Revolutionize your life and career through self-managed development!

If we do not manage our own development, no one else will.

What is Self-Managed Development?
Self-managed development (SMD) is the process whereby you take responsibility for, and control of your own learning and self-improvement.

Each one of us is a unique individual, having unique talents that perhaps require special development to realize our full potential. Self Managed Development (SMD) is about you taking responsibility as an individual for the direction, pace and process of your learning to benefit from opportunities that may arise.

Why is Self-Managed Development Important?
Few concepts from the previous century have been so devalued as that of the "job for life". Most of us accept the reality of the new world where managerial work is not guaranteed – unless one remains competent at all times, continuously develops oneself in the face of constant and rapid change and consistently gives high performance. This is the single most compelling reason as to why self-managed development is important for you and I.

We need to sharpen our focus on ensuring our own "employability for life" , whatever happens. Aside from death and taxes, the only other certainty in life is change. Circumstances change, and consequently, the skills and knowledge needed change too.

None of us can afford to be complacent. We need to regularly monitor not just how good we are at our present jobs, but perhaps even more important, what else should we be learning for the future.

While an organization nominates its employees for various training programmes and development initiatives on the basis of identified needs, we ourselves need to play a more proactive role for our own development. “If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place.” - Orison Swett Marden

Self-Managed Development - make a beginning
Periodically, do a pro-active personal self-assessment of your skills, knowledge and capabilities: What have you learned in the last six months? How much have you usefully implemented? What have you implemented from the training workshops that you may have attended in the last two years? When was the last time you read the material provided at the workshop as well as your handwritten notes? How have you changed and developed?What can you now do differently? How do you need to develop? What do you need to learn?
Make your plan for development and implement it.

It's your life, it's your career. Schedule time for learning and self-managed development. Start today, start now!

It’s never been easier to find the information you need. These days, there’s no excuse. The internet is a tremendous resource for learning whatever you choose. You can learn about anything in the comfort of your home by parking yourself in front of the computer screen. You can read books and also use self-learning CDs and DVDs.

If we reach the end of a year, we should be able to look back and see that we can do something new, different, better, faster or at a higher level, otherwise we are in danger of stagnation.

If we want to ensure that not only do we have work in the future, but also that the work is rewarding and fulfilling, we will have to consciously manage our own development towards that end.

Remember, if we do not manage our own development, no one else will.

http://www.braincorp.com.au/courses/13311/Self-Managed-Development-Pocketbook
http://www.ashridge.org.uk/Website/IC.nsf/wFARPUB/The+Self+Managed+Development+Pocketbook?OpenDocument
http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-You-Have-A-Self-Managed-Development-Guide-(SMDG)?&id=178168




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