Focus
What do I want to become better at, and why does it matter?
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Personal development in practice
Build Your PDP
If you already know what you want to develop, start there. Turn a priority into structured practice, useful support and observations you can review.
A useful PDP
More than an action and a deadline
A practical PDP connects an intention to repeated action and makes progress visible.
Practice
What will I actually do differently or more often?
Evidence
What would show me that I am improving?
Review
When will I look back, learn and adjust the plan?
Development is broader than training. Useful actions may include practice in the job, a stretch experience, observing someone, asking for feedback, coaching, reading, a short course or deliberately repeating a behaviour until it becomes more reliable.
01 · Start where you are
How clear is your development priority?
Choose the entry point that fits. There is no need to work through steps you have already done elsewhere.
02 · Focus
Make the priority clear enough to practise
Try to describe a capability or behaviour rather than a vague aspiration.
Optional. A useful review point can also be “after three client meetings” or “after my next project.”
03 · Practise
Choose actions that create development
Add up to four actions. Mix the types if that helps; there is no required formula.
Practice
Do it
Repeat the skill or behaviour in a real or simulated situation.
Experience
Stretch it
Take on a task, project or responsibility that creates useful challenge.
People
Learn with others
Ask for feedback, coaching, observation, mentoring or support.
Learning
Build knowledge
Use reading, examples, a course, workshop or resource when knowledge is part of the need.
04 · Support the plan
Make it easier to follow through
Plans fail when they depend on good intentions alone. Think about support, friction and review.
Support
What could get in the way?
05 · Review in practice
What happened when you tried the plan?
Use this after you have tried one or more development actions. A mixed or disappointing result is still useful evidence if it helps you adjust what you do next.
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