Personal Development Report: Skills and Action Plan

This report is a reflective analysis of a student's personal development, focusing on four key skills: time management, teamwork, resilience, and public speaking. The report utilizes reflective journal entries to assess the importance of each skill and the student's current competence. Various tools like the Johari Window, Blake and Mountan managerial grid, and Belbin team role model are employed to identify strengths and weaknesses. The report includes a SWOT analysis, identifies contradictions in self-assessment, and proposes an action plan with SMART objectives to overcome weaknesses. The student reflects on how these skills will be beneficial in their future career, particularly in a managerial role, emphasizing the importance of effective time management, team collaboration, and resilience in handling stress and achieving goals. The report concludes with a summary and references.

Reflective personal
development report
and plan

Executive summary
Reflective Journal help to determine the strength and weaknesses of some skills which a
person posses. In the same way, the report is also based upon four skills such as Time
management skills, Team work, Resilience and public speaking, in which the report will present
the importance and its benefit in their future. Further, report will also provide an action plan in
order to overcome the weaknesses.

Table of Contents
Executive summary..........................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 1- Time Management ..........................................................1
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 2- Team Working.................................................................2
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 3- Resilience.........................................................................3
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 4- Public speaking................................................................5
Summary and action plan.................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
Appendix........................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Reflective Journals is the document in which a person is write down all the reflection
entries. Therefore, the entire report is also based upon the reflective Journal in which report will
describe 4 major core skills such as Time management skills, Team work, Resilience and public
speaking, The report will further show the importance of these skills and by applying proper
theory and toolkit, report describe the ways to overcome the issues as well. In addition to this,
report will describe SWOT analysis in which it shows the strength as well as weaknesses then by
using personal development plan, report will describe the way to overcome weaknesses using
SMART objectives.
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 1- Time Management
What is the core skill to develop?
I want to develop my Time management skills. It is the process of planning and exercising
awake control of a time spent on some specific activities. Further it also refers to managing time
effectively so that the right time is allocated to a right activity as well (Britton and Tesser,
2019). As I want to focus on my time management skills so that I can make the best use of time
as time is always limited.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Time management skills are important because a good time management always allows to
accomplish more in shorter period of time and this further leads to more free time which
provide an advantages of learning opportunities, help in lower down the stress and assist me to
provide better career success. Therefore, it is quite essential to be aware and develop this skills
because it helps me to lead successful life. This can be further proved by Blake and Mountan
managerial grid (Appendix A) that makes me aware of the fact that distraction always leads
towards mismanagement and this should be avoided completely In order to follow the right
back (Macan, 2019).
For example, As I am working in the office and I have to set my priority work first with proper
deadline then it leads to less stress and help me to be productive and less rework. Thus, I think
that this skill is quite important.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
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By using Johri Window, I detect my traits in the form of strength and weaknesses which can
easily improve my time management skill and currently I also lack self motivation skill In time
management skills as I take the feedback from my peers. Because they think that till there is a
need to improve self- motivation skills. Apart from this, I also take tutor feedback in which I
realised that I am still lacking some decision making skills that also affect the time management
skills.
Can you identify any contradiction from your analysis above?
By taking the feedback from peers and tutor, I realised that I am lacking time management
skills among which I have to improve my self- motivation and decision making skills so that I
can enhance my time management skills. Further, by using Blake and Mountan managerial grid
as a toolkit I realised that it is quite reliable because it provides me accurate results.
How might this skill help me in my future?
A good time management skill help me in my future in my upcoming manager job such that it
will help me to complete the assigned work in proper time so that it creates positive impression
in front of others. Further, it also improve my decision making abilities and reduce stress so that
I will get more work and can perform easily.
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 2- Team Working
What is the core skill to develop?
Team working is the cooperation between those who are working on a task. Therefore, it also
refers as the willingness of a group of a people to work together in order to achieve the common
goals (Stewart, 2018.). Thus, I want to develop my team working skills that help me to work in
effective manner and attain goals as well.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Team working is quite important because it helps to increase the efficiency and the ability to
focus different mind on the same problem as well as provide mutual support too. Even now
individuals want to work in a team so that they develop different ideas that will support to
complete the work in define deadlines. Therefore, by using Belbin team role which also states
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the importance of working in team in order to attain the goals in defined time (Bolman and
Deal, 2015).
For example, in a company a team is hired in order to accomplish the goals of promoting the
products in short period of time. Thus, it has been realised that by working in team will help to
complete the work early as compared to work individual.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
By using Johri Window toolkit, I show my strength and weaknesses. In team working, when I
take feedback from my peers, they said that I am still lacking conflict management skills which
is quite necessary in team working because it helps to lead a team in right way. Apart from this,
when I take feedback from tutor, I realised that due to lack of my communication skill, I should
have to improve my team working skills. Further, I also realised this whatever feedback I
received from my peers and tutor, is quite realistic and that is why I need to work on it.
Can you identify any contradiction from your analysis above?
From the above, I can see that there is a contradiction from my analysis and others such that I
also feel the same what other feel about weaknesses of my skills. I also think that I am lacking
communication skills and conflict management skills. But by using Belbin Team work model
(Appendix B) as a toolkit, I realised that it is quite reliable because it provides exactly the same
result which I need to improve.
How might this skill help me in my future?
Team work is an effective skills and it also help in my upcoming manager job such that if I am
having an effective team working skills then I can lead a group of peoples and complete the
defined work in proper time as well. Apart from this, when team work is effective,
collaboration and better communication then it will help to make better output as well. Further,
it will bring talent and experience together for a common goal.
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 3- Resilience
What is the core skill to develop?
I want to develop my Resilience skills which refers to the capability of a strained body in order
to recover its size and shape after deformation that cause especially by compressive stress.
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Further, it is an ability in order to recover from an adjust easily to misfortune or change. That is
why I want to raise Resilience in order to adapt things when things are not go as planned
(Reivich and Shatté, 2015).
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Resilience is one of the most important skill that a person needs to be posses. This is so because
people do not roll or dwell on failure and thus, they also learn from this mistakes and then move
forwards. Thus, there is a need to be aware of and develop this skills so that I also learn from
my mistakes and then proceed for further. For this skills, Psychtest (Appendix C)is used which
states that how a person is overcome from many problems in order to move forward in their life
(Alvord and Grados, 2015).
For example, the children who are handicapped and disorder and at that time, the theory states
that one needs to show the functional adequacy such that a maintenance of competent
functioning despite an interfering emotionality which is as a benchmark of resilience behavior
under a stress.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
From Johri Window I find my strength and weaknesses, from which I concluded that I posses
resilience as a strength because from my past experience I learn all from my own mistakes only.
But when I start taking feedback from my peers, they said that I have good ability to recover my
self and I posses rational thinking skills that shows that I have resilience as a strength. And the
same feedback I also receive from my tutor also. Thus it shows that resilience skills is consider
as my strength.
Can you identify any contradiction from your analysis above?
There is a contradiction from my analysis and the feedback which I received such that I also
think that I have a resilience as my strength and the same I also received from other as well.
Hence, this also affect my ability to perform as well.
In addition to this, I realised that Johri Window as a toolkit is quite reliable because it provides
me exact and accurate result.
How might this skill help me in my future?
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Resilience is quite important and also help me in my upcoming Manager Job as well such that it
enables me to develop the mechanism for protection against the experience which could be
resistless. In future, this skill help to maintain the balance in my life at the time of difficulties
and stressful period of time and further help me to be free from mental health difficulties.
Reflective Journal Entry Pro- Forma 4- Public speaking
What is the core skill to develop?
Public speaking is that process or a act of performing a speech to a live audience. Therefore,
this skills helps to raise the communication skill and it is also commonly understood as formal,
face to face speaking of a single person in front of a group of listeners (Osborn, Osborn and
Osborn, 2014). Therefore, I need to develop this skill because it help me to know how to
communicate to an audience by including the sharpening critical thinking and verbal as well as
non- verbal communication skills.
Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on?
Public speaking Is important skills which every individual should posses because it helps to
raise my confidence and make me feel comfortable around other people. Further, public
speaking is consider one of the best way to get my message across and it also help to boost the
performance in other areas of life as well. Hence, it is clear that there is a need to be aware of
and develop this skill. Therefore, Inter personal communication skill test (Appendix D) is used
that is built on the theory that the communication is a two way street and both sender and
receiver needs to be attentive in order to get the message correctly (Beebe and Beebe, 2017).
For example, when I start speaking in public it help to improve my communication skill and
even assist in personal development as well. Through this skill I communicate my message in
front of large group of mass easily.
Reflect on your current competence regarding this skill. How did you assess your
competence?
I can state about me that I am a sociable person, I like to talk to the people. But I am thinking
that I am lacking public speaking skill because of lack of communication. By using
Interpersonal communication skills (Appendix D), when I take feedback from my peers, they
said that I also lack self- motivation skills that affect public speaking skills. Apart from this
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when I take my tutor feedback, they told me that I am lacking communication skills and self-
motivation skills which needs to be improved.
Can you identify any contradiction from your analysis above?
There is no contradiction from Johri Window and Interpersonal Communication test because I
also feel the same whatever the feedback is provided by my peers and tutor. Hence Inter
personal communication skill test is a toolkit that help me to realised this which is quite reliable
as it provides an accurate results.
How might this skill help me in my future?
Public speaking help me to become a successful person in future because it helps to raise my
self- confidence and this will further assist me to speak in front of thousand of groups and if I
become a sales manager then it will help me to promote my product because of having best
communication skills. In addition to this, an effective public speaking clearly indicates the
creativity and critical thinking skills, leadership abilities and professionalism which are also
valuable for a job market. Thus, this will help me to get success in my future.
Summary and action plan
From the above, it has been analyses that there I should posses many skills so that it will
help me in my future growth and development. Having good time management skill will help me
to complete all work in time, while on the other side, an effective team work will assist to attain
the goals in short period. Further, resilience is also help me to learn from my own mistakes and
then lead further and beside this an effective public speaking also help me to raise my self-
confidence and then boost up my performance. Therefore, I realized that of these all skills will be
develop or improve then it will help me in my future growth and development. Apart from this,
by using different theories which further assist me to raise or improve the skills in order to lead a
successful life. Using SWOT analysis, I can determine my strength and weaknesses and this is as
mentioned below:
Strength Weaknesses
 Time management skills
 Resilience skill
 Team working
 Public speaking
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Opportunities Threats
 By improving my weaknesses I can
easily grab many opportunities that
help me to become successful person in
my future.
 Competition from peers
Strengths:
Among all four skills, I think that I have good time management skills because I am quite
punctual and I can easily manage my work by set the work as per their priority. Moreover,
resilience is another strength which I posses because I always learn from my own mistakes and
this helps me to improve my performance as well. By applying Blake and Mountan managerial
grid in my working area in which I set deadlines and then make priority of work and finish it as
well. Further, this is directly link to the theory of Johri Window of Resilience theory in which a
person is learn from their own childhood and I can also increase my resilience skill by using this
theory.
Weaknesses:
From the above four skill, I think that I am lacking some Team work skills because I
cannot lead a team in better way in my past time and that is why I think I am lacking this. Further
to improve this, I used Belbin theory which stats 9 role and it may also help me to improve this.
Apart from this, public speaking skill is another weaknesses because sometimes I cannot
communicate my message to other as I am lacking self confidence. But on the other side, by
using Interpersonal Communication skill test, I can improve my skills.
Personal developmental plan
Development
Area
Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Timely
Time
management
skills
I want to raise
my time
management
skills so that it
will assist my
It can be
measured from
my past and
present
performance.
This can be
attained by
setting priority
work, set
deadline, start
The goal is
realistic such
that it helps to
provide future
career
Within 45
days
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career
opportunities
taking training
sessions
opportunities
as well.
Team work I want to raise
team work
skills in order
to perform
better in my
career.
This skill is
further
measured by
comparing
past and
present
performance.
In order to
improve this, I
start using
theory of
Belbin team
work and
cultivate open
communicatio
n as well.
Further, I also
set goals and
recognize the
good team
work as well.
By enhancing
team work, I
will lead a
group of
people and
this will also
help to
provide better
future growth
opportunities
as well.
In 25 days.
Public
speaking
I want to
enhance my
public
speaking skills
so that I can
be a good
communicator.
It can be easily
measured by
applying
Interpersonal
communicatio
n skill model
of theory and
analysing my
past and
present
performance.
It can be attain
by start
attending
training
sessions and
speaking in
small meetings
so that it will
help to
improve
public
speaking
skills.
The goal is
realistic such
that it will
help to attain
my future
goals and also
raise my
confidence
level as well.
Within 1
month
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CONCLUSION
By summing up above report it has been concluded that an individual needs to posses
some basic skills so that it will help to lead a better and successful life. From the report It has
been concluded that there are four core skills which an individual must posses and by using
SWOT analysis, I concluded that among them I am lacking team work and public speaking
skills. In addition to this, I further concluded that by using personal developmental plan, I can
easily improve my weaknesses and also enhance my strength as well so that I can live better life
in my future.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Alvord, M. K. and Grados, J .J., 2015. Enhancing resilience in children: A proactive
approach. Professional psychology: research and practice.36(3). p.238.
Beebe, S. A. and Beebe, S. J., 2017. Public Speaking. Allyn & Bacon.
Bolman, L.G. and Deal, T. E., 2015. What makes a team work?. Organizational
Dynamics.21(2). pp.34-44.
Britton, B. K. and Tesser, A., 2019. Effects of time-management practices on college
grades. Journal of educational psychology.83(3). p.405.
Macan, T. H., 2019. Time management: Test of a process model. Journal of applied
psychology.79(3). p.381.
Osborn, M., Osborn, S. and Osborn, R., 2014. Public speaking. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Reivich, K. and Shatté, A., 2015. The resilience factor: 7 essential skills for overcoming life's
inevitable obstacles. Broadway Books.
Stewart, G. L., 2018. Team work and group dynamics (No. 658.4036 S8).
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Appendix
Appendix A: for time management
Toolkit 1: Johri Window Tool
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Toolkit 2:The Blake and Mountan managerial grid
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Appendix: B : for Team Management
Toolkit1 : Johri window toolkit
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Toolkit 2: Belbin team role
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Appendix C: For Resilience
Toolkit 1: Psychtest for Resilience
Toolkit 2: Johri Window
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Appendix D: For Public speaking
Toolkit 1: Interpersonal Communication Skills Test
Toolkit 2: Johri Window Toolkit
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