How to prepare a professional development plan

Self-Assessment

Reginald J. Hyman

School of Management, Walden University

DBA 8006: Contemporary Challenges in Business

Dr. Neil Mathur

January 18, 2021

Personal SWOT Analysis Self- Assessment

Identifying Your “Why”

Several reasons why, I wanted to pursue a doctoral degree for instance learning how to research credible scholar information and improve critical thinking skills. Pursuing a doctoral degree would enhance my knowledge, and leadership capabilities to influence colleagues. When I decided to pursue a doctoral program at Walden its DBA program algin with my career path. I wanted to follow in the same expert field with business management and human resources. A doctoral degree is more than just a degree it will expand my reach in networking, building quality relationships, and professional growth. Another why is the doctoral program will prepare me as a leader to maintain a high-level work performance. Every doctoral student will have to master time management to stay successful in the doctoral program (Laureate Education, 2016d). I believe my professional business background will assist in handling some of the challenges, I would face during the doctoral program.

The doctoral pursue will allow opportunities and create goals that benefits positive outcomes in a professional environment and personal lifestyle. The doctoral degree program will improve strengths and minimize personal weaknesses. In pursuing a doctoral degree would help in understanding in what areas I need to improve in career. Another why is learning how to effectively use resources to better understand course material and research scholar works during my doctoral journey (Laureate Education, 2016g). When concerning pursuing a doctoral degree it is important to have positive family support and mentor support during our doctoral journey it help balance out difficulties and limit stress. As I pursue a doctoral degree it is essential to determining a strategic plan to organize daily tasks and prioritize goals. Pursuing a doctoral degree would develop my leadership skills by adding value to colleagues and organization. These reasons for pursuing a doctoral degree will prepare as a leader to better execute, think, and influence individual (Northouse, 2015).

Personal SWOT Analysis Results

SWOT analysis results have shown I need to maximize personal and professional strengths and minimize weaknesses. Focusing on my strengths would help to become a better doctoral student and a more effective leader within the company. I would need to make decisions in my professional life, that need to use the opportunities to better improve my abilities and skills at work and during doctoral journey. As a doctoral student, I would need to plan my professional career to watch out for different threats that may affect outcomes. The SWOT analysis can be used to measure how I can evaluate performance professional and academically.

Strengths

1.Willing to learn (advance education)

2. Hardworking & Self determination

3. Problem-solver

4. People oriented

5. Business & Leadership skills

Weaknesses

1. Need to Master APA style 7th edition

2. Use Time management skills better

3. Need to learn how use resources

4. Understand how to Handle work situations and problem more effective

5. How to implement a strategic plan continuously

Opportunities

1.Networking & building relationships

2. Continuous rest for personal development

3. Continuous learning

4. Chance to add value to businesses

5. Companies in need of your skills

Threats

1. Changes in research & technology

2. New life changing events

3. Implement the right plan

4. Being able to adapt to changes at work and in the doctoral program

5. External distraction

Formulating Goals and Strategies

Goals

The first goal is to create a sustainable business consulting company that add value to local business within the United States. This goal is important because I will produce creative and solutions that correct internal business problems for a company. The doctorate degree will help achieve this goal because the program framework can better prepare me to research company issues and finds ways to resolve and prevent incidents from happening again in the business.

The second goal is become an effective leader within the company being able to organize, operate, grow the business by leading by example, empowering, and training efficient employees. As a leader of a company, I would need to develop a winning strategic that resonate with the main purpose of the business. As the founder of the organization its vital colleagues to understand the business vision align with the company values and ideas (Northouse, 2015). The third goal is built solid relationships in personal and professional setting it creates positive results. Being able to communication openly with colleagues is a very effective way in building productive and positive results in the company. The doctoral degree will foster on skills to do distinct kinds of research and analyzing information. Building sustainable relationships among co-workers is highly effective in understand one’s employees and it work environment.

Strengths and Challenges

These three professional strengths would help in accomplishing the goals includes problem- solving, people oriented, and willing to learn new things. These strengths can help reach these goals in professional and personal life. Three challenges will keep me from reaching the goals involved not listening to feedback from colleagues, not communicating, and not being open to learn innovative ideas.

Self-Assessment for Overcoming Challenges

To overcome these challenges, I must be prepared to study information relate to doctoral program. Understanding my strengths using them to be prepared to achieve my goals in life. I need to implement a strategic plan that will guide me to learn all the resources and tools to become an effective DBA student and effective leader of a business.

Conclusion

Earn a DBA would allow to accomplish my goals with being able to expand my knowledge, research skills, critical thinking approach, and working with other colleagues. I can meet these standards by being agent of global change to fix problem that happen in my community, business, and family. This self-assessment has discussion various content related to how to stay successful in pursuing a doctoral degree and integrated professional work ethnic and communicate with peers. The SWOT analysis have determined how I need to focus on my strengths and limit weaknesses to reach my goals. I know this doctoral journey will benefit my personal and professional goals to keep being successful and become an expert in the business consulting field.

References

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016d). Managing from the inside out. [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016g). Walden DBA doctoral journey resource site. Retrieved from http://studyhall.laureate.net/ Walden-DBA-Resource

Northouse, P.G. (2015). Introduction to Leadership Concepts and Practice. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication Inc.

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