3 Tips to Help Protégés Achieve Goals in Mentoring Programs
Does your company offer a mentoring program? If not, it should. The benefits of mentoring programs are vast and range from individual-focused benefits, such as improvement in critical job skills, to organizational-level benefits, such as reduced employee turnover.
The Importance of Feedback – Why You Should Care What People Think
Do you believe in the importance of feedback? Do you value it and think of it as an important component of your career development? If so, you don’t need to read any further – although this post will validate your perspective. This post is for those of you who do not believe in the importance […]
How To Do Your Own Goal Setting with Limited Information
This may stress you out, but the end of the year is approaching. Along with a million other things, you’ll soon need to think about goal setting for next year – whether you set traditional goals annually or if you use quarterly OKRS (objectives and key results).
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 […]
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 […]