Progressing deliberately.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
What you want to be able to do What that requires What you currently lack
WHAT TO DO ABOUT GAPS
Address them deliberately, one at a time.
WHAT DEVELOPS PEOPLE MOST
Doing work slightly beyond current ability, with support.
Not courses, mainly.
WHAT TO SEEK
Responsibility that stretches you Feedback from people who will be honest Exposure to parts of the organisation you do not see
WHAT TO RECORD
What you have done, with outcomes, as it happens.
WHY
It is the basis of every future application and review.
WHAT TO REVIEW ANNUALLY
Whether you are progressing toward what you want Whether what you want has changed
WHAT TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR MANAGER
Your development, explicitly.
WHY
It rarely happens by itself.
WHAT TO CONSIDER
Whether progression requires moving, internally or externally.
WHAT TO AVOID
Waiting to be noticed Accepting responsibility without recognition indefinitely Staying in a role that has stopped developing you
WHAT TO MAINTAIN
Relationships, which outlast roles.
