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Contents Introduction: 2 Task 1 2 1.1 Reflect on own personal skills and against professional standards. 2 1.2 Evaluate own development needs and the activities required to meet them. 3 1.3 Personal and professional development plan based on the identified needs. 4 1.4 Reflect on own development against original aims and set in the personal and professional development plan. 5 Task 2 5 2.1 How would you as the Director of Research and development : communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels to instill confidence in your subordinate who will be reporting directly to you? 5 2.2 How would you as a Director demonstrate effective time management strategies that the new appointee can emulate you? 6 Task 3 Working in GLF requires the understanding of team dynamics and willingness to be part of the team. Therefore: 7 3.1 Analyse team dynamics, discussing the roles people play in a team and how they can work together to achieve shared goals in GLF. 7 3.2 Discuss alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals. 7 Task 4 8 4.1 Review tools and methods for developing solutions to problems. 8 4.2 Develop an appropriate strategy for selecting the right candidate for the position of Head in Research in GLF. 9 4.3 Evaluate the potential impact the above strategies will have on the company. 10 Conclusion: 11 Bibliography: 12

Introduction:
The aim of this assignment is the director to choose a new head of research for Great Lakes Food, which is a large snack food company. The new head’s duties will be to report all the issues directly to the director and to be responsible for developing and testing new products. There are about 200 people employed in the research division of Great Lakes Food, and the head that will be chosen has to be the best of these 200 employees, because the chief executive and the board of GLF are giving pressure to the director to improve the company’s growth and

Bibliography: * H. Meenakshi (2012), Lecture: Decision Making and Skills, Notes Taking * H * O. Chuma (2013), Employability and Professional Development, Team Dynamics, Notes Taking * O * Prifysgol Bangor University (2001), A Guide To Develop A Personal Development Plan, Available at: http://www.bangor.ac.uk/hr/pdp/HowtoPDPs.php.en (Accessed: 2nd January 2013)