Project

Carefully review the material presented in this unit and the activities you have previously completed.You should reflect on your learning, your own research, and your previous case studies within this unit.

Prepare a formal report on the importance of managing personal work priorities and professional development. The report is to address the issues presented below. Your response must reflect your knowledge, skills, and application for this unit. Your response is to be presented within a formal report format for any organisation to use in the future. The report is intended to provide guidelines for future actions in order to improve an organisation's individual and corporate professional development. Terms should be defined, with simple examples used wherever possible.

Issues to be included in the report:

1. Role models at the workplace

2. Traits of an effective leader

3. Ensuring that work goals and plans reflect the organisation's goals and objectives

4. Meeting job responsibilities

5. Measuring and maintaining personal performance

6. Learning styles/Modes of learning and how you will use this knowledge, skill, or application in assessing against competency standards to determine development needs, priorities, and plans

7. Prioritising work and professional development

8. Managing change

9. Technology used to manage, prioritise, and organise work

10. Maintaining a work-life balance

11. Maintaining a competitive edge

12. Networks (both formal and informal) and their benefits

13. Feedback from others, including clients, about personal performance and competence

Your report structure should consist of the following:

1. Title (name of the report), who wrote the report, and the date the report was created.

2. Introduction - An overview of the situation; what you are trying to achieve along with your intended outcomes. (why the report was written, what purpose it serves, and why it is relevant).

3. Headings that guide the reader - a different heading should be provided for each new topic. This is the largest part of your submission and forms the 'body' of the report. Often referred to as 'the body' but this label is never used as a heading. Use headings that are relevant; include charts where appropriate but only mention tools, templates and resources then attach at the end of your report. For each heading, discuss and demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of this unit. Reflect on what you have learnt.

4. Recommendations, at least five, on how to manage personal work priorities and professional development. Ensure to include the business technology that you can use and the systems and processes to organise and prioritise tasks and commitments.

5. Conclusion. In your conclusion, you should include reflection of management development opportunities and options for self-development and the methods for achieving a healthy work-life balance.

6. Reference all sources of information used when writing this report.