Continual Professional Development
Part A: Demand for Continual Professional Skills Development in a Global Context
Professional Skills Development (PSD) is the commitment by an individual to frequently upgrade their knowledge & skills in order to remain professionally capable and attain their actual potential. The NCETA (Australia 's National Research Centre) stated in their journal Workforce Development (2005); Professional development has a range of benefits for individuals, organisations and clients, including:
Improved worker performance and skill base, Increased confidence and motivation, Improved retention, Improved service delivery and Higher levels of organisational commitment.
These factors could be achieved by means of higher education, …show more content…
Successful teamwork relies upon synergism existing between all team members creating an environment where they are all willing to contribute and participate in order to promote and encourage a positive, effective team environment. Team members must be flexible enough to adapt to cooperative working environments where goals are achieved through collaboration and social interdependence rather than individualised, competitive goals (Luca & Tarricone, 2001).
As I could experience by the football teams I played for, the results we achieved where not dependent on the single quality of each player. They depended on the environment, the atmosphere, the collaboration and social inter-relationships between the members of the team.
I played for two years in a team, in which the individual qualities of the players were outstanding, but we never achieved good results on the football pitch.
Following issues caused the failure of this …show more content…
(2003). Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice. (4th ed.). San Francisco:
Benjamin Cummings.
Bazerman, M., H. (1994). Judgment in managerial decision-making (3rd ed.). NewYork: John Wiley.
Carron, A.,V. (1982). Cohesiveness in sport groups: Interpretations and considerations. Journal of Sport Psychology, Vol.4, pp.123–138.
Charles, R., S. (1982). Cognitive bias in strategic decision making: Some conjectures.
Available at https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26900/cognitivebiasins863schw.pdf?sequence=1/ [Accesses 9 Dec. 2013].
Hall, A. (2007). Completed in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of PSY 8840. Sports Psychology. Available at http://www.arichall.com/academic/papers/psy8840-sport-psyc.pdf/ [Accessed 2 Dec. 2013].
Hofer, C., W., & Schendel, D. (1978). Strategy Formulation: Analytical Concepts
St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co.
Levy, F., Murnane, R., J. (2005). How computerised work and Globalisation shape human skill demands. Available at http://kms1.isn.ethz.ch/serviceengine/Files/ISN/29255/ipublicationdocument_singledocument/251462a2-e5cc-4e6a-838c-467b0d834e09/en/2005-006.pdf/ [Accessed 8 Dec.,
Professional Skills Development (PSD) is the commitment by an individual to frequently upgrade their knowledge & skills in order to remain professionally capable and attain their actual potential. The NCETA (Australia 's National Research Centre) stated in their journal Workforce Development (2005); Professional development has a range of benefits for individuals, organisations and clients, including:
Improved worker performance and skill base, Increased confidence and motivation, Improved retention, Improved service delivery and Higher levels of organisational commitment.
These factors could be achieved by means of higher education, …show more content…
Successful teamwork relies upon synergism existing between all team members creating an environment where they are all willing to contribute and participate in order to promote and encourage a positive, effective team environment. Team members must be flexible enough to adapt to cooperative working environments where goals are achieved through collaboration and social interdependence rather than individualised, competitive goals (Luca & Tarricone, 2001).
As I could experience by the football teams I played for, the results we achieved where not dependent on the single quality of each player. They depended on the environment, the atmosphere, the collaboration and social inter-relationships between the members of the team.
I played for two years in a team, in which the individual qualities of the players were outstanding, but we never achieved good results on the football pitch.
Following issues caused the failure of this …show more content…
(2003). Sport Psychology: From Theory to Practice. (4th ed.). San Francisco:
Benjamin Cummings.
Bazerman, M., H. (1994). Judgment in managerial decision-making (3rd ed.). NewYork: John Wiley.
Carron, A.,V. (1982). Cohesiveness in sport groups: Interpretations and considerations. Journal of Sport Psychology, Vol.4, pp.123–138.
Charles, R., S. (1982). Cognitive bias in strategic decision making: Some conjectures.
Available at https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/26900/cognitivebiasins863schw.pdf?sequence=1/ [Accesses 9 Dec. 2013].
Hall, A. (2007). Completed in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of PSY 8840. Sports Psychology. Available at http://www.arichall.com/academic/papers/psy8840-sport-psyc.pdf/ [Accessed 2 Dec. 2013].
Hofer, C., W., & Schendel, D. (1978). Strategy Formulation: Analytical Concepts
St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co.
Levy, F., Murnane, R., J. (2005). How computerised work and Globalisation shape human skill demands. Available at http://kms1.isn.ethz.ch/serviceengine/Files/ISN/29255/ipublicationdocument_singledocument/251462a2-e5cc-4e6a-838c-467b0d834e09/en/2005-006.pdf/ [Accessed 8 Dec.,