Question

Scenario

You are required to write a personal professional development plan. Here, while writing your personal development plan you will have to identify a range of inter - personal skills and competencies and evaluate the value of these skills for strategic managers/ leaders to achieve strategic objectives. You will then have to link this evaluation to leadership requirements for a specific goal (you may decide which one). After that, you must analyse how effective you are at time management by keeping a time log and reviewing it after a period of one week.

Once the task is finished you will have to carry out a SWOT analysis against the current and future leadership requirements of a suitable job role. Finally you will have to research at least two (2) different learning styles.

At this point, using your skills, construct your personal and professional development plan for a minimum of period of 6 months with a suitable range of SMART objectives and identify development activities that meet leadership development requirements. Then critically examine the process by reflecting on the achievement against expected aims and objectives and discuss how you would review and update the plan based on the achievement of strategic goals. Please note that you must submit your Personal Development Plan and the SWOT Analysis Plan.

• Identify a range of inter-personal skills and competencies and evaluate the value of these skills in order for strategic managers/leaders to achieve strategic objectives and develop good working relationships. Link this evaluation to leadership requirements for a specific goal. (1.1).
• Analyse how effective you are at Time Management by keeping a time log and reviewing it after a period of one week, to identify where improvements could be made. (1.2).

Answer 1

Personal & Professional Development Plan
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Personal Development Plan:
Need to become a Ops. Manager
I have identified my Development Plan Personal range of skills would be an active listener, taking reposibilities, flexibility, Leadership & motivation.
Competency skills should be Trustworthy, Decision making & Communication.

I have linked this skills to my Goal to become an Operations Manager.

Time Mgt - Reviewing weekly basis

SWOT Analysis - I have done as per the instructions for an Operations Manager.

I have selected Two Learning styles for my research as per below:
1. Visual
2. Auditory

I have constructed my Personal & Professional development plan using my skills for a period of 6 months and I have identified the development activities within me.
Also I have analysed critically whether it was reflecting on my personality and inter personal skills.

Personal Development Plan:

I have done my Personal Development Plan as per below details:

1. First very important thing - I have set my Goal to become an Operations Manager.
2. I have kept my deadlines and started priortizing the Goals to achieve.
3. I have made my SWOT analysis and evaluvated.
4. To achieve my deadlines I have seeked assistance from my Manager.
5. Finally I have started checking my progress whether I am acheiving my deadlines.

SWOT Analysis Plan:

Strength
* Industry experience for more than 7 yrs.
* Education in MBA

Weakness
* Trusting people

Opportunities
* Good number of industry contacts will lead to Business Generation
* Growth benefits due to better inter personal communication skills

Threats
* Due to Market is volatile it may affect the shortage of products for supply chain and lead to my Leadership.

(1.1).
Identify a range of inter-personal skills and competencies and evaluate the value of these skills in order for strategic managers/leaders to achieve strategic objectives and develop good working relationships. Link this evaluation to leadership requirements for a specific goal.

Personal Development Plan - Need to become an Operations Manager.
I have identified my Personal Development Plan range of skills would be an active listener, taking reposibilities, flexibility, Leadership & motivation.
Competency skills should be Trustworthy, Decision making & Communication.

I have linked this skills to my Goal to become an Operations Manager by periodic self evaluvations.

(1.2).
Analyse how effective you are at Time Management by keeping a time log and reviewing it after a period of one week, to identify where improvements could be made.

Time Mgt - Reviewing weekly basis by keeping a Time Log.

Time Log provided a great track to achieve my deadlines.