Positive Professional Development for Workforce Professionals

Positive Professional Development for Workforce Professionals Presented by Michele Martin—GSETA Conference 2011 Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

This session is about YOU! Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Today’s Session
Why you should focus on your professional development.
Positive Professional Development Practices
Positive Professional Development Strategies
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We are knowledge workers.
Our marketability based on what we know and what we know how to do.
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“ Free Agent Nation”
1/3 of US workers are part of the contingent workforce. Could you be next?
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Job Security=Skills Security
Taking charge of our own professional development helps us “future proof” ourselves.
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Role Models
We need to model for our clients what we want them to do.
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PPD Practices
The Habits of Positive Professional Development

To Learn Effectively. . .
Learning mindset
Build from positive core
Learning environment
Learning plan and strategies

Broaden our ideas of learning. . . Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset
Based on brain research by Carol Dweck
Are talents “innate” or changeable?
Can have different mindsets in different situations.

Explore & Strengthen Your Positive Core Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Positive Core Questions
What are your strengths & assets?
How could you strengthen those assets?
What are your greatest strategic advantages as a worker?
What are the important questions in your work? Which of these gets you most excited and passionate?

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Learning at Work . . .
What can I learn today?
How can I build on my core strengths?
How can I learn from my “To Do” list?
Reflective learning practices

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Questions. . .
Frame our experiences
Point us to answers/solutions
Can create positive or negative patterns of thought and learning

Some Positive Questions
How can I build on my positive core today?
How could I invest in my future today?
How could I use today’s experiences to develop a specific skill or knowledge set?
How can I get MORE of what I want at work?
What was the best work experience I’ve had? How can I get more of that at work?

PPD Strategies
Low-Cost, High Impact Learning

Make Time for Learning Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Finding Time
What is the most significant change I could make in my day that would help me learn more?
For the next 100 days, get up 1 minute earlier each day.
Use the first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes for a learning activity or reflection.
Build learning into your daily activities
Manage your time!

Develop a Plan Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Tips on Planning
Reflect on positive core, trends, experiences.
Brainstorm and prioritize
Focus on 1-2 goals
Set mini goals
Focus on developing habits
Review progress

Decide on Learning Strategies Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

The Learning Cycle
Act  Act  Act
Act  Reflect  Act
Reflect  Act  Reflect

Building in Reflection Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

One Sentence Journal Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Reflective Journal Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Debrief Yourself
Daily Debrief
What happened?
What did I learn?
What do I want to learn?
How will it change what I do tomorrow?
Weekly Review
After Action Review
Most Significant Change Stories

Lunch and Learn Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Building in Action Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Google It! Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Personal Learning Experiments Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

“30-Day Trials” Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Stretch Assignments Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

Rinse and Repeat . . . . Positive Professional Development Series--www.michelemmartin.com

So . . .
What SINGLE change are you taking back with you today?
How are you going to incorporate positive professional development into your daily habits?

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