How to Own Your Career Development
Does your company offer career development resources and programs? While there are some great companies that do, they are in the minority. Chances are you don’t work for them.
Lies and Truth About Development Planning
When it comes to development planning, there’s no shortage of excuses for falling behind and taking shortcuts. Which of the following sound familiar to you? “I just don’t have the money to spend on developing my skills.” “I wish I could do something but my manager is holding me back.” “I just don’t have the […]
SMART Goal Examples Part 2: Leadership Development Activities
In my last post, I provided a few examples of SMART goals for developing competencies or “soft skills” (as opposed to technical skills). Samples were written for the common yet vague goals to “be a better communicator” and “improve leadership skills.” If you haven’t already done so, I recommend you read that post first before […]
SMART Goal Examples for Competency-Based Development
If you’re reading this blog you’re probably looking for SMART goal examples targeting a competency or “soft skill” for development in your IDP template (or perhaps helping a client to do so.) When setting development goals, people have little trouble translating the tangible ones into SMART goals. “Increase revenue by X% within six months”….”Reduce customer […]
How to Integrate Succession Planning with Development Planning
If you work on your company’s succession planning program, raise your hand if any of the following statements sound familiar: “Our leaders are engaged in the succession planning process but not so much in the development planning that follows.” “The development plans of individuals in the succession plan are pretty weak.” “Leaders have a hard […]
Quarterly Check-In for Your Development Plan
Well it’s about the end of the quarter. Time to check in on your goals. And don’t forget about your development plan. Do you even know where it is? A quarterly check-in may sound stressful if your behind on your development plan or even your goals, but it will only get worse if you don’t do […]
I’ve Got My Development Plan Template – Now What Do I Write?
After searching far and wide, or perhaps by asking HR or a colleague for help, you’ve obtained a development plan template because you realize it’s important for you to have your own development plan. You’re committed to work on your development and really looking forward to it. It’s all downhill from here.
Experiential Learning – 5 Ways To Get it Without a Formal Program
Experiential learning, as you might guess, is learning by experience. Check out the wiki for more detail. It’s a great way to learn because it allows for application of newly acquired knowledge to real-world situations. Check out this recent ATD post for a few examples of how some companies have implemented impressive and robust experiential learning programs […]
The Dirty Little Secret of the IDP – and How to Address it
If you’ve ever worked in a mid-size or large organization, you’ve probably had at least one individual development plan (IDP). If you work in HR, you may have dealt with many IDPs – those of your company’s employees. In either case, there is a dirty little secret about the IDP that you are likely familiar […]
5 Ways to Drive Ownership of the Individual Development Plan
As you likely know, one of the current trends in talent development is a focus on employees taking ownership of the individual development plan.