experience it was difficult for me to relate and implement the knowledge and skills in real life
and this also made me ineffective. I think the reason I have not adopted my skills in my daily
activities as I am unknown to the fact that leadership skills need to be integrated with my
personal skills and personality to gain efficiency in becoming an effective leader.
Conclusion
I have learned from Mark Zuckerberg leadership project that it is very essential to
improve skills and knowledge of our-self (Bruno and Dell’Aversana, 2018). I have learned that
communication skills not only improves study skills but also helps to increase my potential to
attain effective career. I also gained knowledge how information technology helps to gain better
skills to be effective leader and influence me to achieve my tasks. With help of ICT it made very
easy for me to delver my thoughts very efficiently. It also helped me to increase my learning
speed with various videos on internet and video conferencing. From the completion of this report
I think that work helps to increase efficiency in achieving objectives in business, and at
educational institutions. Work increases shared values to address common goals (Cathro,
O'Kane and Gilbertson, 2017). This also helps to reduce disputes and motivate me by increasing
skills and knowledge. I have gained information about this which helped me to develop myself
and increase my ability of decision-making. By achieving employability and study skills I have
also developed disciplined routine by time management which is very essential. Time
management is a systematic procedure of performing any action which reduces efforts and
improves output (Huisman, Kiviaho-Kallio and Lyon, 2019). It also helped me to reduce my
stress and depression from workload. Self management helped me to understand my limits and
pushed them to increase my potential to do any work effectively. This also helped me to learn
my own strengths and weaknesses which decrease my efficiency in performing activities. I have
also learned that problem solving skills helps to improve decision-making process and reduced
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time to think and about right and wrong. Due to increased knowledge and experience I am more
efficient to make effective decisions for my career.
Action plan
After the completion of Mark Zuckerberg leadership project I developed some strategies
which will help me to increase the efficiency to gain knowledge and skills. I will improve my
thinking capacity by gaining experiences from accepting difficult challenges and push my
strengths further to my capabilities. This will help me to become more productive in a business
organization as manager or employees. With the help of self assessment like teacher-students
interviews, reflection logs, I will increase my potential to attain all skills which are required to
become a good leader and support my organization to achieve its objectives effectively. By
doing effective research on the topic to gain better perspective before making any decisions and
also take responsibilities of my decisions (Gould and Taylor, 2017). I will improve my
communication skill by writing every day and recording my voice to understand my issues and
try resolving it with proper guidance of my mentor. I will use information and communication
technology to enhance my engagement and motivation to increase my knowledge. I will be more
efficient with more stored information to increase my knowledge and motivate myself to become
good leader. I will focus more on leadership styles by experiencing live examples like Mark
Zuckerberg to understand the techniques to use in reality and achieve study skills and leadership
skills. I will have to improve my work skills by understanding thought process of myself and
setting objectives which can match to my objectives (Brockbank, McGill and Beech, 2017).
From the above process I will also improve my interpersonal skills which will help me to
understand people while decision-making process effectively. It is also important to follow the
guideline and be sincere to attain all the objectives and learn better information from everyone
around me. I also need to develop skills to become confident while collaborating with my
experience and achieve objectives effectively.
CONCLUSION
This reflective journal provides a brief description about personal learning and
development of individual. It helped to improve the quality of work by increasing efficiency of
skills which are required in becoming a leader or effective student. Journal also provides
reflective description of Gibbs reflective cycle of learning to understand the details of skills and
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knowledge which were required by individual to adopt in order to become effective and increase
its potential. This also provided support to understand importance of communication skills,
research skills, work skills, time management self management, problem solving skills to
achieve employability and study skills.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Skills Activities Measures Time frame
ICT I will develop this skill by
online courses which will
helps to increase my
knowledge.
I will take online test and
also apply the skills
practically to gain both
practical and theoretical
knowledge.
1 Month
Work Skills I will improve my work
skills by improving shared
values and coordination
between me and my
thoughts to think as a
perspective.
I will measure mywork
skills by analysing
performance of my
efficiency and my
contribution in to achieve
goals.
3 months
Research Skills By learning to proper plan
of activities which I need
to do. By making schedule
of my activities.
I will use balanced
scorecard method to
identify my efficiency of
research skills.
5 months
Problem Solving
Skills
By reading books and
communicating to
different people will
increase my knowledge to
make effective decision
and solve my problems
effectively.
I need to give myself
challenge and also
participate in more
activities to test my
decision-making
frequency.
8 months
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Time
management
By setting up deadlines,
being punctual in every
work will helps to increase
my self management and
time management skills
effectively.
By keeping track of my
performance and time in
which I am finishing my
work will help me to
measure this skill.
2 months
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