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LEARNING AND

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Class 12-MGMT 4000Linda Miklas

April 17, 2012

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HOW DEVELOPMENT OCCURSExperience

Based LearningRelationship

Based LearningEducation

Based Learning

Projects/Assignments Bosses Courses

Jobs ColleaguesSeminars/

Conferences

Hardships Mentors Training Programs

Community Service Coaches e/Distance Learning

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WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEVELOPMENT?

Center for Creative Leadership

Challenging Assignments

48%

Other Events17%

Significant OtherPeople

17%

Hardships18%

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ADULT LEARNERS• Ground new material in the familiar• Must be practical• Engage different learning tactics• Use new technology

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MANAGING ONESELF• How do I learn?

• What are my strengths?

• How do I get work done?

• What are my values?

• Where do I belong?

• What/how do I aspire to contribute?

• How do I take responsibility for relationships?

• What do I want the second half of my life to look like?

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“IN-PLACE” DEVELOPMENT

Is guided by the manager

Create appropriate development activities that generate success in the current role

Explore job enrichment and job enlargement opportunities

Identify and address skill gaps Monitor progress

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CAREER DEVELOPMENTIs owned and driven by the employee

Utilize available career resources to plan one’s own careerFor example: career development workshops,

one’s manager, web research, informational interviews

May align with, or differ dramatically from, one’s current job

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

First step: Looking Inward

At yourself

Second step: Looking Outward

At the realities around you

Third step: Looking Forward

At your goals and next steps

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LOOKING INWARD

Work Values

Interests

Skills

Reputation

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LOOKING OUTWARD

What’s going on in your work environment and

profession?

Relevant economic and workplace trends

Do you have the skills you need? How do you know?

Your network

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LOOKING FORWARD

Identifying questions and options

Setting short- and long-term goals

Determining next steps and how you can get moving on

them

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VIGNETTE DISCUSSION

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REFERENCES Harvard Management Update: What Managers

Should Know About How Adults Learn, Prewitt, Edward, January 1997.

Best of Harvard Business Review 1999: Managing Oneself, Dricker, Peter F.

2006 Corporate Executive Board, Corporate Leadership Council’s “What Contributes to Development”