6 Ways to Accelerate Your Learning Through Professional Development

With a new year, comes resolutions and aspirations, many of which fall within the realm of career development. While many of those will be discrete outcomes (ex: land a new job, transition internally into a new role, finally start my side-business) one thread that runs through all of them is that learning and development programs (ex: courses, platforms, coaching) can facilitate you getting to those outcomes.

Odds are, if you’re reading this newsletter you care about your learning and growth. You probably are even thinking about it as we speak. But how do you evaluate the right types of learning and development programs that are right for you? Or how do you know when it’s time to look for a course or engage a coach (and what kind of coach?)

I’ve felt these questions first hand throughout the course of my own career for a variety of different reasons. I’ve written about the value of working with a coach and while i continue to believe that this is one of the best investments that someone can make in their career growth there are plenty of other options out there for those individuals who are looking for opportunities to continue learning and developing to accelerate growth, pursue interests, or upskill. Here are some examples.