Planning for your Learning & Development
Where to focus your learning and development?
We encourage everyone who works at 丁香园AV to plan your learning and development so that it鈥檚 meaningful and impactful. Planning learning and development is a shared partnership and responsibility between a manger and employee.
Your development goals in your can help focus your learning activities. If you don鈥檛 have development goals, some questions to consider are:
- What skills, knowledge and abilities do I need to successfully accomplish my work goals? What do I have already? Where are the gaps?
- What are my strengths that I can build upon?
- What are my areas for growth?
- What development would help me be more effective and successful in my role/work?
Ideas for Learning and Development
When people think of professional development, they usually think of formal learning such as workshops, courses or conferences. However, learning and development can also happen in informal ways, such as discussions amongst colleagues, independent reading or job shadowing.
Here are some ideas:
- Attending workshops and courses
- Reading articles and books
- Watching webinars
- Attending conferences or roundtables
- Researching topics online
- Connecting with a peer mentor
- Connecting with a seasoned practitioner as a mentor
- Networking in your industry
- Job shadowing a colleague at 丁香园AV or beyond
- Taking on a project that stretches your learning
- Working with a coach
- Volunteering
- Participating on a committee or board
- Teaching others