A Comprehensive Guide to Self-Awareness & Professional Growth

This report delves into the critical aspects of professional development, emphasizing self-awareness as a cornerstone for career success. It begins with a values inventory to understand the influence of personal values on confidence and career satisfaction, highlighting core values such as accountability, excellence, honesty, and empathy. The report examines individual strengths and weaknesses, advocating for the enhancement and utilization of strengths while constructively addressing weaknesses. It explores goal-setting principles, emphasizing clarity, challenge, and commitment, and outlines a structured decision-making process. Furthermore, the report discusses effective teamwork strategies, focusing on cooperation and emotional intelligence. A personal coaching model is developed to enhance self-awareness, and key areas for personal development are identified, including improving decision-making skills and managing temperament. The report culminates in a customized personal development plan with actionable steps and measurable outcomes, emphasizing personal branding and networking skills to promote oneself effectively. This document is a student contribution and is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wealth of study tools and resources for students.

Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Knowing and Developing Yourself for Professional Success

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Knowing Yourself:
Conduct a values inventory and understand the influence of values on confidence, career
satisfaction
I have taken the values inventory test that has helped me in knowing the strengths and
weaknesses. This is one of the student-friendly tools that has helped me in identifying the
strengths that I can use in the near future.
My Top Four Core Values Are:
 1.
 ______accountability_________________________ .
 2.
 ________Being the best_______________________ .
 3.
 _________Honesty_____________________ .
 4. _____________solitude_______________
My Main Core Value Is:
__Empathy___
I have learnt that these are my core values and I must use them in all my future
endeavors. I have got this knowledge that as I am honest, I can use this in my professional career.
This will help me to be a good team player. I will always try to be honest in all the assignments
that come across my way. I will never think of my personal gains over the welfare of my team
mates. I will always abide by the correct rules and regulations.I am also having the tendency of

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being the best. In other words, I am a perfectionist and I do not believe in doing any work in a
half-hearted manner. This will help me in becoming a hard working person and I will be able to
develop a good team, working spirit.
I feel that being accountable is one of the greatest strengths that one can have to be a
good team leader. I always bear the accountability for my own work. In other words, I never shift
the workload or the blame over others. I always try my level best o take up the responsibility of
my work over myself. All these strengths show that I can be confident about my career to some
extent. This will help me in becoming a good teamwork in the near future.
Use the StrengthsFinderto examine their own and others preferences and view the
difference in a positive and constructive way
One of the strength is an attempt of being the best in the work that I am undertaking. As
per my understanding, this is one of the strengths of my personality. However, others might see
this as a weakness. Often at the workplace, I become violent and take unnecessary stress. This
can often appear as a very bad and negative thing for my team members. This difference is
mainly because of the fact that it is not possible for them to understand my approaches right in
the first instance.
Examine individual strengths and weaknesses and understand how to enhance and utilize
strengths
I have realized that one of my biggest strength is honesty. This will always help me in my
future career. I will never be carried away by any kinds of biases or greed. I will always stay

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neutral and unbiased in all my endeavors'. The other important strength is perfect. I always try to
stay perfect in all my assignments. This helps me in understanding that I must use this as one of
the biggest strength. I also consider empathy as one of my biggest strength. I will be able to be an
empathetic leader in the near future, I will be able to understand the perspective of my employees
and think about their welfare as well.
Developing Yourself:
Understand and apply goal setting principles
There are some principles or rules that are to be followed while setting any particular
goals. The first important principle is clarity. This helps in setting clear-cut goals without any
confusion. One of my goals is to develop a proper decision making skill within myself.
The next important principle is to set challenging roles. I think that this will be helpful for me as
I will be able to develop a courageous attitude and also start taking important challenges.
I will also develop a strong sense of commitment so that I can stay true to the goals that I want to
accomplish. Staying committed and loyal will surely be very helpful.
Explore the process of decision making
The first important step is identifying the alternatives. After finding the issue, the next
best thing is to find out the best possible solution to the problem. The next important step is to
find the pros and cons of the option that has to be chosen. As a responsible manager, it is
important to analyze the possible results of the selected solution. The last but not the least is
reviewing the option that has been selected.

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Working most effectively within a team
In order to work properly within a team, I have to make sure that I am developing a
cooperative nature. I believe that I have a cooperative nature and I never back step in helping
others. However, I have to work over my decision making skill. I have realized that without
proper decision-making skill, I will not be able to be a good team player. I know that I am a
perfectionist and I always have the tendency of being the best. At the same time, I have to make
sure that I am not creating unnecessary pressure on others. I have to give time to all the team
members so that they can actually cope up with the pressure and deliver their best.
1. Develop a personal coaching model to enhance their own and others self-awareness
1) Building the relationship
2) Providing assessment.
3) Challenging thinking and assumptions.
4) Supporting and encouraging.
5) Driving results

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Identify key areas for personal development
STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES
I think that empathy is one of my major
strength. I will always keep other’s interest
before thinking about mine. I will always make
sure that as a leader, I am supporting each and
every need of my subordinates. As their leader
I will always provide them professional and
moral support. I will not think about my
personal wellbeing above their interest..
Weakness:
I realized that one of my weaknesses is a lack
of proper decision making power. I often get
nervous and do not know how to convey the
message properly. I will also have to keep a
control over my temper.
I will make sure that I am grabbing every
opportunity coming in my way and making
good use of it. I will always take the
responsibility of my mistakes committed by
me.
ASPIRATIONS RESULTS
I aspire to make myself easily approachable
among my followers. I think that I fear to
The results will be very helpful or my
professional and personal life a well. They will
help me to provide every possible support to

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speak in public. However, I have realized that
this is one of the major weaknesses of my
career. I often get angry and talk with my
followers in a very right manner. However,
this happens when I am under a huge pressure.
my followers.
Construct a customized personal development plan with appropriate actions to achieve
goals
What do I
want to learn?
What do I have
to do?
What support
and resources
will I need?
How will I
measure my
success?
The target date
for review of
results.
I want to
develop a
calm and
organized
I want to make
sure that my
employees are
not finding me
unapproachable
or irritating.
I will be using
resources like
concentration
increasing
classes. I will
also undertake
meditation so
that I can work
I will ask my
teammates a d
my co-workers
to keep a note
of my behavior
and give me
proper ratings
Within 20th
July.
It will be
reviewed on
22ndth July.

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over my
restlessness.
on that.
I am often a
safe man and
try to avoid
speaking for
my own
rights.
I will have to be
much bold. This
will help me in
the decision
making aspects.
I will try to
pick up
courage and
confidence
within myself
and will utilize
the power of
self-practice.
I will conduct
many public
speaking and
meeting
sessions so that
I develop the
power of public
speaking.
19th March
2020
Review Date
on 16th March
2021
I will have to
check my bad
temperament.
I have to work
over my temper
so that I can
keep myself
calm and
composed.
I will
undertake
several anger
reducing class,
meditation
sessions and
others.
I will stay in
constant
connection
with my
friends,
colleagues and
others,, who
will help me to
get the proper
review.
Within 10th
July.
It will be
reviewed on
22nd July.
I want to
nurture my
I will have to
develop a bold
I will try my
best to take
I will keep a
regular track
10th March
2023

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commitment
and loyalty
towards my
work
and courageous
attitude within
myself.
part in many
tough and
challenging
work.
of the
performance
records that I
am receiving
from my boss.
Review Date
on 24th March
2024
I have undertaken a clear personal development analysis in order to find out the areas of my
strengths and weaknesses. I will be nurturing the areas of my strength and take necessary steps
that will help me to work over my weaknesses.
Promoting Yourself:
Understand personal branding, reputation and the links to values
I have first outlined all the strengths and weakness that are present within me. In order to
develop a good personal brand, I had made a list of the areas of my weakness so that I can take
the necessary steps. I have realized that I need to work on my level of confidence, public
addressing and the decision making skill. Thus, I thought of opening an online personal website
that would help me to get a lot of good ideas about my areas of weakness. I started sharing my
own experiences and how I am trying to overcome them. I got good responses as my colleagues
and friends were also responding to my website. They poured in their advice and their
experiences. This really helped me a great deal.

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Develop networks and networking skills
In order to increase the networking skills, I have to interact and communicate with my
colleagues so that there is a good exchange of ideas. I will be using the same in order to make my
networks stronger. This will surely be very beneficial in the long run.

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