University Report: Managing Self and Others - HRM Module, Semester 1

This report, focusing on managing self and others, delves into career development and lifelong learning through a Personal Development Plan (PDP), SWOT analysis, and a skill audit. It explores the development of human resource skills, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The report outlines career development strategies, including seeking feedback, self-assessments, goal setting, vision boards, and SWOT analysis, along with the use of a career coach. The analysis also addresses high-performance individuals and teams, examining transferable skills and the importance of self-direction, time management, and problem-solving. The student emphasizes the importance of continuous self-assessment and adapting to changing business needs, highlighting various methods and tools for professional growth and improvement. The report provides a comprehensive overview of personal and professional development within the context of human resource management.

Managing Self and Others

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Question 1 - Career Development and Lifelong Learning..........................................................3
PDP..................................................................................................................................................6
Question 2 - High Performance Individuals and Teams..............................................................9
MAIN BODY................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
TASK
Question 1 - Career Development and Lifelong Learning
a) PDP, SWOT, Skill
I have decided that will focus on developing Human resource skills which are required
for changing business (Zacher and et.al., 2019). Developed a PDP plan by personal swot as well
as skill audit and hence will know the way in which qualities for HRM can be developed or
improved.
Personal SWOT
It will help me to understand my strength which can be use for various types of task,
weakness that can be improved by proper plan, opportunities that can be taken by skills and
challenges that can become barrier in my professional growth.
Strength Weakness
 My communication skills are good
which help me to understand people
and represent myself effectively in
front of others. Number of people
influence by this quality and
continuously improve using online
sources.
 I can work effectively in team as well
as manage people easily which can help
me completing project by support of all
(Bocciardi and et.al., 2017). My seniors
inspire and instruct me to the way in
which I can develop this quality or can
improve.
 Leadership skills in one of important
quality in me which help gaining
confidence of batch mates. Follow ideal
 It takes lots of time for me to adopt any
technology and working on it. I didn’t
take any couching which again effect
on software learning traits. Many of
colleges able to work quickly and laugh
on me for it.
 Problems solving skills are very poor
because from the beginning dependent
on other for my work.
 Impatient nature another poor quality in
me which sometimes offended others.
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leaders for enhance it.
Opportunities Threats
 I can use leadership skills at workplace
in future jobs and hence able to gain
higher opportunities on time and it can
more developed by personal meeting
with people who have strong leadership
quality.
 Communication skills again impact on
dealing with various clients and take
them in confidence which increase my
position in firm. I can develop it more
by taking classes from professor.
 Poor software learning may effect when
I am working in corporate as most of
firm adopted advance technology and
continue make changes in it.
 Decision will delayed by me because of
poor problem solving skills and hence
in future it will affect on profession
life.
 Impatient behaviour may affect people
in firm and hence they will irritate by
me which can impact on my growth.
Skill Audit
SKILL TYPICAL DESCRIPTORS SKILL LEVEL
Low High
SPECIFIC
COMMENTS
Organisation and time
management
Prioritising, dealing with
paperwork; interruptions;
planning your day.
1 2 3 4 5
3
Decision making and
problem solving
Ability to make decisions;
selecting suitable solutions;
analysis of appropriateness.
1 2 3 4 5 1
Planning Leading teams; consulting
team members; task
allocation; objective setting.
1 2 3 4 5
3
Delegation Matching tasks to staff;
providing guidance and
advice; maintaining staff
1 2 3 4 5 4
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motivation and focus.
Motivation Applying motivational
techniques; understanding
individual motives; making
tasks challenging;
encouraging creativity;
providing team support;
engendering trust and
openness.
1 2 3 4 5 4
Coaching Providing guidance;
listening skills; ability to
draw out information;
reinforcing behaviour using
feedback; negotiating;
planning goals and
objectives.
1 2 3 4 5 2
Target setting Understanding and
communicating
organisational objectives;
use of SMART objectives to
achieve targets.
1 2 3 4 5 3
Interpersonal skills Relating to others; building
rapport and positive
relationships; being
sensitive to peoples needs;
using influencing and
persuasive skills to help
others improve performance
or overcome problems;
listening effectively and
providing feedback; being
1 2 3 4 5 5
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assertive; use of body
language.
Written communications Structure and format of
letters, memos, e-mails,
reports
1 2 3 4 5 5
Oral communications Structure and format:
techniques for effective
presentations; using the
telephone; meetings.
1 2 3 4 5 5
PDP
Transferable Skill Your
Current
Level
Evidence Level
required
for study
Level
required for
future work
Higher
level of
skill
required
Action needed
Self-direction good Work in same
direction
Medium High High Do not distract by others.
Self-discipline Excellent Pay attention to
others
low low low Not required
Management of time
and resources
Poor Unable to submit
work on time
High High high Time Management Plan will be
helpful.
Gathering,
organizing and
deploying evidence,
data and information
Very Poor Not able to plan
and organize data
for work
High Medium High Will take help from professor for it.
Identifying and
solving problems
Very Poor Not able to solve
problem in
classroom
Medium High High Try to develop problem solving
skills analysing it and understand
carefully.
Analysing and
evaluating
information
Poor Not identify
various
information
carefully
Medium Medium High Try to evaluate way by modern
approaches.
Thinking creatively Good Note taking done
in creative way
High High Medium Work on it by implement it in
various works.
Thinking
independently
Good Not depends on
others for my
decision
Medium Medium Medium Try to present my thinking in unique
by facts as well as figure.
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Critical reflection Good Can analyse my
weakness.
Medium High Medium Dig out my weakness and work on it
Presenting material
orally in a clear and
effective way
Excellent I am good
presenting by
speaking
Low Medium Low Not required
Presenting written
material clearly and
effectively
Very
Good
Able to write in
effective way
Medium Medium low Take help from people who have
good writing skills.
Interacting on a one-
to-one basis
Excellent Yes I am very
friendly while
meeting to people
low low low Not required
Working creatively
and flexibly with
others
Very
Good
Create various
types of blog
which are admired
by others.
High Medium low Learn from You tube and online
classes.
Formulating and
meeting team
objectives
Excellent Good in
participating at
work
Medium Medium low No required
Using websites and
libraries
Poor Cannot find source Medium Medium High Spend more time on surfing internet
and dig out raw material for work
(Hollywood and et.al., 2020).
Observational skills Very Poor Wrongly evaluate High Medium low Attend classes where professor gives
lectures on life skills
Practical skills Good Can practically
work
Medium Medium Medium Attend professional seminars.
b) Career development strategies
It is important for me to develop proper career development strategies which will benefit
me in future endeavours (Burnette and et.al., 2020). I have taken help from professional as well
as other specialized person so that planning of mine will contribute in my professional
development and hence skill related to it so that I will able to work for corporate and get higher
opportunity in business. There are number of career development strategies I chosen after
creating PDP and discussing below in details.
Ask for feedback
Taking feedback is one of the important strategy that I have following during semester of
University. Number of people I chosen which are close to and help me to evaluate where I am
advancing or where I am lagging. In starting take help from friends which remain can easily
understand quality as well as negativity. They suggested me to improve time management skills
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as I was not punctual and after I try to doing things time, give opinion the way in which it can be
approved. Professors also assessed that various places where I am not able to performance as
give guidance the way in which I can improve for example Problem solving quality can be
developed by focusing on problem more deeply and think in multiple way (Guan, Deng and
Zhou, 2020)
.
Conduct regular self-assessments
Self assessment plays significant role in analysing skills which are not yet developed or
under development and hence I will be able to make changes in it so that timely improve various
types of quality (Autin and et.al., 2018). In every month I checked my communication level for
example write in my diary by new vocabulary and hence able to analyse it become impressive or
not. However, daily assessment also completed by me and checks if skills are developing
according to plan or not. It will help in spotting problematic area which needs to be focus by me
and hence contribute in professional growth of mine.
Make your goals manageable
From the beginning I set small goals so that it can be easily analysed and accomplished.
There are number of ways to check all but on the other hand if we set big aims than it become
difficult to achieve it. I prepare proper plan for every goal and work accordingly which help me
in accomplishing on correct time with right direction. However, this strategy was taught by our
professors and also explains importance of it. Planning for smalls aims increase motivation and
contributes in enhancing performance of me. It make positive outlook for every task and hence
remain energetic for any type of work. Smalls aims are inversely proportional to detail planning
and hence give more brief and time to me for proper work out.
Create a vision board
Vision board help me a lot in development of various skills and motivate during my
journey. Ideas of visualisation come from Olympic players which are using this from many years
and it help them a lot in achieving goals and become professionally developed. I created vision
board which was stick in front of desk and hence whenever I go for studied see and hence remind
me for accomplishing goals. I will continue use it as it highly profitable and one can easily
understand different types of problem on time. There are multiple apps which I used for building
it and hence perfection can be increased.
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Conduct a SWOT analysis
Personal Swot analysis helps me identify negative and positive in me which can impact
on my professional life. I realise that leadership skills of mine is good and hence it can help me
when I am working in corporate and use it in different places to make impressive image in front
of friend as well as professor (LENT, 2020). Team management skills were imbibed me from
long time and love to work in group and focus on collectivism which I am able to identify with
the help of SWOT analysis. There are number of weakness that I observe from it for example
unable solve problems on time and hence effect on my decision making. I have taken help of my
friends which have good decision taking power and hence able to overcome from this challenge.
Also take couching for increase knowledge of digital quality.
Career coach
I have taken help of career couch for improving my skills and developing professional
quality. My teacher help me a lot will learning ways in which I am able to develop various types
of quality for example he told me to wake up early which makes my day longer and it will come
true. Existing professional traits are also improved by couch such as leadership skill was mine
good but he the way in which it can be use to influence other and take their confidence for any
type of work. Sir suggested me number of ways in which problems can be solve and able to
implement in my routine life.
Personal development planning plays important role in firm for example if the personal
working according to it then efficiency, quality and productivity can be improved. There are
number of firm in our country which implement this in training and development programs and
hence workers able to focus on developing professional quality that are required for their growth
and ways in which it can be improved. Career couch also provided by firm for it and it helps
employees in multiple ways. Employees feel that organisation focus on their personal and
professional growth which reduces chances of migration of workers from firm. Organisation able
to achieve higher goals as workers remain motivated and committed to work. I will choose
company which focuses on professional development of mine and on return I will able to gain
higher post in organisation.
Gibbs Reflective Cycle
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It helps individual in analysing experience of individual related to learning in cyclic form.
It was postulated by Graham Gibbs in the year 1988 in order to give structure to understand from
experience. Cycle is divided into 6 elements description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, and
conclusion and action plan.
Description
In the beginning new activities and work takes lot of time of me. I am unable to manage
personal as well as professional life and hence decrease efficiency, quality and productivity of
work and started feeling exhausted. There are many times when I thought to just stop and back
out from project from classroom but class stop me and explain me that things are facing by
everyone in university and can be handle with time. My patience level was almost zero and even
on weekend academic presses isolated me for social life which highly effect on my health and
many times professor shouted me. I was very participative at workplace but because some people
do not resist me because of unknown nature and hence it leads to conflict and many times I
thought to leave the place the permanently because of negative behaviour of people.
Feelings
There are number of times my moods swing such as when I accomplish task professor
praise me and motivation build inside me which increase efficiency, quality and productivity of
work. However, there are number of times when I exhausted from work and thought to left it and
start a business but it has develop various types of professional inside me. It become difficult to
bear ignores of people in team and it increase isolation feeling inside. Friends supported me a lot
during every activities and hence able to accomplish various goals. It also increase positivity in
me and participates and tries to tackle people with effective leadership which I imbibed during
module and hence set my unique image in front of everyone. In end days of semester stress level
also increase but this time I am able to tackle every situation in effective way. There are number
of times when friend, family and people working with me offended because of my aggression
and not behaving properly but they remain calm and try to change my nature. I feel sometimes
that I had taken wrong decision related to future and have to think again if i am able to walk out
from this situation but my professor inclusion in profession life created positive and healthy
environment.
Evaluation
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There are number of things which I faced during this module and hence increase
experience whether it is of type or bad type. I am able to build contact with senior who guided
me a lot and they also get job in MNC and they told me to give reference whenever need job in
their company. However, there are many people who misguided me and try to deviate from my
goals but with time I am able to indentify such type of people. Also it improves various types of
professional quality such as leadership skill develops in this module.
Analysis
I find many reasons for work and module complete on time. Firstly able to develop time
management skills which help in scheduling task and work on time. However, because of some
poor communication skills faces challenges which in later stage overcome somehow. Every
situation were difficult but with time and good people I am able to manage and control
everything. Guidance of professors, senior students etc. again help me a lot. Books and journals
in library very helpful and it support me in accomplishing task time and hence increase quality,
efficiency and productivity of work. I face challenges in various training and development
programs because of orientation and the way of expressing by HR but in the end disusing with
them reduce my stress and able to learn properly .
Conclusion
There are many who supported me throughout work such as senior; provides notes and
links where I can complete my assignment and read about chapters. Professor also guided me a
lot during work and helps me in accomplishing my goal as well contribute in creating
professional development plan which is necessary for changing business. I have created various
goals and funded by my parents and because of their belief in me able to handle and study. I will
try to increase my patience level so that not exhausted by simple tasks and also take helps of
others.
Action plan
If I will get assignments feedback etc. then i can easily work on it because now able to
understand the resources and ways in which various question can be addressed. There are
number of software couching centres in country where I can go to develop IT skills. Problem
solving can be improved by taking helps of seniors and analysing situation before passing the
judgement.
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Question 2 - High Performance Individuals and Teams
Effective performance management help many people in increasing speed of work and
hence they able to achieve higher goals on time which are necessary for changing
business(Ismail and Rishani, 2018). I have use developing various types of skills and hence
increase quality, efficiency and productivity of work which is necessary for professional growth.
From the beginning I know the advantage and contribution in corporate as well as academic life.
Tesco’s owner, Zara’s founder etc. use this in their career which help in gaining achievement and
increase speed of them related to work. My career couch describe various people which
following and able to increase efficiency, quality and productivity of work. Learning and
development process plays important role in it and hence from the starting I was curious about
types of planning, organising and managing things for task can be adopted so that work can be
done properly and on time (Savickas, 2019). My friend explains the way in which process need
to change for increasing performance as well as productivity of work. I have set smalls and
detailed goals and work on it with full dedication which helps me in achieving goals on time. I
always use SWOT analyses knowing strength that are developed and weakness that become
barrier in growth of mine and hence able to work in right direct on time and effectively. I plan
every day meeting with people who have various types of professionals and observe them so that
able to learn effectively (Belser and et.al., 2017). My focuses changes to develop problems
solving and software learning which creating number of challenges. Professor of mine also
provided various types of feedback related to my performance and also share their views relating
to it. I am able to understand them timely and hence make quick changes in my professional
plans. Online platform are very grateful tool which help me in improving this skills. There are
number of celebrities and businessmen which share their opinion regarding performance
assessment and way in which it can be enhance so that future challenges can be overcome by me.
There are number of tools that are use by firm in evaluating speed and quality of workers and
reward according to it. Key performance indicator, 360 feedbacks are some of tool that use by
organisation at workplace for performance monitoring and controlling. I have learn that proper
strategy must be framed by me in order to improve various types of professional quality which
can contribute in increasing efficiency, quality and productivity of work. Always motivated by
professors and senior for my achievement and hence remain energetic for any type of work.
There are number of opportunity for me because of developing various types of traits and
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showing good performance in exams. Try to focus on achieving goals before the deadlines so
that can work effectively and efficiently and on time. There are number of friend in various
companies which share their experience high performance and its impact. I always enjoy
working with different types of people which develop team management as well as participation
quality. Many time professors make me project head and hence improve this quality n more
effective way.
MAIN BODY
CONCLUSION
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