1. Billy Burke MAEOP October 17, 2014
The Importance of Professional Development and Goal Setting for Office Professionals
Billy Burke
MAEOP
October 17, 2014

2. Why Is Professional Development Important?
Employer
Improve performance
Improve team
Improve business
You
Improve skill set
Add value
Salary advancement

3. Why Is Professional Development Important?
Present achievements in best possible light
Stay competitive
Cope with fast-changing work environment
Boost confidence and credibility
Impressive commitment to life-long learning
You learn more about yourself, your capabilities and your career.

4. 10 Ways to Help Yourself Grow Professionally

5. 1. Take a Class

6. 2. Teach Yourself a New Skill

7. 3. Volunteer

8. 4. Master an Online Skill

9. 5. Seek Out People Who Are on the Same Career Path You Aspire To

10. 6. Shadow a Colleague

11. 7. Find a Mentor

12. 8. Read

13. 9. Attend a Conference

14. 10. Don’t Neglect Soft Skills

15. Goal Setting
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. -Tony Robbins

16. S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Specific

17. Measurable

18. Attainable

19. Relevant

20. Time-Based

21. Specific
My goal is to create a onboarding brochure for people who are new to the office.

22. Measurable I will have the brochure completed by April 30, 2015.
I will collect Standard Operating Procedures documents that would be useful to employees in this office.
I will document expectations for , written correspondence, and copying and printing.
I will meet with a focus group of employees in this department to determine what should be in the brochure.

23. Attainable I need the SOP documents. I need stakeholder input.
I need approval of my supervisor.
I would like to learn Microsoft Publisher to create the final document.

24. Relevant
This brochure is important because it would make new employees better prepared to work within the office. It would also clarify some existing office practices that may be unclear to all staff.

25. Time - Based I will complete the brochure by April 30, 2015.
I will get my evaluators approval by November 1, 2014.
I will conduct the department focus group by December 15, 2014.
I will collect and review the appropriate SOP documents by January 31, 2015.
I will identify expectations for , written correspondence and copying and printing by February 28, 2015.

26. Worksheet Review

27. Questions