“Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve your goals.” - Brian Tracy

1. Building Careers,
Growing Businesses
Brian Tracy
“Personal development is a major
time-saver. The better you become,
the less time it takes you to achieve
your goals.”

2. Investing in professional
development should be a
high priority for both
individuals and
organizations.

3. Smart
organizations
know that
expanded skills
grow business.

4. Smart individuals
know that
professional
development is
crucial to creating
a satisfying career.

5. Enjoy greater job
satisfaction
• Builds confidence
• Work becomes more
stimulating and meaningful

6. Get head-hunted for
new jobs
• New skills look great on your CV
• Demonstrates a willingness to
take on new challenges

7. Accelerate your career
progress
• Makes you a stronger candidate
for a promotion
• Future-proofs your career

8. Learning should
be a core value of
organizations

9. Making learning a cornerstone of
your organizational values is
rarely anything but a smart move.

10. Boost profits
• Lead to higher business income
per employee

11. Attract and retain top
talent
• Attracts quality talent
• Makes the company highly
attractive
• Employees feel valued, inspiring
loyalty

12. Drive innovation and
growth
• Organizations that foster
continuous learning are at the
forefront of innovation and
product development

13. Boost your career
with additional
learning

14. A wide range of flexible training
options and learning resources is
available today, making it easy for
proactive individuals to acquire
new skills.

15. In the workplace
• Expand your skillset
• Take on new tasks and projects
• Volunteer to train new
employees

16. Outside the workplace
• Pick up new knowledge and
skills
• Read, write, connect

17. The internet
• Make use of online learning
resources
• Put together a personal career
development plan

18. How to make
training
employees more
effective

19. Cultivating a culture of
continuous learning encourages
employees to keep growing and
striving for their best.

20. Tailor for the individual
• Get to know your staff
• Opt for individual plans rather
than a one-size-fits-all training
model
• Create specific learning
milestones accordingly

21. Use cross-training to
broaden skillsets
• Encourage your employees to
pick up new skills by working in
different roles

22. Set up a mentoring
program
• Use the experience and wisdom
of senior employees to help
junior colleagues

23. Put the training in
context
• Appreciate new skills
• Highlight training relevant to
career progression
opportunities

24. Development
results can be
achieved on a
budget

25. Staff training is an investment
worth making, but the more
limited your budget, the more
you need to prioritize and rely on
creative solutions.

26. Target your training
efforts
• Identify areas for improvement
• List goals and choose metrics
• Identify key skills and train
accordingly
• Monitor the impact of the
training

27. Use in-house expertise
• Assess whether training needs
can be handled internally by
experienced staff members

28. Make the most of online
learning
• E-learning is a cost-effective
alternative
• Flag relevant online courses
• Create completion incentives

29. Make
development the
default

30. By embedding training and
learning as a part of your
workplace culture, you’ll find that
upskilling employees becomes an
easier, more organic process.

31. Encourage your employees
to grow with you and
continue to succeed.

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Professional Development Matters

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