Share to twitterYour career development is your job, not your company’s responsibility. Don’t wait. Take responsibility. Enroll in a course, attend a conference, network, shadow colleagues and read.Not every company has the resources to provide its employees with the learning and development their people need or want to maximize their potential. That is no excuse for you not doing anything to develop your career.Don’t wait for people or programs to develop your potential.
If you need to take a class outside of work hours, see which courses you can take at night or during the lunch hour. If there is a course you want to take that meets during the workday and the course clearly relates to your current work, make the case to your manager. Explain why enrolling in the course will make you better at your job and how you will still be able to manage your current workload.