The new year is a great opportunity to reflect on how you want to better yourself and your life, and it's a good time to get excited about the possibilities ahead. But it can also be hard to stay focused on those goals when you're busy with other commitments.
We know the day-to-day hustle of work and family life can make it feel like there's never enough hours in the day to achieve everything we would like to. But we also know how important it is to keep your mind focused on what matters most in your career - and for many people, that's your professional development.
So that you can start the year on the right foot, we’ve outlined six development goals for you to be inspired by.
We’re proud to run over 200 events a year, giving you plenty of opportunities to hear from industry-leading speakers at the forefront of developing our profession. Plus, we have digital resources including blogs, podcasts and Project journal to be inspired by too.
Push yourself out of your comfort zone and dedicate your time to learn something new. This could be becoming professionally certified through our qualifications or topping up your knowledge by completing modules on our e-learning platform, APM Learning.
It’s a candidate’s dream right now in the marketplace, why not set yourself apart from the rest by aligning yourself to your profession membership organisation. Holding an APM qualification or being a Full member of APM is proven to increase your earning potential*.
Reflection is an important part of your professional development and we’ve made it easy for you to get into the habit of evaluating your strengths and areas for development with our competence framework tool. The tool helps you to build a development plan based on the results so you can reflect on your goals using My CPD.
At APM there are lots of opportunities for you to give back, from mentoring to volunteering at your local branch or becoming a part of a Specific Interest Group (SIG). You might even be looking to help shape the future of the profession through taking part in industry leading research or applying to stand on the APM Board later in the year.
Now that we’re in our new normal, making time to get out of the office and meet new people is the perfect way to grow your network and connections this year. We have lots of opportunities for you to join other project professionals at a local branch event or by attending one of our award-winning project management conferences.
I will make time to be inspired by experts in the profession
I will make time to learn something new
I will make time to give myself a competitive edge in the job market
I will make time to reflect on my learnings and how my year is going
I will make time to give back to the profession
I will make time to get out of the office more and meet new people
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