“Development” as Defined as …
Question: Which of these do we prefer?
Education |
Job Assignments |
Mentoring/Expanding |
- public seminars
- executive seminars — universities
- Executive MBA
- customized, inhouse training
- guest speaker series
- conference attendance
- brown bag lunches
- reading lists
- self study
- train others
- outward bound team building
- conference leader/attendee
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- current job adjustments
- executive coaching
- committees
- practicums — action learning
- job rotation
- temporary job assignment
- job placement
- goal setting
- “on-the-job training”
- job enrichment
- task force
- “activity” assignments
- cross-functional task forces
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- mentoring others – shadowing – guide and confidante
- being mentored
- professional associations
- community involvement
- intern programs
- supplier assignments/relationships
- vendor, field, headquarters visits
- customer visits/relationships
- buddy system — support each other
- body – mind – spirit assessments
- job “shadowing”
- higher level meeting attendance
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