Personal Development: Manager and Leader

Career development is an organized approach used to match employee goals with the business needs of the agency in support of workforce development initiatives. The purpose of career development is to enhance each employee’s current job performance, enable individuals to take advantage of future job opportunities and fulfill agencies’ goals for a dynamic and effective workforce.

Personal development is the process which includes personality, relationship, communication, self-awareness and way of thinking among time must be improved as compare to previous. Personal development is very important and helpful to achieve the desired goals and objectives. Personal development is our conscious self-improvement and self-transcendence. It is the aspiration to realize our higher self.

Personal development goals will help organisations achieve their own objectives .if a manager or any person have these abilities that would be contribute to the organization to achieving its goal as well as help to achieve there own personal development goals. The process of Personal development involves several aspects like:

1. Transcending our Negative Qualities

2. Controlling Our Thoughts

3. Self-Transcendence

4. Intuition

5. Minimise Desires

6. To Live in the Heart

7. Gratitude

8. Enlarging our sense of self.

Personal Skills Assessment

There are lot of skill in personal assessment but I am mentioned just three main skill these are planning and organization skill, interpersonal skill, and leadership skill.

Personal skill assessment table :

Planning & organizing skill

Interpersonal skill

Leadership skill

Meeting deadlinesBeing helpful to friendSeeing a clear outcomeDelegating task to othersBeing helpful to strangersBeginning new tasks and projectsDeciding on puritiesSolving argumentsGetting people to work togetherJuggling taskUnderstanding how other feelNegotiation with othersMaking arrangementOffering supportInspiring confidenceSetting clear goals and objectivesAnticipating need of self and otherTaking difficult decisionReviewing success or failureTalking to all kind of peopleShowing good judgementWorking unsupervisedWorking well in a teamUsing and seeking skill of otherCreating efficient systemsEncouraging and motivating otherDealing well in crisesImproved/adopting ideasSharing credit with otherGiving feedback to othersSetting up control systemDealing patiently with difficult peopleMotivating selfSeeing alternative methodsRepresenting otherMotivating othersControl your temperPlanning and controlling taskWorking well with people of different status., race or valuePromoting & handling changesPlanning and Organization Skill

Planning and Organizing is the skill that is part of Ability to plan group of basic skills. Planning is the ability to conceive, develop and implement plans with purpose of accomplishing short and long term goals. Planning and organizing is important for different positions and functions. Systematically develops plans, prioritizes, organizes and manages resources in order to accomplish business goals within a defined timetable.

Interpersonal Skill

interpersonal skills are the skills we use to interact or deal with others. Interpersonal skills are sometimes also referred to as communication skills,people skills and/or soft skills. How we deal with others can greatly influence our professional and personal lives, improving these skills builds confidence and enhances our relationships with others.

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person

can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”

Leadership Skill

effective leadership is the ability to successfully integrate and maximize available resources within the internal and external environment for the attainment of organizational or societal goals.”

3.0 Personal Goals and Plan

Six SMART Personal development goals

SMART is an acronym for goals that are: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based.

A specific goal is easy and simple to describe. When you set some goals for yourself, are they precise and specific. “I want to be happy” this is not specific. “I want to live happily in Jeddah” is specific. Your personal power must lies in clarity.

A measurable goal is one that has a specific outcome means must be measurable in term of percentage, price,quality and etc. How will you know when you’ve achieved your goal? For example, the goal of saving 10,000 in a year, or make profit 30 % in sale is measurable. It can be easily measured after end of year.

An attainable goal is one that allows you to stretch means that goal is possible, but is not impossible. Let’s say you want to make a million pound. Great goal. But, if you are currently out of work or are not saving money, this goal is currently not achievable.

A relevant goal is one that has meaning for you means that goal is meaningful for you. It is not just a good idea. It reflects who you are and what you value as a human being. Pick something that gives you joy. If you want to lose weight connect that desire to a larger intention. Living a healthy and fit life is the larger intention that makes the weight loss goal relevant. Choose things that are important to YOU and that make a difference in your life.

A time-based goal is one that has an end date like I will make 10,000 profit in a year and give the date like December 31. Even if you don’t know if you can accomplish your goal in the time you’ve set for yourself set a date anyway. The mind responds to specifics. Setting a date and creating a plan or path for the goal will notify your mind you mean business!

Table 1.2 – SMART Personal Goals

Personal Development Goal

SMART Criteria

S

M

A

R

T

Goal 1: To complete CMI-5 in 2010

Goal 2: To complete my Bachelors by 2011

Goal 3: To complete MBA by 2012

Goal 4: To complete PHD by 2015

Goal 5: To get job in TNT by 2015

Goal 6: To take better position in TNT by 2016 with the help of Personal development.

3.2 Personal Development Plan

Personal Development Planning is a structured and supported process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own learning, performance and/or achievement and to plan for their personal, educational and career development. The primary objective for PDP is to improve the capacity of individuals to understand what and how they are learning, and to review, plan and take responsibility for their own learning, helping students:

·become more effective, independent and confident self-directed learners

·understand how they are learning and relate their learning to a wider context

·improve their general skills for study and career management

·articulate personal goals and evaluate progress towards their achievement

·and encourage a positive attitude to learning throughout life.

Table 1.3 – Personal Development Plan

Name Umer FarooqOrganisationDesignation/Job Title Finance ManagerStart Date for PDP End Date for PDPDate Plan Written Date Plan Reviewed Existing Skills and Knowledge Skills

planning and organising skill

interpersonal skill

leading skill

Knowledge

Management studies

finance

marketing

human resource

operations

organizational behaviour

statistics

Management information system

Marketing Information system

sociology

physiology

Personal Development Goals 1 to complete CMI-5 in 2010

2

take admission in CMI-7 in 2011

3

got admission in MBA in 2012

4 take admission in PHD in 2013

5 apply for job in TNT in 2014

6 after getting job apply for better position and place in 2015

Personal Development GoalSpecific Actions RequiredMilestonesResources AvailableAnticipated Implementation ProblemsStart DateEnd DateOrganisationalGoal 1 –

To pass CMI Level 5 by March 2011

Submit 08 Assignments and Project on time and pass all of them

Maintain 80% attendance

Pay Fees on time

Read extra reading material to develop business and management knowledge 26 April 201025 April

2011Information

On the job skills

Time

IT resourcesTime

Money

Personal Contacts

Goal 1:-

Goal 2:-

Goal 3:-

Goal 4:-

Goal 5:-

Goal 6:-

4.0 Assessing Resources for Personal Development Plan

4.1 Assessing Organisational Resources

Your Six Personal Development GoalsOrganisational Resources AnalysisIs it viable to use organisational resources to achieve this goal? Yes/NoType of organisational resources availableAdvantages of using this organisational resourceNo Information

On the job skills

Time

IT resources Practice based

Application of knowledge to work

Communication skills improvement

Study time / Part time working experience NoInformation

On the job skills

Time

IT resourcesPractice based

Application of knowledge to work

Communication skills improvement

Study time / Part time working experienceyesIntern-ships

managerial information

timeCan achieve carrier development through intern-ship

can use managerial information for study material

Table 1.4 – Assessing Organisational Resources to assist Personal Development

Your Six Personal Development GoalsOrganisational Resources AnalysisIs it viable to use organisational resources to achieve this goal? Yes/NoType of organisational resources availableAdvantages of using this organisational resourceGoal 1 –

To pass CMI Level 5 by October 2011No Learning

educational

theory

facilities

information

knowledge

trainingInformation

On the job skills

Time

IT resources Goal 2 – Take admission in CMI-7 in 2010NoLearning

educational

theory

facilities

information

knowledge

trainingInformation

On the job skills

Time

IT resourcesGoal 3 – Got admission in MBA by 2012yesLearning

educational

theory

facilities

information

knowledge

trainingIntern-ships

managerial information

timeGoal 4 – take admission in PHD in 2013yesLearning

educational

theory

facilities

information

knowledge

trainingIntern-ships

managerial information

timeGoal 5 – try to get job in TNT in 2014yesPractical work

experience

pay

contacts

facilitiesReference

recommendation

benefitGoal 5 -apply for better position & place in 2015yesPractical work

experience

pay

contacts

facilities

responsibility

communication

skills development

personal developmentInterval training programs

personal development

skills

4.2 Assessing Personal Resources

Assessing what resources you have at your disposal before you plan out your goal aids you in several ways. You’re more likely to make informed decisions and better plans to achieve your goal quicker. You’re also more likely to get better, more specific help from others than if you were to blindly run head first into a plan.