UR Team,

Thank you all so much for your energy and participation at Summit last week! It was my first one, and I really enjoyed it.

I am following up with some details on the Professional (or Personal) Development Plan (PDP) that was presented during the ND Voice section. As I mentioned last week, many corporations utilize PDPs to empower employees to take a very active role in their career progression. The purpose of crafting a PDP is twofold: first, it provides a useful roadmap that outlines strengths, areas of opportunity, as well as available resources; and second, it facilitates more meaningful career discussions with leaders throughout the division and the University. With these benefits in mind, we are excited to launch a year-long PDP pilot.

We ask every member of the UR team to complete a PDP by the end of September. After completing your initial plan, we encourage you to have conversations with your manager, as well as leaders in the division and beyond, to continue refining your PDP.

[Below] is a document that provides additional details, as well as a template PDP (my initial draft) to begin completing for yourself. Please feel free to enlarge or reduce the ‘boxes’ in the template to meet your personal needs.

If you have any questions or concerns completing the document, feel free to reach out to James Riley, Bryan Reaume, or me.

We will collect your feedback over the course of the year to improve the document and your experience.

Many thanks,
Heather

Heather Christophersen – Associate Vice President, Advancement Services

  Link to PDP Description  |  Link to PDP Template 

To help you strengthen and develop new skills to build your career, the Office of Human Resources offers staff professional development opportunities every semester. Click here to see the newly unveiled Fall 2019 offerings. The fall programming will cover topics such as:

• Career Development
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Professional Skills and Tools
• Supervision and Leadership

If you’re looking for additional professional development options that give you the opportunity to learn on your own schedule, you can explore Skillport.nd.edu today. Search a topic, take a course, view videos, and choose from a variety of books to read to help you develop the skills you need to build your career.

Check out the lineup of Learning Programs and Series at our Learning and Organizational Development website or click on the calendar to the left to see what’s being offered by date.

 

Enrollment: to register for Learning Programs, log in to Endeavor.