Project 1
1 Write a personal reflection that explains how you would go about managing your work priorities and professional development. In the personal reflection you should ask and answer these questions:

This project will attempt to highlight the actions I would undertake in specific areas of managing work priorities and professional development. 1. What makes a good role model and how would I ensure that I acted as a role model for employees I supervise?

A role model is a person others look up to and admire. They display certain qualities and behaviors to emulate, to learn from and to pass onto others. Qualities of a good role model in the workplace is respect of others, dedication to their job; illustrated by their hardwork and …show more content…

All of these skills and techniques will improve my likelihood of meeting my job responsibilities.

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How would I measure and maintain my personal performance?

The best way to measure and maintain personal performance is by creating a personal Balanced Scorecard which is a performance management tool. Key Performance Indicators are also a very useful tool I can utilize to measure personal performance and therefore maintain effectiveness or observe problem areas that require improvement. If there is an area of my performance that requires improvement I need to revisit my goals, the organizations goals; plus strategic and operational plans, and create a strategy to improve performance. 6. How would I prioritize work?

Prioritizing work is very important because a managers work is always messy. Messy in the context that they have a lot of responsibilities and are easily distracted by external factors. Therefore, prioritizing work effectively will ensure tasks are carried out successfully. As a manager I would need to set aside time to regularly review my goals and that of my staff and ensure that personal, team and organizational goals remain relevant