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• Take on an assignment outside of your current organizational area or region to practice working within
a different organizational or global culture.
Take time to reflect…
If you think development is always a formal affair…
…then consider that you’ve probably been learning through new challenges you take on.
Accelerate the process by being conscious of it. Consider how you want to grow. Make a plan.
Take action every day.
If you know you have skill gaps and are uncomfortable with that…
…then accept that fallibility is not failure. There’s no disgrace in being less than perfect. Most
flaws can be fixed. Design your development plan to fill the most important gaps.
If you can’t seem to find time to learn anything new…
…then recognize that developing yourself doesn’t have to be a separate event. Take just a few
minutes a day to try something you’ve never tried before or do something in a different way.
Practice a new skill each week.
“The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.”
Ellen Glasgow – American author
Learn more about Self-development
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Mentor. Retrieved from http://www.self-improvement-mentor.com/writing-a-personal-development-
plan.html
Hunt, J. M., & Weintraub, J. R. (2011). The coaching manager: Developing top talent in business (2nd
ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kahneman, D. (1973). Attention and effort. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Pavlina, S. (2008). Personal development for smart people: The conscious pursuit of personal growth.
Carlsbad, CA: Hay House.
Smilansky, J. (2007). Developing executive talent: Best practices from global leaders. Chichester, West
Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons.
Throop, R. K., & Castellucci, M. B. (2011). Reaching your potential: Personal and professional
development. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
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