Professional Development Plan
Professional Development Plan
The group members of Learning Team A took a DISC assessment to determine their personality types, strengths and weaknesses, and areas needing improvement. The members of the group are (your name). The Professional Development Plan will describe the strengths and weaknesses of each personality type, characteristics each type share and characteristics that could cause conflict, and how each type can work together. Along with showing how I the manager can better my ability to lead the team.
The DISC assessment generated three personality types within the group: Interactive, Cautious, and Dominance. Three members of the group that include myself are labeled as Interactive. The Interactive strengths include enthusiasm, good people skills, optimists, persuasive, and charming. They do have some weaknesses that are just wanting to have fun, would rather have lunch with the client than be in the office, disorganized, and have poor-follow through. The member who was labeled Cautious their strengths are independent, dependable, good at follow-through, good listeners, but ask many questions, over critical, want perfection, uncomfortable around Interactive personalities, and work at a slow pace, which are all weaknesses. Last is the Dominance personality type they are goal-oriented, take authority, fast-paced, and willing to challenge outdated thinking and ideas. Their weaknesses are what make them different from the other two personality types. They are not afraid to bend the rules, become annoyed with delays, and they figure it is easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission. Of the three types the Interactive personality is someone that is more of a people person and not so much business-oriented that is quite different from the Dominance and Cautious type.
For each group member to work together as a team. They will first have to understand their strengths and weaknesses and use them as a tool for the group to achieve their goal.
The group members of Learning Team A took a DISC assessment to determine their personality types, strengths and weaknesses, and areas needing improvement. The members of the group are (your name). The Professional Development Plan will describe the strengths and weaknesses of each personality type, characteristics each type share and characteristics that could cause conflict, and how each type can work together. Along with showing how I the manager can better my ability to lead the team.
The DISC assessment generated three personality types within the group: Interactive, Cautious, and Dominance. Three members of the group that include myself are labeled as Interactive. The Interactive strengths include enthusiasm, good people skills, optimists, persuasive, and charming. They do have some weaknesses that are just wanting to have fun, would rather have lunch with the client than be in the office, disorganized, and have poor-follow through. The member who was labeled Cautious their strengths are independent, dependable, good at follow-through, good listeners, but ask many questions, over critical, want perfection, uncomfortable around Interactive personalities, and work at a slow pace, which are all weaknesses. Last is the Dominance personality type they are goal-oriented, take authority, fast-paced, and willing to challenge outdated thinking and ideas. Their weaknesses are what make them different from the other two personality types. They are not afraid to bend the rules, become annoyed with delays, and they figure it is easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission. Of the three types the Interactive personality is someone that is more of a people person and not so much business-oriented that is quite different from the Dominance and Cautious type.
For each group member to work together as a team. They will first have to understand their strengths and weaknesses and use them as a tool for the group to achieve their goal.
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