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Personal and Professional
Development Plan
Identifying Goals and Strategies for Your Success








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IDP Planning Worksheet
Personal SWOT Analysis
Individual development planning is all about creating cu
ent and long-term goals for your job, and developing action
steps towards accomplishing your plan.

Before you know where you want to go, you need to look at your cu
ent state – what’s working, what needs attention,
how can the department benefit from your learning? A Personal SOAR analysis (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations,
Results) will help you in planning your IDP Goals.

Strengths
What are your greatest assets as they relate to the competencies you’ve identified?

Weaknesses
What areas have you identified that need improvement?

Opportunities
What possibilities exist to further develop skills, knowledge or ability related to the competencies you’ve identified?

Threats
What do you perceive as the major issues that have the greatest to have a negative impact on you both personally and
professionally?

Aspirations
What do you hope your professional future will look like in relation to enhancing the 1 to 2 competencies identified?

Results
How will you measure your development in the 1 to 2 competencies identified?
Define what success means to you and determine what results you will need to attain your goals for success.

Consider the Following Skill Dimensions When Completing This Exercise:
Leadership
Learning Style
Team Management
Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Communication
Time Management
Integrity / Values
Accuracy / Attention to Detail
Customer Service Orientation
Influence / Negotiation
Stress Management
Personality Type
Creativity
Project Management

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Pre Assessment Personal SWOT Analysis

Strengths Opportunities















You





Weaknesses Threats











Based on your Personal SWOT Analysis, identify the professional goals you’d like to accomplish by this time
next year. We recommend you have at least two and not more than four. This will allow you to experience
focused results. Use the SMART (Specific , Measurable, Assignable, Realistic , Time -Related)
approach to setting your goals.

1.
2.
3.

4.
Critical Self Reflection
Leadership Skills
Definition
Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your strengths or
motivation.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Learning Style
Definition Use the link to NC State’s tool to assess your learning style’s strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Team Management Skills
Definition
Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your team management
skills.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Decision Making Style
Definition Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your decision-making style.
Strengths
Weaknesses


Critical Thinking
Definition
Use the quiz in the classroom folder to test your critical thinking skills. Examine the elements
of thought and intellectual standards from the links to criticalthinking.org web site and
evaluate your use of them.
Strengths
Weaknesses


Problem Solving
Definition Use the link to mindtools.com to assess your problem-solving skill’s strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Communication Skills
Definition Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your communication skills.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Time Management
Definition
Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your time management
skills.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Integrity / Values
Definition
Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your personal values
and note them below.
Indicate
your key
personal
values

Accuracy / Attention to Detail
Definition
Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how
small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources
efficiently. Use the link in the back of the document to assess your attention to detail.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Service
Definition
Demonstration of a strong commitment to providing internal and external customers with timely,
quality, and courteous service. Use the assessment in the online class to measure your customer
service orientation.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Influence / Negotiation
Definition
Encouraging or persuading others of a course of action or agreement in an issue with the ability to
explore positions and alternatives to reach outcomes that gain acceptance of all parties. Assess
your negotiation skills with the document retrieved from cengage.com that is located in the online
class.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Creativity
Definition Use one or more of the links in the back of the document to assess your creativity.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Project Management
Definition Use mindtools.com to assess your project management skills strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Personality Type
Definition
Take the Big 5 TIPI scale located in the online classroom. In this section, discuss your
personality types and any potential advantages / disadvantages that are associated with it.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Stress
Definition
Take the perceived stress scale and stress-inventory located in the online classroom. What is
your stress level? How can you work to reduce your stress? Is your stress impacting your
performance? In this section, discuss the outcomes of the stress inventories.
Strengths
Weaknesses
Post Assessment Personal SWOT Analysis – Note the differences from the Prior SWOT

Strengths Opportunities















You





Weaknesses Threats











Based on your Personal SWOT Analysis, identify the professional goals you’d like to accomplish by this time next
year. We recommend you have at least two and not more than four. This will allow you to experience focused
esults. Use the SMART approach to setting your goals.

1.
2.
3.

4.
Identify Development Opportunities

Summary of strategies, goals, objectives and tactics being used to accomplish personal and professional
development plan.
Goal:
Strategies to Enhance Personal and professional competencies:

Core Competencies:
Functional/Technical Skills
Analytical Thinking
Leadership Skills
Creativity
Project Management
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving/ Decision Making
Communication
Time Management
Integrity / Values
Accuracy/Attention to Detail
Understands environmental issues
Consider the Impact of:
Personality Type
Learning Style
Optional Competencies:
Influence/Negotiation
Service
Optional - Supervisors:
Goal Setting
Stress Management
Action Steps: Timeline for Completion:

Goal:
Strategies to Enhance Personal and professional competencies:

Core Competencies:
Functional/Technical Skills
Analytical Thinking
Leadership Skills
Creativity
Project Management
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving/ Decision Making
Communication
Time Management
Integrity / Values
Accuracy/Attention to Detail
Understands environmental issues
Consider the Impact of:
Personality Type
Learning Style
Optional Competencies:
Influence/Negotiation
Service
Optional - Supervisors:
Goal Setting
Stress Management
Action Steps: Timeline for Completion:
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Goal:
Strategies to Enhance Personal and professional competencies:

Core Competencies:
Functional/Technical Skills
Analytical Thinking
Leadership Skills
Creativity
Project Management
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving/ Decision Making
Communication
Time Management
Integrity / Values
Accuracy/Attention to Detail
Understands environmental issues
Consider the Impact of:
Personality Type
Learning Style
Optional Competencies:
Influence/Negotiation
Service
Optional - Supervisors:
Goal Setting
Stress Management
Action Steps: Timeline for Completion:
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Links to Assessments

Character Strengths
https:
www.viacharacter.org/survey/account
egister

Leadership
Leadership Strengths
https:
zengerfolkman.com/8-minute-assessment/
https:
www.psychometrictest.org.uk/leadership-test/

Leadership Motivation
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm

Learning Styles
https:
www.webtools.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/

Team Management
People Skills
https:
www.scienceofpeople.com/test-people-skills/
https:
www.3smartcubes.com/pages/tests/peopleskills/peopleskills_instructions/
https:
www.psychometrictest.org.uk/interpersonal-skills-test/

Management Skills
https:
testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/2450
https:
esponse2.amanet.org/myassessment.html

Motivation Skills
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_67.htm

Decision Making
https:
www.mbaskool.com/quizzes/skills/decision-making.html


Critical Thinking
Take assessment in doc sharing.

Intellectual Standards
http:
www.criticalthinking.org/pages/universal-intellectual-standards/527

Elements of Thought
http:
www.criticalthinking.org/ctmodel/logic-model1.htm#

Problem Solving
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm

Communication
https:
wicworks.fns.usda.gov/wicworks/Sharing_Cente
CT/Inventory.pdf
https:
www.optimalthinking.com/personal-optimization/communication-skills-assessment/
http:
htc-consult.com/new/wp-content/uploads/Communication-Skills-Self-Assessment-Inventory.pdf

https:
www.viacharacter.org/survey/account
egiste
https:
zengerfolkman.com/8-minute-assessment
https:
www.psychometrictest.org.uk/leadership-test
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_01.htm
https:
www.webtools.ncsu.edu/learningstyles
https:
www.scienceofpeople.com/test-people-skills
https:
www.3smartcubes.com/pages/tests/peopleskills/peopleskills_instructions
https:
www.psychometrictest.org.uk/interpersonal-skills-test
https:
testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/2450
https:
esponse2.amanet.org/myassessment.html
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMM_67.htm
https:
www.mbaskool.com/quizzes/skills/decision-making.html
http:
www.criticalthinking.org/pages/universal-intellectual-standards/527
http:
www.criticalthinking.org/ctmodel/logic-model1.htm
http:
www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm
https:
wicworks.fns.usda.gov/wicworks/Sharing_Cente
CT/Inventory.pdf
https:
www.optimalthinking.com/personal-optimization/communication-skills-assessment
http:
htc-consult.com/new/wp-content/uploads/Communication-Skills-Self-Assessment-Inventory.pdf
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Listening Skills
https:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/personality/listening-skills-test
https:
www.wisconsinrticenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2.4-Listening-Skills-Self-Assessment.pdf

Time Management
https:
cdn.ymaws.com/www.mtpha.com
esource
esmg
2016_Conference_PP_Documents_/T1-
_Time_Management_Assessme.pdf
https:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/caree
time-management-skills-test
http:
med.fau.edu/healthfirst/Time%20Management%20Questionnaire.pdf

Integrity / Personal Values
https:
survey.valuescentre.com/survey.html?id=fff_zsctQVrLGXrYSHgTZQ68LwxsLl5I&src=g_ad&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoqDtBRD-
ARIsAL4pviB9y5T75JfjTSc9f2UXrg2hYQp1EtHPksplfj_UjA_nTsLQ_fCwCAYaAoF1EALw_wcB

Accuracy / Attention to Detail
http:
www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=707

Customer Service Orientation
Customer Service Skills Self-Assessment located in doc sharing.

Influence / Negotiation
Negotiating style self-assessment located in doc sharing.

Creativity
http:
www.testmycreativity.com/