...Throughout the course, we were required to complete weekly self-assessment exams that provided us the opportunity to learn more about ourselves and how we live our daily lives. What affects us, and how to properly make the necessary changes that will help us grow not only in our personal life; but also in our professional life. I learned that my life is very chaotic and at times, I get distracted and can easily become stress with certain situations. For example, I just became a new mom in 2013 and trying to juggle work which can easily be a twelve hour shift, then coming home and attending to mommy duties which of course never end; also attending school part time while still trying to keep a semi social life can become very hectic. The amount of help that is provided to me is very limited, which becomes overwhelming. At this time I’ve been focusing more in my career. I plan to complete my undergraduate certificate in Human Resources. Currently, my job title is Executive Assistant/office Manager for Univision Communications. My company is one of the biggest Hispanic television networks in the United States and Mexico. I currently assist the EVP, Business Development and the team which is located with me in New York then locations in Miami and Denver. Since I’ve been adding more HR related roles into my current job responsibilities, I believe that completing my certificate program will enable me to familiarize myself more within the Human resources role for example, vacation...
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...This report is a personal development plan that shows an evaluation of current skills and knowledge that includes my strengths and weaknesses. Development is a lifelong of nurturing, shaping and improving an individual's skills, knowledge and interests to ensure my maximum effectiveness and adaptability, and to minimize the obsolescence of my skills and my chances of redundancy. It does not necessarily imply upward movement; rather, it is about enabling individuals to improve and use my full potential at each career stage. (Definition of personal development planning from class material) The personal development plan for me is a chance to know my self better, I can realize what I want to achieve or where I want to go in the plan, in the short- or long-term, and also identifying the need for skills, knowledge or competence. It also helps me to define the appropriate development to meet those perceived needs. In this report, I am going to focusing on what my strengths are and where my weaknesses are, also how to use my strengths in the field I will work into in the future, and how to develop my weaknesses to be my strengths as well. 2. EVALUATION OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Evaluation is the key stage to the self-development cycle because it enables me to discover whether that development activity was worthwhile, applicable, and if and how my skills or working behaviour as a result. (Kolb argued 1984 -76) 2.1. Technical - course-related Characteristics...
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...My Personal Development Plan Table of contents Introduction Areas that need development Your strengths Your action plan Key contacts Resources Related guidance on businesslink.gov.uk 2 2 5 7 8 9 10 Created by Business Link December 16, 2005 9:53 AM If you would like to come back and see how much you have improved, or update your current list of actions, please visit My Information at businesslink.gov.uk My Personal Development Plan | Created for Sample User on December 16, 2005 9:53 AM © Crown copyright 2005 Page 1 My Personal Development Plan To help ensure success for your business, a company owner needs to have a broad range of skills relating to management and leadership. Based on your current role and situation, this tool has prioritised the most important areas that you need to concentrate on and will point you in the right direction for further advice and training Don't forget that as long as you have saved your plan online, you can visit the Business Link site at any time, update your plan and see how much your skills have improved This tool has been based on the National Occupational Standards for Management and Leadership. View the full standards at http://www.management-standards.org.uk Sa m pl Areas that need development Skills that need some development • Communicating • Decision-making • Leadership • Prioritising • Valuing and Supporting Others • Motivating You have lower scores for the skills needed in each of the following...
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...PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN SECTION A INTRODUCTION A personal development plan otherwise known as personal Enterprise plan (PEP) according to Allen. D (2009) be defined as action plan been laid down by an individual, it includes setting achievable goals with specific timing and according to a particular choice if career and it also helps in job improvement and student enhancement in their studies. In other to have a good personal development plan, there must be a full assessment by the individual on his/her “SWOT” analysis which contains the individual’s strength, weakness, opportunity and threats. These factors must be carefully evaluated in other to reach the desired end that the individual has in mind. As an individual doing business of any kind has been a lifelong process and a dream, doing it consciously and unconsciously during my primary school days where having more than one sweet or biscuit will be traded or exchanged with my classmates in other to get more or get a different type, after completing my primary school moving to the next level and choosing Arts class was kind of easy for me because I have been building a strong foundation unknowingly. Furthermore when the time came for me to choose a career path in my University life I opted for business management because even though it’s very competitive I find it interesting because steadily updating myself about the current world markets and trends. This wonderful career in business can only be achievable if...
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...Personal Development Plan Leadership is a continuous process involving change and growth (Anbuvelan, 2007). While some people may opt to believe they have been born leaders, I prefer to hold the perception that leaders are made. It takes time and substantial development to reach a certain level of leadership. This is an outline of my professional development plan. In it, my SWOT analysis is completed, my competency gaps highlighted and prospective future positions of leadership explored based on the skill I hope to attain. SWOT Analysis Every individual, like an entity, has strengths and weaknesses in character. These characteristics create certain opportunities in their lives which may be explored or overlooked. The characteristics also encourage threats to development, which may arise from within the individual or from other people in their immediate environment (Guskey, 2002). Strengths I have many positive aspects in my character that may be perceived as strengths in my quest for leadership and professional development. One of these strengths has been the fact that I have always held leadership positions ever since I was a child. Positions of leadership during school life not only grant an individual the chance to lead others, but it also enables the development of virtues like confidence and humility. Once when I was a child in 10th grade, I had to host an entire parent’s meeting. I must admit, throughout my professional...
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...Personal Development Plan: Guidance notes “Personal development planning enables individuals to take charge of their own learning. Learning becomes a proactive as well as reactive process, designed and prioritised to support immediate development needs as well as longer term ambitions” A Personal Development Plan (PDP) enables learners to identify key areas of learning and development activity that will enable them to either acquire new or develop existing skills and behavioural attributes for the following purposes: • enhance performance in their current role • address anticipated changes in their current role • address career aspirations towards a future role Prior to completing the Personal Development Plan (scroll down to next page(s) for a template to complete), the learner should undertake a skills analysis activity to determine their learning and development needs and identify development objectives to meet those needs. View the following links for tools to help you do this: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/cppd/career/planning/#now We recommend that the personal development planning process should be undertaken initially by the learner followed by discussion and agreement with their manager. It is recommended that this process should take place annually and ideally should form part of the Staff Development and Review (Appraisal) process. However, it can be equally valuable when undertaken as a stand-alone activity. The personal development...
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...Personal Development Plan Learning that Jungian Test classified my personality, as ‘ESTJ’ was probably the most interesting thing, I’ve learned thus far. Its very intriguing to read about other personalities, let alone my own. I even had my husband take the test! The description of ESTJ personality fits me like a glove. I’ve never really noticed, but I do find myself being strict to traditions and laws, and having a clear set of standards and beliefs. I expect the same of others, and I tend to find that I have no patience or understanding of individuals who do not have the same morals and standards. ESTJ personality also describes me as a social person who has a clear vision of the way things should be, and being very aggressive, typically taking leadership. I’m often told I work a crowd well and I’m always the first person to suggest a decision and go with it. My ESTJ personality type seems to coincide well with the Locus of Control results. Finding out that I have a moderate internal locus of control, and taking control of the events that affect me in my day-to-day activities. Also, I learned just how productive I can and cannot be, coinciding with how stressed I actually am. I believe you never fully realize what stage of stress you were actually at until it’s either over, or someone sits down and points it out to you. I am very productive, I tend to multitask a lot, solely because I am always pressed for time, and stressed to the max. I feel as if I cannot function...
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...My Personal Development Plan Introduction & Goal statement “Who fails to plan, planning to fail” (Winston Churchill) We live in a rapidly changing world which makes it really difficult to set long term goals. Development plan for four years is a huge deal you never know what next day will bring; victory or fiasco, birth or death, answers or questions. As we go through life, we meet changes that make our character stand above and lay the foundation for our state. Of course these kind of changes can make improvements to a previously selected path way. However, my personal development plan will consider possible changes in order to reduce possible improvements to the plan. Since childhood my parents always took care of me, and the hardest thing that could bother me was homework, which was also done under the supervision of my parents. And coming to Malaysia I entered a new chapter in my life, where make my own decisions and take responsibility for them. I am starting to control my life by myself, setting goals and solving the problems that I can face while achieving them. Including foundation I have four years of study to get Bachelors Degree, so I will graduate in 2016. During these four years 2013-2017 I am planning not only to get Bachelors Degree in International Business Management, but also set a strong foundation for a bright future. The goal for the next four years is to develop my personal and educational abilities in order to start doing Master of Business...
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...The Use Of Personal Development Plans Management Essay Every large organisation has a performance management system to assist it in effectively achieving its objectives from sections to the individual employee (Lawler). Human resource management (HRM) is crucial to the organisation's performance. HRMs manage the most valuable assets of the organisations - the individual employees. The performance of the organisation and its divisions are dependent on the collective functions of individual employees (Widener). Those employees represent the human capital which can grow within an organisation to increase productivity within organisation in order to make it more competitive against rivals in the local and global markets (Abu-Nahleh et al. 2010). A personal development plan integrated with an appraisal system will be a key took in making sure that each individual employee's potential is fully made used of towards the progress of the organisational goal (Taticchi et al. 2010). Job satisfaction, motivation and the general morale of the employees are not taken into account in a rewards or forced distribution performance management system. These factors may directly or indirectly impact on the organisational performance. For example, a high employee turnover rate, resulting from low morale to personal reasons, is costly to an organisation. Employees who resign will take away valuable knowledge, expertise and client networks with them. Furthermore, the organisation will have to spend on...
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...Personal Development Plan Introduction My very first class as a graduate student was more valuable than all my classes taken as an undergraduate. As I was called up to the front of the class to be part of the hula-hoop demonstration, a lot of thoughts raced through my mind. “Oh no! It’s a hula hoop. I’m going to have to circulate my hips in front of the whole class. Okay, nevermind, it’s a team building exercise. We could all stand as close as we can, but maybe everyone would be uncomfortable with our bodies touching. I could suggest it and see what the group thinks, but maybe my idea will get shut down because we are not comfortable with each other. Oh look! there is an older gentleman in our group. I should just listen to what he says.” In chinese culture, I was taught to respect my elders and follow their commands. This put me in a mindset to be a follower and hold back my ideas. I began making eye contact with the older gentleman (Chuck), and whether he noticed the constant stares from me or not, he began to take initiative and lead the group. Prior to taking a class in organizational behavior, I would have just brushed my behavior off and not extracted any useful lessons from the hula-hoop example. As I study organizational behavior, I thought about the hula-hoop example on a daily basis. How do I identify myself in a group environment? What Did You Learn About Yourself? In my intermediate accounting class (ACCTG 620), we are required to work in groups of four to...
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...2. Personal Development Plan 2.1 Communication Skills Communication is ‘the act of conveying a message from one person or group to another person or group’ (McKee 2012). It is important to have good communication skills, particularly in business, as it is highly likely that I will be working with lots of other people and I must be able to communicate well with them to get jobs done properly. At the moment I would rate my communication skills as satisfactory, with room for improvement. The resources used to help me come to this decision are; an online communication test, asking my peers and looking at the checklist for effective communication (Exhibit 4.20, McKee 2012) to make my own personal judgement. After reading my results from an online test (Mind-tools, 2013) I have concluded that although the ability to be a strong communicator is there, there are certain aspects of communication that I struggle with a lot. Firstly, I struggle with considering how the recipient will read my message. I often find myself making assumptions that people understand what I am trying to say, because it makes sense in my own head. I generally can be quite ignorant towards how other people perceive me and the message I am trying to convey. To improve this I must start putting myself in the shoes of the recipient and make sure that I am very clear and concise with my messages. Also, I am the type of person to lose concentration very quickly, and often during conversations, I tend to just find myself...
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...MSL 687-90 Case Study #1 – Boeing 1. I believe there are one or more diagnostic models that provide a framework that succinctly identifies the key factors at the center of the Boeing situation. The first diagnostic model is 7-S Framework. According to our text, the 7-S Framework model is based on the proposition such as the organizational effectiveness that comes from the interaction of multiple factors and secondly successful change that requires attention to the interconnectedness of the variables. This diagnostic model consists of seven factors: structure, strategy, systems, style, staff, skills, and superordinate goals. The first part of the framework is structure; the way the company is structured when it comes to staff and management and also the way activities is coordinated in the organization. In the case, the problem with the 1994 airbus shocked the management executives and began a series of changes. These changes were implemented to overcome their historical bureaucratic structure, which has made it hard to be flexible and adapt to the external environment systems. Second part is strategy, which includes the update of their technology systems, downsize their operations, and re-establish relationships with their suppliers and the only feasible way costs could be cut. In 2001, Boeing tried to implement lean manufacturing, but they face great problems due to decentralized information system. The object of the project was to implement an automated...
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...Major Individual Essay During this time of exploration I have exposed experiences that have had a significant impact on how I see myself. One incident related to a less than one-minute interaction forty years ago. As I was thinking about my life story and self-development trajectory I recalled an interstate holiday to Queensland when I was 10 years old. My parents, avid antique collectors, were looking for a grandfather clock and made an enquiry to a shopkeeper if he had any clocks to sell. The shopkeeper responded to my father’s query and proceeded to say he did have a beautiful Victorian grandfather clock and said “oh it’s over there just near your son” and he was pointing at me….This event had a profound impact on how I have viewed myself and now forty years later a place to start for some great opportunities for improvement. As Eleanor Roosevelt said,“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”. | Introduction I made a decision at the start of the semester to use the subject as a catalyst to create some changes in my professional life. I came into this subject with a plan to work out how to improve my working relationship with a colleague who I perceived as overbearing and a dictator. Over the past twelve weeks I have dissected not only this relationship but also my career, myself and my future. I am, to most, seen as a successful executive and leader. Based on the success symbols of our western society such as being goal oriented, having a clear...
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...Personal Leadership Development Plan 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. The assessments in the text allowed clear insight into areas pertaining to my leadership skills. Each assessment challenged me to look within and theorize how I currently handle or would handle different situations. Each scenario highlights real world applications that exhibit the type of leader that I desire to be. This is mostly done by exposing my areas of strengths and weaknesses in my leadership abilities. Strengths An effective leader should be able to draw on his or her strengths to better lead their subordinates. I am able to identify many areas where my strengths are. For instance, I am highly organized. Organization is a key aspect of being an effective leader. I have always found it easier to manage my day when I have a to-do-list that I follow. This allows me to clearly the see the tasks that need...
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...Action Plan 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Websites 7 Videos 7 My Personal Development Plan Introduction & Goal statement “Who fails to plan, planning to fail” (Winston Churchill) We live in a rapidly changing world which makes it really difficult to set long term goals. Development plan for four years is a huge deal you never know what next day will bring; victory or fiasco, birth or death, answers or questions. As we go through life, we meet changes that make our character stand above and lay the foundation for our state. Of course these kind of changes can make improvements to a previously selected path way. However, my personal development plan will consider possible changes in order to reduce possible improvements to the plan. Since childhood my parents always took care of me, and the hardest thing that could bother me was homework, which was also done under the supervision of my parents. And coming to Malaysia I entered a new chapter in my life, where make my own decisions and take responsibility for them. I am starting to control my life by myself, setting goals and solving the problems that I can face while achieving them. Including foundation I have four years of study to get Bachelors Degree, so I will graduate in 2016. During these four years 2013-2017 I am planning not only to get Bachelors Degree in International Business Management, but also set a strong foundation for a bright future. The goal for the next four years is to develop my personal and...
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