Personal and Professional Development Assignment (GC0531)

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Section 1: Know how to identify development needs.

1.1        Identify own learning styles and the learning style of another member of the team.

1.2        Use a simple technique for identifying your own development needs and the development needs of another member of the team.

1.3        Identify potential barriers to learning.

1.4 Explain how barriers to learning can be overcome.

Section 2: Know how to develop self and others to achieve organizational objectives.

2.1 Briefly analyze learning and development options to meet self needs and needs for another team member

2.2 Identify support mechanisms for the development of self and another member of the team.

2.3 Prepare a development plan to achieve a learning objective for yourself.

2.4 Describe a method that could be used to monitor the development of self and another member of the team

PDP Monitoring Learning Log.

Conclusion.

References.

Introduction

In this paper, I have written an essay on my personal development for employment. My writing has been divided into two key parts. The first part identifies my own and other learning styles. This part also defines several techniques to define their own and other development needs and finds out potential barriers in the learning process along with their possible solutions.  The second part analyses and discusses several learning and development options along with the support mechanism. This part also develops a plan to meet learning aims and objectives and describes a method for monitoring the development process.

Section 1: Know how to identify development needs

1.1   Identify own learning styles and the learning style of another member of the team

Models of learning styles

Honey and Mumford have developed a learning model that defined four key learning styles. These four learning styles are pragmatist style, activist style, reflector style, and theorist styles.

Diagram: Honey and Mumford’ learning styles     Source: Lecturer Notes (2017)

The other expert, called Kolb developed a model of learning style. This is called Kolb’s experiential learning style. This model includes four key stages of learning. These four stages are concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation

Diagram: Kolb’s Experiential Learning Styles               Source: McLeod (2010)

My learning styles

The key learning styles I follow are reflector and theorist styles in the Honey and Mumford model. I always gain knowledge and experience by watching the activities and thinking and reviewing the problems. I always try my best to use brainstorming and following mentors to generate new ideas or solve a particular problem. As I am a theorist, I always analyze the problem stage by stage. I also evaluate models developed by experts, lectures, analogies as well as the system. I also follow Kolb’s experimental learning model by having experienced first, then, reflecting on the experiences and learning from the experience I develop a plan for the experiment.

Learning styles of another member of the team

There are a number of team members in my team, where some team members are pragmatists, some are activists. Pragmatist learners always try to turn new ideas into practical work. They also like feedback, coaching, fieldwork, and the relation between problems and activities.  The activist learners take challenges to gain new ideas and knowledge and deal with problem-solving, group discussion, group engagement.  Both pragmatists and activists follow Kolb’s learning steps by having experienced first, then, reflecting on the experiences and learning from the experience they develop a plan for the experiment.

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1.2   Use a simple technique for identifying their own development needs and the development needs of another member of the team

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Action to be taken

For sorting out my weakness I can develop a plan to improve my presentation, management, and leadership skills. In addition, I can enroll at university to get a higher qualification, and can looker managerial jobs to gain experience. On the other hand, to meet the challenges I can reduce my own and family costs, and can promote social, environmental and technological awareness and learning to support the opportunities identified……..

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