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Nonetheless, managers also need to take personal responsibility for renewing and updating their skills and knowledge throughout their working lives. Personal development is a continuous lifelong process of nurturing, shaping and improving skills and knowledge to ensure maximum effectiveness and ongoing employability.
Personal development does not necessarily imply upward movement; rather, it is about enabling individuals to improve their performance and reach their full potential at each stage of their career.
Personal development planning is the process of:
1. Establish your purpose or direction 2. Identify development needs 3. Identify learning opportunities 4. Formulate an action plan 5. Undertake the development 6. Record the outcomes 7. Evaluate and review
View the checklist to find out more about each item: Personal Development Planning Checklist
CMI has designed a personal development template to help individuals structure their thinking and create a strategic plan for achieving their goals.
Download the example template: Personal Development Planning Template
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