Planning Professional Development
01/03/25 • 12 min
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Planning professional development for you and maybe even your team members for the year ahead. How do you do it and what actually works? In this episode of How to Lead, Kate shares a simple three-part planning framework that really does work. Use this framework to support your team in developing their own development plans too.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction to Professional Development
00:46 Linda the Bad Manager: A Case Study
02:26 Reflecting on Your Leadership
03:19 Planning Framework for Professional Development
04:16 Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Habits
05:10 Looking Ahead to 2025
07:03 Measuring Progress and Setting Goals
08:27 Building a Support Structure
09:14 Immediate Action Plan
10:09 Final Thoughts and Next Steps
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Free Google Sheet with planning questions and prompts
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Planning professional development for you and maybe even your team members for the year ahead. How do you do it and what actually works? In this episode of How to Lead, Kate shares a simple three-part planning framework that really does work. Use this framework to support your team in developing their own development plans too.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction to Professional Development
00:46 Linda the Bad Manager: A Case Study
02:26 Reflecting on Your Leadership
03:19 Planning Framework for Professional Development
04:16 Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Habits
05:10 Looking Ahead to 2025
07:03 Measuring Progress and Setting Goals
08:27 Building a Support Structure
09:14 Immediate Action Plan
10:09 Final Thoughts and Next Steps
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Useful links:
Free Google Sheet with planning questions and prompts
Free Resources and more information on Kate's coaching programmes
Connect with Kate on LinkedIn
Follow Kate on TikTok
Contact Kate
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Episode Highlights
00:00 Introduction to Flexible Working
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02:42 Purpose Over Presence Approach
03:11 Trust and Communication
04:37 Creating a Flexibility Framework
05:47 Practical Tips for Office Attendance
08:32 Involving Your Team in Office Dynamics
09:22 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Episode Highlights
00:00 Introduction to Leadership and Self-Management
00:44 Meet Linda: The Bad Manager
01:00 The Complexity of Organizational Structures
01:40 Rethinking Management Hierarchies
03:01 Exploring Different Organizational Approaches
03:48 The Concept of Self-Managed Teams
04:37 Implementing Self-Management Successfully
05:31 Finding the Balance Between Chaos and Control
05:47 Practical Steps for Organizational Change
06:11 The Skeleton Plus Model
06:35 Final Thoughts on Leadership and Structure
08:30 Conclusion and Call to Action
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How to Lead with Kate Waterfall Hill - Planning Professional Development
Transcript
Planning professional development for you and maybe even your team members. That's what we're going to be talking about today on this episode of How to Lead, the podcast for CEOs and founders and leaders of all sorts who want to find the perfect balance of empathy and authority. I'm Kate Waterfall Hill and I'm a leadership coach with over 30 years of experience in business and leadership development.
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