Create your own career path!

Section 1: Creating your own career path! Lecture 1 01:16

Sarah Andreas is the instructor for this course. She has many years of experience in creating and training leadership development classes. The goal of this class is for you to easily generate a development plan to allow you to take charge of your career path. Sarah will guide you through the step-by-step processes to assist you in evaluating your skills and creating your development plan.

Lecture 2 02:12

The course is designed to help you understand how a development plan can provide a growth path for fast career growth. Development plans bridge current skill sets and future skills that are needed.

Lecture 3 00:49

Discover what a development plan is and where you would place yourself currently.

Lecture 4 00:57

Learn the steps needed to create your plan and putting your plan into action. Know your strengths and skills which need improvement.

Lecture 5 01:54

Sarah's story: The instructor's behind the scene view of her personal interest in development plans.

Section 2: It's all about the skills Lecture 6 00:35

Determine the basic definition of hard skills and soft skills.

Lecture 7 04:46

Soft skills are hard to define, teach, and measure. Clarify your operational definition.

Lecture 8 02:28

Define and measure hard skills. Hard skills are easier to teach and learn.

Lecture 9 02:47

77% of employers say soft skills are just as important as hard skills.

Lecture 10 02:19

The instructor's story behind her introduction to skill sets.

Quiz 1 2 questionsSection 3: What are your stengths and areas to grow? Lecture 11 00:47

Learn how to do the work to identify the skills both current and future.

Lecture 12 02:56

Identifying current skills and strengths.

Lecture 13 03:40

Individual companies and employees require different skills necessary for success. This section will help you identify skill sets for growth into a new role.

Lecture 14 03:04

This lecture discusses managing a long list of needed skills.

Lecture 15 02:27

This section with is just an extra story or example for the section.

Lecture 16 00:32

Review of strengths, current skills and future skills.

Section 4: Pulling the plan together Lecture 17 03:18

This section will give you a basic understanding of how individuals learn. It is important to write and design the plan in accordance with the way the you learn best. If the plan is not designed around your learning abilities it defeats the purpose of the development plan. You will not enjoy the experience or receive the benefits from the development plan.

Lecture 18 03:08

In this section you will understand the importance of setting budgets for training and in what areas to look for different training.

Lecture 20 01:53

Review of learning styles, options, and budgets.

Section 5: Pulling the plan together Lecture 21 02:26

This section gives you an example of a development plan in which I use when creating plans.

Lecture 22 02:45

In business, we all work under deadlines or time constraints, development plans are no different. People learn skills at different rates however; deadlines are still an essential part of the learning experience.

Lecture 23 01:23

Learn why the plan appearance is important.

Lecture 24 01:24

Review: How to put the plan together.

Quiz 2

Learning types and timelines

2 questionsSection 6: You have a plan...now what Lecture 25 00:43

Sharing your plan with a friend.

Lecture 26 05:24

Periodically meeting with a mentor or coach during the lessons in the development plan can help keep a person on track. This section gives ideas and expectations of a coach or mentor role.

Lecture 27 00:40

You are your most valuable asset. Invest!

Lecture 28 01:19

Reviewing and revising your plan can keep you growing.

Lecture 29 01:46

Course conclusion.

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