Reflection On My Personal Development Plan In Business Management

2.1 Evaluate prior learning and work-related experience to identify personal strength and weaknesses in self-development.

In my positions over the past 14 years, I have proven to be a successful educator, team member, change agent, and leader. I approach every

An effective leader must have a plan for success. This includes a personal plan of growth as well as a professional plan for improvement. This paper will attempt to highlight my personal strengths and weaknesses as leader, identify the areas needed for improvement, and identify the leadership skills and practices that I will use to become an effective leader. This paper will also give an outline of the goals that I consider a priority and a timeline for this development. The overall result will be an inclusive leadership plan of development that I will use to grow myself as well as any organization that I work for in the future.

For presenting my initial and ongoing personal development plan there is need to first conduct personal analysis using SWOT, to know about my strengths and weaknesses, and what external opportunities or threats might affect any plans I take. As, this will shape the background to any developmental plan.

| 1.1 Explain the importance of continual self-development in achieving organisational objectives1.2 Assess current skills and competencies against defined role requirements and organisational objectives1.3 Identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs1.4 Construct a personal development plan with achievable but challenging goals

Part 2: By completing this unit, you should now be able to plan for the resources required for personal professional development (Learning Outcome 2)

First, about my past leadership skills were understanding and gaining knowledge from people. When I was a child, I would always look up to my father and mother as role models to help lead a family together. Both of my parents gave me positive reinforcement in school and out of school so I can be successful in life. I have also taken an interest in

1.3 Identify a range of learning and development opportunities which support the achievement of the personal development plan

This personal development plan is important for me in that it will allow me to see how I fit in an organization, and actually be able to reflect on my characteristics. My ultimate goal in life is to become an entrepreneur. I’m not sure what industry I want to be in quite yet, but I know my end goal. My dad, since I was little, has drilled it into my mind that I should be in a business where I’m still making money when I’m not physically at work. That notion has stuck with me and I’m trying to take an emergent strategy to get there.

I have already laid the stepping stone to achieve my goal and this Personal Development Plan will surely make me achieve my goal effectively within the decided time span in an organized manner. I have always been a good performer when it comes to my work i.e. Human Capital Business Partner. In 2010 I got an award of being the 2nd best student for the Management Development Programme (MDP) at GIBBS. I am a quick learner and this is the key quality which I think that is required to be successful in your life. My past track record and academics have always been good. I got an award in Industrial Psychology for being the best student in Bachelor’s degree and also my previous study records at

Personal development objectives are affected by organisations goals, as companies will want to steer their employees in a direction that should meet their corporate strategy and link into the mission statement. However, personal objectives and organisational objectives should tie in together and have a common goal, which should meet the needs of both participants (Dransfield, 2000). Although organisational objectives can hold a negative attribute to employee’s personal development, if the company invests time into employees PDP and employees can see that there is a plan in place for job promotion, then they’re more likely to keep their staff (Cotton, 2011). A future plan will add value to the business as it will improve employee’s skills and personal development strengths which will give a positive effect on the company performance.

Throughout life one will encounter many experiences and there is a lesson within each of those experiences. Right now as an activity aide in a nursing home my passion is to make sure each and every resident gets some sort of enjoyment out of their day whether it’s from reading the newspaper, having coffee outside or its getting their nails painted. I just want to make sure their day has some activity that they enjoy. My dream job after graduation is to work in a hospital in the palliative care/hospice as a social worker. In this setting I will still get to make

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During the last six weeks, I have learned a lot about the true meaning of a good leader. The discussions have helped me identify what my strengths are and what are the areas that I need to improve on. Although, I have been in management roles, I would not identify myself yet as a leader. I am a very result driven individual which is strength of mine, but that can also lead me to be desensitized to other’s emotions or challenges they might be facing. Throughout the course, I have also come to realize that I have limited self-awareness. On the contrary, one of my strengths is my social awareness. I have the ability to go into social or networking events and pick up on emotions, or facial expressing to understand the overall mood of that environment. To be socially aware is particularly beneficial because, I can find common ground with anyone I meet to initiate conversation. Therefore, when I see that person again, I can make those personal connections. Another one of my strengths is the ability to look at a current process and streamline it to a leaner, more effective and efficient way. During the last several years I have been hired to be the visionary of new divisions and to implement processes that would support the company’s vision and mission while still driving results. My values are what contribute to the success I have been able to achieve over the years, however. My resilience and work ethic towards my job shows through in the

date. In doing this I will highlight potential areas of development needed and will address these through Personal Development Planning. The rationale for doing this assignment is to enhance my professional development by undertaking an annotated reflective report.