ATHE Level 7: Personal Development Plan for Leadership

This report presents a personal development plan (PDP) tailored for a senior manager aiming to transition into a strategic management role. It analyzes the essential knowledge and skills required for leadership, including time management, communication, and decision-making. The report identifies various data sources for personal development, such as top authorities, training, feedback from colleagues, mentors, and company policies. It assesses current skills and outlines areas for future development, including leading meetings, delivering presentations, and planning. The PDP emphasizes self-management skills and the importance of identifying learning and development needs to achieve career goals and enhance leadership capabilities. The report underscores the significance of experience, formal and informal support, and continuous self-assessment in the pursuit of strategic management roles. This comprehensive plan provides a roadmap for professional growth and achieving organizational vision.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Task 4: Data sources required for review progress and attaining PDP........................................................3
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................12
References.................................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Professional development is a significant aspect of the post of senior manager for strategic
management in an organization. It is significant for keeping up to date with transforming
legislation and best strategies. There is a need for enhancing personal development through
different sources of information. It is essential to have sound knowledge regarding sources for
supporting available in terms of supporting personal development. For strategic management, I
would require different sources that are discussed as given below:
Task 4: Data sources required for review progress and attaining PDP
Top authority
The best source for supporting own personal development is the top authority. Regular
supervision is provided through training and development as it would help in personal
development. There are some activities, which are provided by top authorities such as regular
formal observation like where manager observes to provide supportive task, professional
discussion (where myself and manger talks regarding work-related subjects, and annual
appraisal. It could be documented and considered into personnel and training records. My
manager would provide instruction regarding how I can enhance my practices (Cottrell, 2019).
Training & research
Regular training and research is an essential source in review and that helps in attaining the
personal development plan. I would like to hire training and development with whom I can
approach for discussing requirements. I can also perform my own investigation in terms of
learning regarding topics that I feel I should understand more regarding from internet and books
(Pupphachai and Zuidema, 2017).
Feedback from others

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I also addressed that talking with colleagues and other experts from my sector could be a
significant source of data is required for review progress for achieving PDP. Regular team
meetings permit the employees for discussing work as well as, learning from one another. A
good illustration related to knowledge sharing among other professionals is the registered
manager network that is dealt with expertise (Van Laar, et. al., 2017).
Mentors/tutors
For strategy management, a mentor is essential sources in review progress in order to achieve the
personal development plan. This is related to an individual who is sound at their work and
provides pointer and advice regarding my work such as how it could be better. I can also learn
through observing them as well as, considering their good practices into their own. Similarly,
when a manager is enrolled in training initiatives, the tutor could be competent in providing
valuable advice (Mertens and Wilson, 2018).
Policies & procedures
Company procedures and policies could be a significant source of data about my own personal
development. Through understanding and reading it, I would be better equipped for dealing with
the situation in a feasible way and I can learn more regarding how a company as a whole work
(Bryson, 2018).
Experience
There is no better teacher as compared to experience. Through performing the job on day to day
basis, I would be intuitively learned regarding how to perform it significantly and to do the best
of my competency. It is essential for reflecting the work to support in review progress in terms of
accomplishment of a personal development plan (Bloomberg and Volpe, 2018).
Formal support

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It is obtained via a college tutor, line manager, and mentor in school and college. Formal support
would be provided by meeting both with these persons and in a larger group. Hence, I would be
able for performing my accountabilities. It is likely for recorded in some manner so that I have
paperwork for referring it (Daniels, 2017).
Informal support
It is a significant source of information in review progress because talking with colleagues and
teaching assistance supports the achievement of the personal development plan. It is also
significant for collecting advice through them regarding how they might operate with specific
concerns (Fink, 2019).
One-to-one supervision
These are meetings that I may have with my mentor and line support manager at work when you
require to have additional support more frequently. They are a way of evaluating any concerns
that create at the workplace and personal ones that could have an impact on the practices for
illustration, relationships within a team, morale within teaching and learning atmosphere,
working concerns and any other issues that could be occurred (Liu, et. al., 2016).
Appraisal
This is another source of information in review progress that helps me for elaborating, assessing,
planning, as well as, reviewing the development in a structured manner. An appraisal should be
based on the on-going working cycle as compared to just looking towards the annual meeting
(Ary, et. al., 2018).
Within the organization

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School and college would have processes in place for reviewing and planning personal
development and I should be competent to speak to others regarding the procedure for collecting
opinions (Bryson, 2017).
Beyond the organization
I can grab different opportunities and networks outside of college for supporting in plan and
reviewing in my personal development. It could be other teaching supports that I meet as a part
of my course and those with whom I share professional and curriculum fields. For illustration,
when I perform mainly in speech and language activities, then I need to focus on subject
specialism (Pearlson Saunders, and Galletta, 2016). I also review myself where I would review
my current and future skills in personal development plan:
Current skills
The given below are some current skills that would be required in this investigation:
Time management
Time management is significant competency for managers who wish to become a success within
their life as well as, wants to get something in features since current times we are living in
internationalized atmospheres hence I need to manage my time in different situations for meeting
the demand of this current time. Hence, this is significant skill and I am competent to organise
my time. However, I observed that I need to develop my awareness more about time
management (Endsley, 2017).
Leadership competencies
Leadership skill is competency for encouraging and inspiring set of individuals and members of
an organization with respect to attaining a personal development plan. This competency would
be supportive of the senior manager to give inspiration to their followers and obtain more

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outcomes for attaining the goal and objectives of the workplace. Leaders can focus on the issues
at the workplace that requires to be fixed and he can develop goals that require to be attained
(Woodcock, 2017). These leaders can focus on issues and wants to tackle them. These issues are
in the attention of leaders and they solve it with their single-minded determination. Therefore, it
is a significant thing in leadership competency. It is also significant competency that plays
significant role in my life for making progress through bounds with leaps, however, as a human
being, I always making efforts for learning and enhancing my personal development (Gertler, et.
al., 2016).
Communication skill
Communication indicates interacting with other individuals and it is a significant thing for a
senior manager in assessing the review progress in terms of achieving a personal development
plan. Since, in current times, we all are living in globalized environment so that; we meet with
individuals from different parts of the world with several languages. Under this situation, the
senior manager should be competent to interact with others. This is a significant skill that enables
me to create review progress but I still wish to enhance my competency, and roles and
accountabilities. Due to this source of information, I wish to enhance myself in this competency
for attaining my objectives and goal of my life (Sanoff, 2016).
Decision Making Competency
Decision making competency is significant competency for a senior manager. An individual,
who is competent, can create a prompt decision in any kind of circumstance in order to get
success. Decision-making competence is a significant source of information in review progress
for attaining a personal development plan. It is also significant in professional life because, in a
different situation, we need to make a hard decision in favour of an organization and this skill

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could be supportive for making a decision. This skill is supportive for me in my personal life and
I always making efforts for enhancing my decision making authority (Pearlson, Saunders, and
Galletta, 2016).
Self-management skill
Self-management indicates for managing the emotions and self-reactions against challenges in
different situations and comprehends challenges as well as, accountabilities in personal life. Self-
management plays a significant role to become effective in field of life as well as, provided
different opportunities for making full control on my emotions. This is a significant skill of my
personal life as well as, I really wish to enhance my competency since I need this competency for
my main roles as well as, accountabilities (Ary, et. al., 2018).
Skills required for future
The given below are some competencies that I requires in my potential accountabilities and
roles:
Leading and cheering meetings
Leading as well as, organizing meetings is a significant competency for any leader and
individuals who lead an organization and set of some people. Leading meeting indicates to guide
and organize the meeting after sometimes to assess how an organization is performing and
where, the company is weak and where the company has a requirement of significant
enhancement for making checking and balance of firm. This is a significant competency
however, I observed that I have lacked this competency. In my professional career, I have a
requirement for learning this competency for my personal development (Liu, et. al., 2016).
Delivering effective presentations

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Delivering a demonstrative presentation is significant for conveying the message to followers
and subordinates in an organized manner. It would be easily comprehensible for them and it
could aid the senior manager in reviewing the progress and achieving personal development
plans. I observed that I am not sound in providing sound presentation hence I should really learn
this competency for my potential roles with accountabilities (Bloomberg and Volpe, 2018).
Planning
Planning indicates to create an adequate way with respect to personal goals and objectives. The
plan should be related to when, where as well as, how I would go for the accomplishment of
goals. Planning is not only competencies that support my professional life but also, helps in my
personal life. This is a significant competency that I require in my potential roles and
accountabilities (Daniels, 2017).
Self-management
Self-management is another source of information that is required in review progress with
achieving a personal development plan. An individual who is competent for managing the
personal reaction to challenges as well as, accountable in personal life is known as self-
management. In this way, an individual should be competent for managing the time and
changing the self as per the existing condition (Bryson, 2018).
The given below are some elements that are considered in self- management:
Planning
I should be contributed in feature planning, goals and objectives as well as, needs to make a plan
for achieving it.
Self-awareness
I should have accurate awareness regarding existing situations and conditions.

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Time management
I should be competent in completing the work within time that are significant in self-
management.
Monitoring
I should have competency for monitoring all things that are happening around me as it is
supportive in reviewing progress with achieving a personal development plan. Following are
some of competencies that I require in my potential roles and accountabilities. After identifying
my existing skills, I should focus on my potential roles and accountabilities (Pupphachai and
Zuidema, 2017).
Identifying learning and development requirements
Learning
Learning is a significant aspect to attain the aim and objectives of the business. It also plays a
significant role in personal development and helps to improve my learning.
Learning needs from my point of view
With my aspect, learning has a requirement to make enable senior managers to increase the stock
of personal capabilities and also improvement in their potential. Furthermore, learning requires a
gap between existing and required show of an individual. Learning is significant with the aspect
of business because I always focus on learning different things hence it is significant for me in
my review progress with achieving a personal development plan (Mertens and Wilson, 2018).
Learning is significant as compared to training since, in training technique, I only train myself
for feasible work. However, when I start to learn something I learn different things around
myself. It supports me to enhance my personal development. I would make success through day
to day learning after an individual received training and highly self-directed. Learning could

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effects while I would have the competency to apply understanding and skill in the workplace that
he studies (Daniels, 2017).
My learning and development needs
Learning and development requirements are significant for extending my PDP. By performing
this, I would make achievement in personal life by bounds as well as, leaps. I would illustrate all
my existing skills together with, I discusses all those competencies that I require for meeting my
responsibilities. I should learn more since I am not highly tough in my competencies hence I
need to enhance myself (Ary, et. al., 2018). Therefore, I can enhance my learning through the
application of the preferred learning style. This learning style could be reflectors since they take
some time for thinking regarding these practices and have some time for thinking before
performing anything. They also take some time for checking and reviving what they need to
learn. In addition to this, it is learned that instant reaction without planning time and are forced
into attention (Bryson, 2017).
Set 90-Day Learning Goals
Setting 90-day learning goals is beneficial for review progress and achieving a personal
development plan. On my team, I would converse my learning from past 30 days as well as, what
we wish to emphasize on next 60 to 90 days. The senior manager is committed to both
organizational together with, individual learning. I should safe for experimenting with new ideas
as well as, report back on learning is significant mode for boosting development (Mertens and
Wilson, 2018).
Obtaining Experiences related to Innovative Learning
Workforces are possible to get enthusiastic regarding personal development chances while they
are entertaining as well as innovative. Mix things are developed by providing the different

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engaging and interesting experience of learning. For illustration, it may involve destination
learning, the application of advanced technology where the aspect could be implemented in
context (Daniels, 2017).
Increasing Interest in PDP
Setting one-on-ones on a consistent basis is specific for illustrating personal development.
Furthermore, frequency would rely on business such as weekly, monthly, and quarterly. A senior
manager should address their interest outside of their normal scope of the job as well as,
supportive for pursuing it. Loyalty and staff performance can increase when workforces feel
supported as well as, empowered for pursuing their individual dreams and goals (Endsley, 2017).
Think Beyond Formal Training
A senior manager should go beyond the thinking that develops via formal classroom training. It
should develop a book club in which, workforces can illustrate latest trends in the industry,
offers 15-minutes lunch as well as, learns in which, workforces teach each other competency and
develops company slack group in the context of social learning. It should make development
easily accessible via informal and useful techniques (Pearlson, Saunders, and Galletta, 2016).
Conclusion
From the above interpretation, it can be concluded that there are different sources of data
required in review progress and attaining PDP. These sources are managers, training, mentors,
feedback from others, and self-assessment.

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