Organizations say it all the time: “People are our most valuable asset.” When times are good and budgets secure, cutting-edge libraries mentor promising staff to grow into the leaders of tomorrow. However, when times are tough, employees must take charge of their own professional development to build the skills they need today and in the future. This presentation provides practical tips on creating and implementing your personal professional development plan. Learn how to: -Align professional development needs with organizational goals -Leverage the 70/20/10 model to maximize formal and informal learning opportunities -Create e-portfolios to showcase workplace learning

1. Becoming a Pro at Professional
Development

4. Your company logo
(change on master)
Your company
logo here

5. Broad range of learning activities
Org-wide commitment to learning
0.5 to 1.0% of budget for
learning
10% of work hours for learning

7. Aligning professional
development needs with
organizational goals
Finding Alignment

8. Mission/Vision/Strategy
Daily Work
Your Growth
Typical Goal Areas for
Performance Evaluation

9. StrategyMission
Projects Daily Work
Passions
Skills
Aspirations
Needs

10. 70-20-10
70/20/10
Rule of Thumb

11. Briefly share what has been your most meaningful learning
experience.
How did the learning occur?

12. Formal learning is like
riding a bus: the driver
decides where the bus
is going, the passengers
are along for the ride.
Informal learning is like
riding a bike: the rider
chooses the destination,
the speed, and the
route.
~ Jay Cross, Informal
Natural Pathways That Inspire
Performance (2006)

14. 70% 20% 10% 100%
70:20:10 Leadership Development
Challenge
Assignments
Developmental
Relationships
Leadership
Development
Courses and
Training
70% 20% 10% 100%
70:20:10 Workforce Development
Growth Through
Experience
Growth Through
Others
Workforce
Capability
Growth Through
Programs

15. Your world is full of learning experiences.
Take a look around your professional spaces.
70%

16. National library association
State library association
Community
Library system
Branch
Department
Team
Professional Spaces

17. Learning Through Experience
Shadowing a colleague
Job swap
Visiting another institution
Participating on a committee
Seeking out stretch assignments
Volunteering for projects outside of your library
Applying new learning in your
current job
Experimenting to solve problems
Requesting new job duties
Applying lessons learned from past mistakes

18. 20%
but we raise our collective boats when we share our learning.
Anyone can hoard their experiences to get ahead...

19. Anecdote: Alan training me to
become a trainer

20. Learning Through Others
Mentoring
Coaching
Informal feedback
Encouragement from boss
Access to key leaders
Networks inside and outside of the library
Observing positive role models
Getting involved with a professional association

21. 10%

23. Learning Through Programs
Seminars
Workshops
Conferences
Webinars
MOOCs
Master Classes
E-learning Modules
Videos

24. E-Portfolios
E-Portfolios

25. Example 3: LinkedIn
1
LinkedIn

27. Example 1: Youfolio.org
Youfolio.org
2

30. Example 2: Google sites
3
Google Sites

35. Jay Turner
jayturner@comcast.net
@lawlesslbrarian