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Articles : Personal Development & FREE Planning tool
by Mark Mortimer on 29-Sep-05 10:26am
The idea that education and training need to be lifelong processes is one that has gained widespread acceptance. We are all aware of how organisational structures and cultures are continually evolving in response to rapid changes in the external environment. Management constantly demands fresh strategies to meet the changing needs of our customers as they emerge. We have to develop new philosophies and different ways of working; we even have to learn a new language to describe the work in which we are involved
Business changes are now so rapid that unless we have a highly motivated workforce with skills to match the needs of our clients we are likely to fail. It is especially important for managers, who have development and training at the heart of their role, to seek to extend their own knowledge base and skills. This can only be achieved if we make people accountable for their own development aligning personal and company goals.
As children we learn by watching others and by trying things out for ourselves. This process never stops during our lives; we are all constantly learning as we experience life and work. The best person to help focus and direct the growth of your natural abilities is you, in a systematic programme of personal development. As a self developer, you will be unlocking your own untapped potential; not just developing, but learning to learn. You will also be acquiring skills which will enable you to support other people involved in personal development programmes.
In consultancy and service related businesses your people are your products. The problem is that, people development is not generally self directed and occurs in a fairly haphazard manner. We have little time or energy to apply the same standards of quality to our own development that we do providing our service to our customers.
Typical steps in self directed learning are:
• Assess your development needs
• Devise a personal development plan
• Continuously develop your own knowledge and skills
• Monitor your action plan and evaluate the outcomes.
To get the best results a support infrastructure should be made available for the learner and this can be best provided through coaching and action learning sets. Both these approaches focus on learning in the workplace which is a speciality of www.kerobi.com
Planning and Reviewing Your Development
Once you have pinpointed your development needs, the next step is to plan how to meet them. Drawing up an action plan will put you in control of your rate of progress and will ensure that you fit in your development with all the other tasks that you have to accomplish.
Like other parts of the personal development process, planning is not a once and for all activity but a continuous process of setting and updating targets, and strategies for achieving them. Once you have made an action plan, you will need to review it regularly in order to make sure that you are making the progress you desire.
For your free workbook on how to make an effective personal development plan please contact me on mark.mortimer@kerobi.com
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