PDSM Personal Skills
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Course/Unit Information
Course
Pearson (Edexcel) BTEC Level 7Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership
Unit No.
Unit 2
Unit Name
Professional Development for Strategic Managers
Unit code
F/602/2061
Batch
J1410- PDSM – Sredharran Sampath
Instructor Information
Name
Sredharran Sampath
Phone
0529059903
Skype
Email
Sredharan@mywestford.com
Assignment Information
Full/ Part Assignment
Full
Date Assignment Issued
Task - 29/10/2014
Date Assignment Due
Task - 22/11/2014
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I, _________________ (Name) hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.
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Contents
1 Introduction 4
2 Personal Skills 4
2.1 Human Skills 4
2.2 Conceptual Skills 4
2.3 Technical Skills 5
3 Professional Skills 5
4 Strategic Skills for Leadership 6
5 Learning Styles 7
6 Personal Development Plan 7
7 Personal Objectives 8
8 Conclusion 8
9 Bibliography 8
1 Introduction
This paper reviews the personal and professional skills that are required to achieve the strategic goals in an organization. It also draws a personal development plan which helps in achieving such goals.
2 Personal Skills
1.1 Assessment Criteria 1.1 - use appropriate methods to evaluate personal skills required to achieve strategic goals)
George (2011) observed
Course/Unit Information
Course
Pearson (Edexcel) BTEC Level 7Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership
Unit No.
Unit 2
Unit Name
Professional Development for Strategic Managers
Unit code
F/602/2061
Batch
J1410- PDSM – Sredharran Sampath
Instructor Information
Name
Sredharran Sampath
Phone
0529059903
Skype
Sredharan@mywestford.com
Assignment Information
Full/ Part Assignment
Full
Date Assignment Issued
Task - 29/10/2014
Date Assignment Due
Task - 22/11/2014
Student Information
(To be filled by the student prior submitting the assignment)
Name
Westford Student ID
Edexcel Student ID
Date of Submission
Student Declaration
I, _________________ (Name) hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.
Students Signature : _____________________ (signed)
Student Name :
Date :
Contents
1 Introduction 4
2 Personal Skills 4
2.1 Human Skills 4
2.2 Conceptual Skills 4
2.3 Technical Skills 5
3 Professional Skills 5
4 Strategic Skills for Leadership 6
5 Learning Styles 7
6 Personal Development Plan 7
7 Personal Objectives 8
8 Conclusion 8
9 Bibliography 8
1 Introduction
This paper reviews the personal and professional skills that are required to achieve the strategic goals in an organization. It also draws a personal development plan which helps in achieving such goals.
2 Personal Skills
1.1 Assessment Criteria 1.1 - use appropriate methods to evaluate personal skills required to achieve strategic goals)
George (2011) observed
Bibliography: Boonstra (2008): Dynamics of Organizational Change and Learning. Belasen (2000): Leading the Learning Organisation: Communication and Competencies for Managing Change (SUNY Series in Human Communication Processes) Caprino (2012): The Top 8 Skills Professionals Need to Master. Forbes, April 27, 2012 Coffield (et al Griffin & Moorhead (2013): Organizational Behaviour: Managing People & Organizations. South-Western College Publishing George (2011): Essentials of contemporary management (4th ed.) Kolb (1984): Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. OECD (2012): Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives: A Strategic Approach to Skills Policies. Robert (et al Rubin & Brody (2011): Work and Occupations vol. 38, 4: pp. 465-499, first published on June 21, 2011 Weber (2014): Becoming an Entrepreneur Whetten (2012): Developing Management Skills. Fifth Edition, New Jersey, Prentice Hall