When personal development takes place in the context of institutions, it refers to the methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems offered to support positive adult development at the individual level in organizations.
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Personal development can include developing other people's skills and personalities.
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Elsewhere anonymous or named founders of schools of self-Personal development appear endemic—note the traditions of the Indian sub-continent in this regard.
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Personal development made the important point that aspirations focus on looking forward and do not limit themselves to unconscious drives or to childhood experiences.
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Personal development originated the concepts of lifestyle and of self-image, as a concept that influenced management under the heading of work-life balance, known as the equilibrium between a person's career and personal life.
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Levinson proposed that personal development comes under the influence—throughout life—of aspirations, which he called "the Dream":.
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Much, if not all, of conscious Personal development occurs with the aid of a trained psychodynamic therapist.
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Cognitive-behavioral views on personal development follow traditional patterns of personal development: behavior modification, cognitive reframing, and successive approximation being some of the more notable techniques.
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Educational psychology seeks to further personal development by increasing one's ability to learn, retain information, and apply knowledge to real-world experiences.
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Since Maslow himself believed that only a small minority of people self-actualize—he estimated one percent—his hierarchy of needs had the consequence that organizations came to regard self-actualization or personal development as occurring at the top of the organizational pyramid, while openness and job security in the workplace would fulfill the needs of the mass of employees.
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Common criticism surrounding personal development programs is that they are often treated as an arbitrary performance management tool to pay lip service to, but ultimately ignored.
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