Personnel management involves obtaining, using, and maintaining a satisfied workforce. It is concerned with employees and their relationship within an organization. Organizational effectiveness measures how efficiently an organization meets its objectives using resources without straining employees. It is impacted by leadership, mission/vision, and human resource retention, motivation, and development. Personal development is a lifelong process of self-assessment, goal-setting, and maximizing one's potential. It improves through activities that enhance talents, employability, and wealth. Personal development is important as it keeps people motivated, allows reflection on talents, refines existing skills, increases employee confidence, reduces staff turnover, supports healthy work culture, improves self-awareness, provides direction, increases creativity, and

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MAGBANUA, LADEN O.
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1. What is personnel management?
Personnel management can be defined as obtaining, using and maintaining a satisfied
workforce. It is a significant part of management concerned with employees at work and
with their relationship within the organization.
According to Flippo, “Personnel management is the planning, organizing, compensation,
integration and maintenance of people for the purpose of contributing to organizational,
individual and societal goals.”
According to Brech, “Personnel Management is that part which is primarily concerned
with human resource of organization.”
2. What is organizational effectiveness?
Organizational effectiveness is defined as a concept to measure the efficiency of an
organization in meeting its objectives with the help of given resources without putting
undue strain on its employees. It is about how the company can produce the target quota
of products, how efficient its process is, and how much waste is produced.
It is a fact that performance automatically improves when the leadership system is at its
best. The function of leadership includes defining the future, setting direction, becoming
organized, creating strategies, implementing them effectively, clarity in directions, clear
communication, alignment of goals, developing talent, building accountability, allocating
resources and delivering results.
An organization needs to have a clear mission and vision that can deal with the ever-
changing industry and side-by-side to meet its goals. Remember it is human resources
that prove advantageous, and it should be the priority of a business entity to retain,
motivate and develop them to achieve organizational effectiveness.
3. What is personal development?
Personal development is a lifelong process. It is a way for people to assess their skills
and qualities, consider their aims in life and set goals in order to realize and maximize
their potential.
Personal development is a phrase that refers to activities designed to improve talents,
potential, employability, and even wealth. Any time you are consciously trying to improve
yourself, you are participating in personal development.

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4. Why is personal development important?
Why do we need personal development? Allegro Media Design sure personal
development allows you to understand who you are at your core and what goals you are
setting out to accomplish. This is one of the simplest keys to a lifetime of fulfillment and
happiness.
It’s easy to miss life’s subliminal messages and guidance if you are only going through
the motions. This is where personal development comes into play. It is a shift in your
mindset that allows you to embark on a meaningful journey of growth and self-reflection.
When you start incorporating personal development into your life, you’ll likely find
yourself asking questions such as:
 In my ideal world, what would I be doing with my time and energy?
 If I’m unhappy at my current job, what other career path would I want?
 If I had unlimited resources to make changes in my life, what would these
changes look like?
 What are simple changes I can make to my routine to deepen my happiness?
If you’re looking for reasons as to why personal development is important, there are
endless reasons to incorporate this tactic into your life. Here are only some of the
benefits of personal development.
KeepsYou Motivated
Staying motivated both personally and professionally doesn’t come naturally for
everyone. Even those who are particularly skilled at finding motivation often may need to
refer to their personal development goals to stay on track. A quick review of your
personal development goals can reignite your fire and motivate you to be better.
In terms of professional development, having clear personal development plans can also
help keep employees loyal to their organization. Many factors contribute to overall job
joy in today’s world, with money only being one of them. Employees also want to be
pushed, learn new skills, take advantage of training courses, and feel as though they are
contributing to a company that values them.
Allows You to Reflect on Your Talents
Another benefit of personal development is that it allows you to reflect on your strengths,
oftentimes highlighting and unearthing some skills you didn’t realize you have. If you’re
unsure what is considered to be a talent, know that it is something that you:
 Can complete with relative ease
 Feel comfortable doing
 Don’t require supervision while doing it
As you reflect on your development learning process, reflect on the current talents you
possess in addition to the talents you wish you had. This can act as a road map if you
need to focus on developing certain skills in the future.

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Refine Your Existing Skills
Stepping back and evaluating your current skills can give you the push you need to
further lean into them and refine them. It’s only natural if one of your reasons for
personal development is to improve upon your current skills and talents, even if it means
failing along the way.
Are you particularly skilled at communicating? Are you a natural leader and you don’t
even realize it? Personal development allows you to pinpoint where you excel and can
make you even better at your existing skills.
Embrace scenarios where your current skills let you down and know that failing is
expected on this journey. In fact, failing is one of the hallmarks of personal development,
and it will only propel you further into success in the future. Take failing as an
opportunity to further improve your skills and improve upon them.
Increases Employee Confidence
Focusing your energy on personal development can ultimately increase your daily
confidence in your career. While you may not associate being confident at work with
producing higher-quality work, these two things go hand-in-hand. This is especially the
case for employees who often interact directly with clients to sell a product or service.
For example, if you feel confident in your ability to speak with clients articulately and you
are well-versed in your company’s offerings, the client will be able to pick up on this, and
they will have a better experience with you. This positive energy will shine through each
of your conversations with clients and can also help improve your relationships with your
boss and coworkers.
Reduces Staff Turnover
From a business perspective, personal development is important because it keeps
employees happy and more loyal to the company. Your staff will be more committed to a
job if they know that their boss is equally committed to personal development.
This “employees come first” mindset can go a long way in keeping your valued
employees at your company for as long as possible. The longer employees stick around,
the more value they bring to your company, as they have fostered meaningful
relationships with clients and other employees.
Supports a Healthy Work Culture
The culture at your work will undoubtedly have a significant impact on your overall job
happiness. While this is an intangible aspect of any company, employees know a
healthy work culture when they experience it.
If your company leans into personal development and encourages employees to ask
questions, take risks, and make valuable connections, chances are high that employees
will feel valued and will produce high-quality work.

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Improves Self-Awareness
Another reason self-development is important is that it helps individuals reflect on who
they are at the core. It’s easy to get caught up in your daily schedule and routine without
carving out the time to reflect.
It forces individuals to find happiness in their own lives while encouraging self-
awareness and reflection. At the end of the day, you are the only person responsible for
your happiness, and reflecting on your core values and beliefs can help you achieve a
deeper and more meaningful level of happiness.
Provides a Sense of Direction
Understanding your purpose in life and mapping out the steps you need to get there can
be an overwhelming and daunting task. Should you stay at your current job or look for a
new position? Is it best to stay in the city you’re used to or push yourself and move
elsewhere? These are only a couple of major life decisions that many people grapple
with daily.
However, if you are taking the necessary steps to reflect on your life and practice self-
reflection, you’ll find it significantly easier to make decisions that will deepen your
happiness. Decisions that once used to take hours, months, or even years will come
naturally. You’ll be able to focus your energy on positive changes instead of stressing
about the direction your life is heading.
Increases Creativity
Another reason why we need personal development is it helps promote creativity both at
work and beyond. Your change in mindset will allow you to embrace creativity in all
aspects of your life and lean into innovation.
An open mind can go a long way in taking the pressure off of yourself; there’s no need to
be “perfect” at everything you do. Once you let your guard down and embrace
everything life has to offer, your creativity will shine through in all that you do.
Increases Resilience
Life can throw curveballs your way. In fact, you should expect them. If you approach
difficult situations with the mindset that they will only make you stronger and more well-
rounded in the end, you’ll be able to navigate any situation with grace.
While you can’t avoid bad things from happening, personal development will teach you
the skills that you need to get through hard times, and this will also directly impact your
confidence for the better.