Development Planning
As you develop your plan, consider the following:
- What are my areas for development? Do I want to strengthen skills or acquire new skills?
- What am I interested in learning about that will support me in my current role? What learning should I consider to support a move to a different role?
- Of the six McMaster Core Leadership Capabilities, which leadership capability am I most interested in developing?
In developing your plan, we suggest a variety of development activities including:
Activities to explore:
- Internal Organization Volunteer Opportunities
- External Community Volunteer Opportunities
- Committee Work (team, department or university level)
- examples: team social committees, McMaster employee committees, pension and job evaluation committees
- Participate in, Coach or Lead an Athletic/ Recreational Teams
- Participate in or Lead an Arts/ Cultural Group
Options to explore:
- Internal Leadership Programs
- examples: Personal Leaders, Knowledge Leaders, Strategic Leaders
- Internal programming
- External Programs (related to role/ subject matter expertise)
- eLearning/Self Study
- examples: LinkedIn Learning
- Workshops/ Conferences
- Industry/ Technical training
- Professional Designations/Certifications
- Health and Safety
Activities to explore:
- Onboarding activities
- examples: New to Organization and/or Role
- Practical operational experiences
- examples: budgeting, strategic planning
- Special cross-functional/ unit assignments
- Project work (team/ department/ university)
- Leading team, department and project group meetings
- Internal and external event management
- Job shadowing/ rotations
Activities to explore:
- Networking (Individual/ Group Events)
- Mentoring (Peer Mentor/ Mentee)
- Coaching (Self/ Peer, Open to coaching and actively practises)
- Communities of Practice (Internal and External)
- Assessments (Personality, Skill, Competency, Leadership)
- Professional Association memberships
- Social media profiles
- examples: LinkedIn
Explore Internal Education Training Options
Resources
Annual Goals & Development Planning Employee Toolkit
Resource for employees in planning for annual goals & development.
Employee Self Review Guide
Use this guide to prepare for employee annual review and goal planning discussions.