Report on Managing Personal Work Priorities and Development

This report delves into the crucial aspects of managing personal work priorities and fostering professional development, using Woolworths as a case study. It begins with an examination of self and peer appraisal, highlighting their roles in performance review and team dynamics. The report then explores the benefits of work planning, the application of the SMART goals framework, and the Pareto principle in time management. It also evaluates the signs of stress, the concept of work-life balance, and strategies for stress management, including the impact of technology. The report further discusses organizational strategies for promoting a healthy work-life balance and outlines methods for developing new work skills. Key elements such as effective time management, personal development planning (PDP), and behavioral assessment are also examined. The assignment includes assessments covering meeting preparation, goal setting, research on technologies, workplace stress, and career reviews, culminating in a professional development plan and presentation. The report underscores the importance of continuous professional development and offers practical strategies for achieving a balance between personal and professional life.

Manage personal work
priorities and professional
development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ASSESSMENT 1.............................................................................................................................1
1. Explain the concept of self appraisal and how it contribute in reviewing performance....1
2. Explain the concept of peer appraisal and its benefits.......................................................1
3. Evaluate three benefits of planning work...........................................................................2
4. Abstract each letter in the acronym SMART in relation to goals......................................2
5. Discuss Pareto principle in relation to time management..................................................2
6. Evaluate five signs of stress ..............................................................................................3
7. Explain the concept of work life balance...........................................................................3
8. Evaluate five strategies that used to manage stress and achieve healthy work life balance3
9. Discuss negative impact of technology on work life balance............................................4
10. Discuss three strategies that organization used to ensure that workers manage healthy
work life..................................................................................................................................4
11. Outline new ways to develop new work skills.................................................................4
12. Explain two ways to effectively manage time at work.....................................................5
13. Discuss the concept of personal development planning (PDP)........................................5
14. Five crucial components of a personal development plan................................................6
15. Evaluate the concept of behavioural assessment in context of workplace.......................6
16. Advantage of conducting behavioural assessment and appraisal.....................................6
17. Explain five learning styles and why it is important to identify as learning style............7
ASSESSMENT 2.............................................................................................................................7
1. Preparation for meeting......................................................................................................7
2. Meeting with the assessor...................................................................................................8
3. Report on personal work goals...........................................................................................8
4. E- mail to assessor..............................................................................................................9
ASSESSMENT 3...........................................................................................................................10
1 Research technologies and tools........................................................................................10
2. Workplace stress...............................................................................................................10
3. Work priority planning report..........................................................................................11

4. Weekly schedule...............................................................................................................12
5. E-mail to assessor.............................................................................................................12
6. Meeting with assessor.......................................................................................................12
ASSESSMENT 4...........................................................................................................................13
1. Self-assessment report......................................................................................................13
2. Professional competence research....................................................................................14
3. Write a career review........................................................................................................15
4. Networking review...........................................................................................................15
5. Professional development plan.........................................................................................15
6. PPT...................................................................................................................................16
8. Evaluation of presentation................................................................................................17
9. Professional development plan feedback.........................................................................17
10. E-mail to assessor...........................................................................................................17
ASSESSMENT 5...........................................................................................................................17
1. Participate in a professional development activity...........................................................17
2. Professional Development Report....................................................................................18
3. E-mail to assessor.............................................................................................................19
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
In present time it is important to create balance between personal and professional life.
There is required to manage work place priorities and focus on the professional development
activities which is achieved through improve skills and knowledge of employees. Professional
development to an employee is a continuous activity that is achieved by involving in various
activities. In this project Woolworth organisation is selected to elaborate the concept of work
place priorities and professional development. Woolworth operates in supermarkets since 1924
and possess headquarters in Australia with 995 other locations. In this project report plan for
personal work goals project, plan with priorities project is prepared. Together with this
professional development presentations and professional development report is prepared and
described under the project report.
ASSESSMENT 1
1. Explain the concept of self appraisal and how it contribute in reviewing performance
Self appraisal is the evaluation of individual of their own actions & activity. Here, after
evaluating themselves worker gives feedback for their performances. Individual critically
analyse their results in terms of strengths as well as weaknesses. If they required any
improvement then it will be fulfil through providing various training. It helps in contributing
individual performance through self assessment and it beneficial for organization to identify the
area of improvement. Self appraisal will be based on various skills such as communication,
problem solving, team work, decision making etc.
2. Explain the concept of peer appraisal and its benefits
It is a form of 360 degree feedback where peers gives feedback about individual and their
performances in the organization. Peer appraisal provide a prospective which helps the
individual to grow and achieve their goals & objectives in the workplace. This appraisal is the
part of performance appraisal peers, subordinates, superior, team leader asked to give feedback
about individual performance. It provide various benefits such as encourage more inclusive team
dynamic where peers have deeper insight about individual. Along with this, it encourage the
development through sharing gaols. It helps the manager to understand individual performance
which further impact production or profitability.
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3. Evaluate three benefits of planning work
Work planning is most important and required activity because it helps the people to
accomplished their work in the organization and help the manager to manage all the activities
regarding task. There are various benefits of planning work and some of them discussed below:
Accountability: Managers or leaders have to be accountable for their actions or activities
which they performance in the organization. After work planning, they have to accountable for
their decisions.
Specify objectives & actions: Under work planning, manager clearly mention
organizational objectives and what actions would be taken to accomplish these gaols. With the
help of work planning, individual able to understand their role and how to perform to achieve
these objectives.
Motivate team members: After work planning, it is important for managers to motivate
their employees regarding organizational goals & objectives. They also make sure to provide
proper guidance to complete task.
4. Abstract each letter in the acronym SMART in relation to goals
SMART goal include every aspect which required in the business in order to complete
business task achieve their goals. It discussed below:
S (Specific): Goal should be specific which easy to understand and having chance of
accomplished.
M (Measurable): Goal must have measure criteria otherwise business not able to
determine their progress.
A (Achievable): It is very important to know that goals must be achievable and it will
helps in analysing the way of performing. Impossible work not consider under goals.
R (Realistic): Goal should be practical which is possible to achieve with relevant
resources.
T (Timely): Every goals should have time bound from the beginning to the end. If goals
does not have time limit then there is no sense on urgency or motivation to achieve it.
5. Discuss Pareto principle in relation to time management
Pareto principle is an theory which introduce by Vilfredo Pareto and this concept become
popular as personal time management. According to this principle, individual have to identify the
cause of problem and give efforts around 20% and it further helps in fixing 80% of those
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problems. Basically, division of work will help the individual to perform well and become
productive as they required. Under this principle, it helps the person to set their priories as per
time and reduce waste time in order to control or focus on valuable resources.
6. Evaluate five signs of stress
Stress will cause mental or emotional problems which impact individual's health. There
are five signs of stress which discussed below:
Acne: It is most active or visible way of stress and it will happen due to frequent touch to
their face. It will spread bacteria all over the face and contribute in the development of acne.
Headaches: It is medically tested that, stress contribute in terms of headaches and it will
be characterised through pain in head and near by area.
Chronic pain: Regular stress will result aches & pain and it is very common in the young
generation.
Frequent sickness: Continuous stress also impact immune system and cause
susceptibility to infections.
Reduce Energy and Insomnia: Energy level reduce due to high stress because it disturb
sleep and further cause insomnia.
7. Explain the concept of work life balance
It is the concept that describing epitome where individual have to split their work and
other important aspect in terms of time & energy. In order to achieve work-life balance,
individual have to face various challenges where they have to separated their time for work,
family, community, personal growth etc. These are the basis demand of work life balance
because most of the employees want personal, professional or monetary needs to balance their
work as well as life. If individual balance work-life then it will reduce employees stress as well.
8. Evaluate five strategies that used to manage stress and achieve healthy work life balance
Define purpose: If individual wanted to balance their work life and reduce stress then
they have to set purpose for their life which motivate individual to fulfil it.
Create space: Individual have to make space for personal or professional commitments
and it will not linked with job responsibility.
Manage your energy: It is most important rather than time management because if
individual not healthy then how it possible for them to manage work life.
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Talk to yourself: It helps in reducing stress because talk with yourself will helps in
identifying problems and the cause of it.
9. Discuss negative impact of technology on work life balance
Use of technology not only impact positively they affect negatively on work life balance
of an individual. Digitalization of work help the organization to manage their work but it will
impact the health of individual. All time people sitting in front of computer which cause various
problems such as headaches, body pain etc. It further impact work, make people ill which reduce
their energy and increase stress which disturb work life balance. It further result depression
which affect mental health and it will done due to high use of technology for personal or
professional use.
10. Discuss three strategies that organization used to ensure that workers manage healthy work
life
Flexible working hours: Business have to provide flexible working hours to their
employees which make them able to manage their personal or professional life which make them
capable to stay out of stress.
Work from home: Organization have to provide this facility done work from home and
it will for some specific cases such as, in any emergency or ant medical issues. Through
following this strategy, organization able to manage healthy work life.
Promote health as priority: In order to manage healthy work life, organization have to
take initiatives regarding health. Because healthy employee will perform effectively with their
full potential.
11. Outline new ways to develop new work skills
Get a mentor or be a mentor: having mentor in the workplace will help individual to
get new skills and be a mentor will helps in improving their skills such as team management,
employee relation etc.
Accept challenges: Every opportunity will help employees to learn new skill and get
fuhrer growth. It is valuable, useful and helpful for individual to grow their career and garb
opportunity & new skills.
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Face problems to solve: Business have to make sure that if they wanted to resolve
problem then they required deeper understanding regarding business activity. It helps in
developing new skill to solve organizational problems.
Increase networking: Engage with others also helps in developing new skills such as
communication, understanding others etc. With help of networking, individual able to understand
other job role and their skills as well.
Learning opportunity internally: In order to improve employees efficiency as well as
effectiveness. So manager have to measure individual performance and provide them necessary
training to improve it. Manager conduct learning programs to enhance performance and
productivity.
12. Explain two ways to effectively manage time at work
Make a scheduled: In order to manage time, organization have to improve time
management skills under their employees. They have to make sure that individual should know
their roles & responsibility and deal with it effectively. Manager have to develop schedule on
weakly basis and review it regularly.
Priorities: Another way to manage time on work is to set prioritise regarding business
activities. At the time of executive any project, it is important to understand that which activity
most important and impact of every stage in short or long term.
Above manage actions help the business to manage work time which improve
performance as well as profitability.
13. Discuss the concept of personal development planning (PDP)
PDP is the process where individual think about yourself and develop some plan for
personal as well as professional development. It helps the individual to measure overall
performance or progress and further identify the area which required improvement. Personal
development planning helps in recognising skills & ability during this process. It also beneficial
to analyse those area which required improvement and enhance the ability of employees
regarding their work. It improve employability & plans which necessary for future career.
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14. Five crucial components of a personal development plan
Self discovery: It is also said that self assessment and in this process individual have to
understand themselves. It is the best component for personal growth and it helps in exploring
their personality, value, dreams etc.
Development plan: It is a kind of action plan where individual use systematic approach
in order to achieve their goals. Action plan include the goals, what actions required to achieve
this goals, resources required. Development plan required relevant skills & competencies which
helps in completing task.
Evaluation: It is the process of analysing actual outcome and then it will compare with
action plan. It further helps the individual to analyse that further modification required or not.
Required improvement will be added in the development plan and again evaluated for effective
results.
Continuous development: After evaluating results, it is important to analyse those area
which required implementer. So individual have to take necessary action in order to improve
those skills & competencies to achieve business goals & objectives.
Regular monitoring: In order to maintain regular flow of performance, so regular
monitoring is very important because it helps in analysing requirement between the process.
15. Evaluate the concept of behavioural assessment in context of workplace
It is an tool which used by organization in order increase personal awareness through
improving individual or group communication. Effective interaction will helps in building
accurate perception regarding individual. In context of organization, manager use behavioural
assessment in order to observe, describe or correct behaviour of employees regarding their work.
Mostly this assessment use in area of education, corporate sitting, clinics etc. In the business
environment, manager use this approach to analyse behaviour and further formulate strategies to
motivate employees to improve their performance.
16. Advantage of conducting behavioural assessment and appraisal
Behaviour assessment used at the time of hiring candidate for specific job role where HR
done assessment after ability test of an individual. It is the important factor because every job
role has to play different role. So manager have to ensure that, abilities & competencies of
candidates will meet with the requirement of profile. With the help of this assessment,
organization able to understand the behaviour of individual.
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17. Explain five learning styles and why it is important to identify as learning style
Learning style include the range of theories which helps the individual to enhance their
learning by using it. Five learning styles discussed below:
Visual: With the help of pictures and images, individual able to enhance their learning.
Aural: By using sound or music organization able to increase employees understanding
& learnings.
Verbal: Manager have to ensure that, which mode of communication they used such as
oral or written.
Physical: By using body or touch another person in necessary in learnings for example:
dance and other sports activity.
Logical: By using logic, reasoning and systems as learning style.
ASSESSMENT 2
1. Preparation for meeting
For this project Woolworths organisation is selected which is an Australasian company
that operates in the form of supermarkets. The role that is selected to perform is for Human
Resource Manager. The position of HRM will be superior to all the employees for managing
good employees relation and retention with the company. Companies website describes about
products in which company deals, consumer related services provided by them. Together with
this job opportunities available in the company and all the information that is required to know
about woolworths is available.
Woolworths have a very attractive website at the same time all the information that is
required to be present is also available. The description provided for the job is quite appropriate
as it describes regarding what role a HRM needs to be performed while working with the
company. While working with the company goals that are planned for the next twelve months
are as-
Human resource planning: An effective planning will be made to keep human
resources and related overheads to the minimum. Right person for the right job must be
appointed to reduce cost and avoiding expenses of re-recruitment.
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Keeping Employees Happy: A satisfied and happy employee is required for
organisational success and a human resource manager must identify their needs to make
employees happy.
Keeping the Balance: As a human resource manager employees skills and abilities will
be balanced with skills and abilities to perform a task. This will reduce employees turnover and
efficiency of Woolworths will improve.
Education development: Training facility will be provided to employees where required
to improve their efficiency with personal growth.
Feedback of employees: Employees feedback helps to develop own personality of
manager and enhance employees engagement.
2. Meeting with the assessor
Business that is selected deals in supermarket for serving consumer with variety of
products under one roof and it is located New South Wales, Australia. All the information
regarding business locations, products, carrier options, consumer service system is well managed
on Woolworths website. Goals and objectives of the company evidenced by the website reflects
that in long run Woolworths wants to improve stocks and optimise network efficiency while
serving consumers with the products that possess value for money paid. Together with this
employees retention is main goal for business. The interested position in organisation is for the
role of Human Resource Manager. Interest is created in this job because of number of
opportunities while working in the area as human resource will always be one of the most
important resource. Key responsibilities with the job is is retain efficient workforce in the
organisation and managing employees to bring efficiency to fullest.
Woolworths organisation focused on enhancing consumers experience by serving them in
best manner and this strategic goal will be accomplished when goals that are mentioned for job
role of HR manager will be achieved.
3. Report on personal work goals
Overview
Business that is selected deals in supermarket for serving consumer with variety of
products under one roof and it is located New South Wales, Australia.
Companies goals and objective
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Goals and objectives of the company evidenced by the website reflects that in long run
Woolworths wants to improve stocks and optimise network efficiency while serving consumers
with the products that possess value for money paid. Together with this employees retention is
main goal for business.
Position description
The interested job position is for Human Resource Manager as this role will provide an
opportunity to manage human resource and dealing with various issues involved while working
with the company. Masters is done in HRM and this field has great opportunity infuture.
Key responsibilities
Managing workforce and make them efficient to achieve goals.
Personal work goals
 Human resource planning
 Keeping Employees Happy
 Keeping the Balance
 Education development
 Feedback of employees
These goals are suitable for the 12 months period as each activity requires some time to
perform and implementation and required results will require this time duration for effective
analysis.
4. E- mail to assessor
To: [e-mail]
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Personal work goal report
Dear Sir/Ma'am
Goals and objectives of the organisation are quite clear and these will be achieved by
implementing my personal goals as a Human Resource manager in the company. The risk at the
workplace may be different and all will be managed through effective planning for achieving
business goals.
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