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a) Carried out research
into approaches to self-managed learning and then make an assessment of those
most likely to be of help to my personal and professional career development:
Introduction:
Personal development is the process of
acquire own development, personal skills, motivation from the mentor and the
development of own skills. Personal development helps to the individuals for
getting extra advantage to their life leading. Professional development is the
process of entre life of human development. This is the procedure of continuous
learning and supporting activities for individual working. Professional
development includes with the individuals academic degree, educational
qualification and the working experience certificate. In this assignment, I
will describe the self-managed learning that can enhance lifelong development
at the first task. At the middle of this assignment I will make an assessment
of my current levels of management skills and identify on which to work during
the period of this assignment and review my own personal and professional
development plan. At the last stages of this assignment, choose two problems
that have encountered at work and identify the proper solutions using formal
problem solving methods. Here are the selected company name is Tesco Plc
Limited (Tesco, 2017).
Task 1
a)
Carried
out research into approaches to self-managed learning and then make an
assessment of those most likely to be of help to my personal and professional
career development:
Here are various types of self-managed
learning and assessment of these approaches that help to my personal and
professional career development in this below:
Participating
different Seminars and Conferences: Seminars and Conference is the best way of making
self-managed learning for the individual person. This is the effective method
that helps to the people for gaining different types of skills. Participating
in different seminars and conferences makes a man to be confident and share
their ideas with other people. On the other hand, conference and seminar helps
to improve the personal leadership and makes the confident in public speaking
skills (Anderson, 2013).
Using
Social Network:
In the present world, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedln, Google+, Youtube, Instagram,
Snapchat, Whatsapp, Viber are the most effective social network that the people
used for their communication. These social networks are very helpful for the
communication and acquire knowledge. We make chat with other in different
issues that increase our knowledge and know about any news all over the world
by Facebook. Twitter is very effective for sharing experience and personal
skills that helps for the individual to get information. Linkedln is great for
people looking to connect with people in same industries, networking and
business related information. Whatsup and viber are two similar social networks
that connect to the people with massage, audio and video call. These helps to
share data and information people to people and get different skills form
others. Thousands of tutorials uploaded in Youtube about self-managed learning
that can watch for personal and professional development (Dalton, 2010).
Using
Internet: Using
internet has also important for the self-managed learning for personal and
professional career development. There different types of websites that
provides personal and professional based learning in their websites. For
example, Google Scholars is the source of different types of books that people
read it and get the knowledge about self-managed learning in personal and
professional career development (Dalton,
2010).
b) Evaluate the benefits of
self-managed learning of myself and for any organization might work for in the
future and then suggest how might link self-managed learning to my own personal
development plan in a practical fashion:
According to Carmichael (2011) Self-managed learning is the best way of personal
and professional development. This helps to the working area of the individuals.
I manage my work with self-managed learning process. This helps me to know the
proper decision what do I want. I am benefited from different thinks in
self-managed learning for my personal and my organization. Here are the
benefits of self-managed learning for my personal and for any organization
might work in the future in this below:
o
Self-managed
learning helps to me to manage the team and inspired the team member to work
dedicatedly in their workplace.
o
It
helps to communicate in different places by their religion and their culture.
o
I
make a good presentation about my work by this self-managed learning.
o
It
helps me to getting different types of data and powerful information that make
me easy to work.
o
It’s
inspired to make the ability in different circumstances with my colleagues.
o
It is an opportunity to learn by the lens of
my choice, culture and perspective (Carmichael,
2011).
Benefits of self-managed learning to
the organization:
o
It
makes to the positive environment in the organization for the employees.
o
It
developed the employees to their perspective goals.
o
It
increased the positive thinking and idea sharing from the organizations.
o
This
learning results in developed profitability and growth in the organization.
o
Improve
the duties and job increment by this self-managed learning in the organization (Carmichael, 2011).
c) An appreciation of the benefits of
self-managed and the lifelong learning. Make suggestions for how these
activities might be encouraged for the long term benefits of both individual
and organizations:
Lifelong learning is the process of
life where the people obverse the approaches, knowing knowledge, gather
information by learning. The individual people can measure the lifelong
learning by SWOT analysis such as strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats. My strengths are good presentation, my ambition, good preparation of
work, good working skills. I am very strikes about by duties and I regularly
take my bath and exercise that make me healthy. I try to sleep in just time and
these make me strengths in working place (Dalton,
2010). I have some weaknesses that such as several illness, mental
distinction, physical problems that a great impact of my personal activities. I
faces different places that not suitable for me and it also make the weaknesses
for me. I have different types of opportunity that helps me to take advantage
from my working place. I have developed my graduate and undergraduate degree
from the prominent colleges. There are some threats for me in my working place.
I faced several unworthy situation that is big challenges for me.
Learning
style:
Honey & Mumford, (2017).
This style is
duscussed by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford. This styles are described in this below
that helps to encoureased the long term benefites fo both individula and
organization:
Reftect:It prefers to learn from activites that show them to see,
think and review what has happened. In this way, lectures is very effective
when they expart about explanisions and analysis (le, 2017).
Theorist: It prefers to think problems by the step-by-step such as
lectures, systems, case studies, analogies, models, reading etc.
Pragmatist: Idt prefers to apply new learning to
proper prtactice to see if they work such as filed work, laboratories,
observations etc (Carmichael,
2011).
Activist:It prefers the new experiences, involvement with others and
role playing such as anything new problem solving and small group discussion (le,
2017).
Task 2
a) Identify a list of important
management skills then review and evaluate my own current level of performance
in relation to each of them:
Here are lists of important management
skills then review and evaluate my own current level of performance in relation
to each other:
Objective
Setting
|
The
setting of objective is very important for management skills. This is the
primary steps for the individual skills in personal development. I am well
aware of the objective setting of Tesco to improve my management skills (Oakley and Krug, 2007).
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Communication
|
Communication
is very effective for management skills. It helps to make communication with
the employees in different places. I use to communicate with my senior to
solve any problem that happened in working places.
|
People
Development
|
The
people development is another important management skill for the employees.
When the people are developed about their skills they will be good their
performance. I try to make the motivation in people development (Oakley and Krug, 2007).
|
Decision
Making
|
In
every business, decision making is the vital role and makes the overall
perception in the business. This is very important management skills for the
current level of performance of the business company. I take any decision
with my senior and my colleagues that make me clear and effective for the
organization.
|
Motivation
|
Motivation
is very effective in team based working environment. This is also important
management skills for the individuals. I use the motivation to the team member
that makes more improved the business (Oakley
and Krug, 2007).
|
b) Carried out a personal SWOT analysis
and then list of activities required to carry forward the issues that have
identified in each elements of the analysis:
Here are my SWOT analysis and then list
of the activities required to carry forward the issues that have identified in
each elements of the analysis in this below:
Strengths
|
Weaknesses
|
My
strengths are good presentation, my ambition, good preparation of work, good
working skills.
I am very strikes about by duties and I
regularly take my bath and exercise that make me healthy.
I try to sleep in just time and these make
me strengths in working place (Mabey
and Finch-Lees, 2008).
|
I
have some weaknesses that such as several illness, mental distinction,
physical problems that a great impact of my personal activities.
I faces different places that not suitable
for me and it also make the weaknesses for me.
|
Opportunities
|
Threats
|
I
have different types of opportunity that helps me to take advantage from my
working place.
I have developed my graduate and
undergraduate degree from the prominent colleges.
|
There
are some threats for me in my working place.
I
faced several unworthy situation that is big challenges for me (Mabey and Finch-Lees, 2008).
|
I try to overcome my several weaknesses
such as physical problem, illness, mental problem etc. I go to a hospital and
take proper treatment for removing this problem. Then I gain the ability of
living in different unsuitable weather and make sure the proper satisfaction
for me. I can minimize different threats that make the harm and challenges for
me. I remove this problem in my own development way of learning (Mabey and Finch-Lees, 2008).
c) List my future development needs and
identify specific ways of meeting them with my long term career development in
mind:
Here are my future development plan
needs and identify specific ways of meeting them with my long term career
development in mind:
Summarize
my self-assessment and information: To perform my future development plan I summarize my
self-assessment and information. It helps to my long term career development in
mind (Hawamdeh, 2005). By this
process, I assess the cause and consequence for long term future planning in
Tesco. I give the effective information that helps to get the proper strategy
in Tesco. Then all summarize my self-assessment and information is finished and
the beginning in my development plan.
Talk with my supervisor: The supervisor is very experienced
person in Tesco. He or she knows the views of the development of Tesco. So I
need to talk with my supervisor before taking the future development plan (Hawamdeh, 2005).
Set
career goals:
Before taking the future development of my company, I will try to set my career
goals at first. Set career goals help me to take the motivation in taking long
term future development goals of Tesco (Tesco,
2017).
Make
the development activates:
I make the development activities before taking the development plan in Tesco.
This is very effective in long term career development in mind.
Succeed
Process: When all
the activities will be finished the development plan will be set in Tesco. And
the succeed process will be development in long tern future development plan (Hawamdeh, 2005).
Task 3:
A) Consider and then attach to my
development plan an outline of the way that intends to go about implementing
it. This will involve reflecting on my own learning style as identified through
the Honey & Mumford activity and developing strategies to fit in with it:
Here are several general for the
implementation of development plans and it effecting in the procedures. The
future development plan is very important in this task. This plan can help to
make employment opportunities and benefits for me. The implementing plan can
influence to my development plan. I will be capable of the new challenges that
happens the long term future plan. I would like to join a strategic manger in
Tesco (Tesco, 2017).
The general activities that are focused
my own development plan will be implemented here. I have involved the
initiation strategic objectives in this stage. There is different skills work
in this development plan such as communication skills, research skills, motivational
skills, time management skills etc. I need to develop my communication skills
to determine and strong the team based work in Tesco. I also develop my
motivational skills for inspiring the employees in working place. Now, I need
to improve my current position for the effective result. The learning style of
Honey & Mumford activity is very important to making development plan. This
helps to make the proper development plan assets in long time development (Anderson, 2013).
b) Here is my Portfolio:
Curriculum
Vitae
Liliane
70 Cliff Avenue
New London CT 06320
Personal
Profile: I am
responsible student studying in business studies. As part of my studies I am
keen to get some work experience. I am very organized person who likes to be
kept busy in work. I am very eager to learn new skills. I am well in a team as
well as on my own initiative.
Key
Attributes: An
enthusiastic individual who is seeking a placement position to capable both
skills of IT and marketing to be utilized.
o
Personal
skills: Capable of communicate with people at all levels.
o
Organizational
skills: Improvement through academic studies.
o
Computer
Literate: Ms World, Ms excel, PowerPoint.
o
Time
management skills: developed in practical work and academic studies.
Education:
o
SSC
in 1993
o
HSC
in 1995
o
GSE
in 2001
Job experience:
Works in an Indian restaurant named KFC in five
years.
Cover Letter:
Mr. XXX
Contract Number:
Date 13/04/2017
Mr. John,
Chairman,
Tesco Plc Limited
Dear Sir,
I am applying for the position of
strategic manager of your company as showed by the advertisement in newspaper.
I am very perfect applicant for this post. I have the experience about this
post.
I am available for an interview
scheduled at your convenience. I can be reached on telephone number. Thank for
your consideration.
Sincerely,
I have good interpersonal relationship
with fellow mates to create a strategic plan, and I'm making good. I am a
freelancer and advices for the strategic planning of the organization.
I'm available for an interview
scheduled at your convenience. I can be reached on telephone number. Thank you
for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Liliane
c) Assess the learning that I have
achieved since starting this unit against the targets set out in my original
development plan:
I have achieved and the set the
development plan for personal and professional development process. Here I
faced some important feedback that will base on the assessment in this task.
For this reason, I need to re-develop my future developing plan and take the
necessary steps for development of long time development plan (Barker and Kellen, 1998).
Learning is very effective for this
purpose. So it can be noted firstly in this stage. On the other hand, the effort that is required to determine the
development plan by learning assessment. I have specified the process of my
original development plan. And take the targets set out in my original
development plan. So, assess the leaning that I have achieved since starting
this unit against the targets set out in my original development plan (Barker and Kellen, 1998).
d) Reset my objectives in the light of
my own evaluation plus any feedback that have received from family or friends
or my college tutors:
Here are a number of areas of feedback
that cover within the evaluate explanations. I would qualify as my personal and
professional development. Future development plan is the process that
individuals like as draw up a plan that will help in future prospective personality.
I will try to review my record for personal and professional development in the
organization that more prefers in future development plan (Allan, 2009).
Through the developing of my curriculum
vitae, I will be able to reset my objectives in the light of my own evaluation.
I would like to set my working plan with the current dates and time that
memorizing the proper actions in the future (Allan, 2009).
Task 4
a) Two problems I have encountered at work and
appropriate solutions for the problems
The two problems I have encountered in
Tesco are personality clashes and lack enthusiasm in team work. European job
market consists of people from different nationality and background. So Tesco
offers these people job by evaluating their skills and quality. But many local
people, who believe in nationalism, socialism and other racial theory, bring
conflict in the workplace (Williams,
2010). It creates heterogeneity there. I have worked with session and
seminar where I tried to make them understand the importance of humanity in the
world and psychologically make them feel responsible to each other. My idea was
to build up a team where people will respect each other because of humanity.
Obviously some people have some orthodox characters that are not good in team
work (Williams, 2010). I worked to
make them be friendly to each other, retain the good human trait and cut the
bad. This eventually motivated them to be kind and good to each other by
reforming their personality issues. I have also worked to develop good
communication system among them so that they can share their opinions (Williams, 2010). It increased
co-operation among them that eventually increased team effort in Tesco.
b) Developing verbal communication skills by 10
minutes presentation
This part is made in PPT file and is
attached with the file.
c) Identify a range of effective time management
strategies and usages of these to create a time plan.
Time management plan should be
developed by three crucial yardsticks and they are productivity, performance
and perception (Saloner, Shepard and
Podolny, 2012). The plan should be able to help the employees increase
overall productivity, quality performance and understand their job. The
organization should consider their goal at first and then distribute roles
accordingly to the people. Then a work schedule should be developed that will
describe the time when respected employees are to be present in the workplace
and carry out their goal. Tesco can develop sub goals for the final goal
achievement. So, Tesco will set time for their teams to achieve the sub goals
in specific period of time. To have a backup system, Tesco should keep some
bonus time so that if employees fail to execute their duties in time, the bonus
time will give them relief for that situation. There is a project management
theory that statisticians use mostly. Using the system, Tesco can define their
individual tasks and develop a critical path. Using the critical path, Tesco
will be able to complete the whole project in time undoubtedly. All these
strategies are effective for them (Saloner,
Shepard and Podolny, 2012).
Conclusion
Like the business world, the workplace
environments are also very much competitive. An organization can present them
differently to the business world when they will a skilled and confident group
of people. Personal and professional development helps individuals successfully
to bring newer skills and strategies among them. Unless individuals cannot
adjust them with the changing workplace environment and meet its demand, they
will surely lose their jobs. That is why; personal and professional development
is so necessary in the workplace. This paper has comprehensively described many
issues over personal and professional development that has helped me so much
personally.
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