In an era of rapid technological advancement, skills that were relevant five years ago may now be obsolete. Engaging in professional development ensures that you consistently upgrade your skills to ...

Professional development is an ongoing process that helps individuals focus on their career objectives, identify the necessary skills to achieve these goals, and then acquire those skills in a ...

The start of a new year is a natural time for defining two distinct types of goals. First, most professionals and teams are formalizing annual business plans or objectives that specify what outcomes ...

Setting development goals is easy; achieving them is hard. For this article, let's define a development goal as any desired behavior change, perspective, or approach that would only happen with direct ...

An increasing number of employers are including professional development goals into the yearly HR evaluation process. At one level, that is a great thing. It recognizes that learning has to be central ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

There’s a reason why Jason N., a senior software engineer, has spent the past seven years of his career at the same company — longer than the average 4.2 years for his field. He said his firm’s focus ...

Set goals. With the start of the new year comes the bold attempt to “manage time better,” “be more productive,” and “focus on what matters.” If you are a “project creep” person, you miss deadlines, ...

Developing and continual growth as a professional is an important part of most careers, but it plays a pivotal role if you’re a registered nurse (RN). Depending on the state you practice in, ...

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The School of Medicine (SOM) recognizes the benefits that graduate students and postdoctoral scholars experience by using Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to highlight research goals, presentations ...

There is something about a new calendar year that motivates us to set goals for the 12 months ahead. Logically, the first day of January is no different than the last day of December, but ...