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Individual Development Plan

An Individual Development Plan is a tool to assist people to reach short & long-term career goals. It is intended to create clarity & objectives around current & future focused job performance. IDPs are NOT a performance appraisal tool.
Mark Murphy, a New York Times best-selling author, states, "Vividly describing your goals in written form is strongly associated with goal success." According to Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at Dominican University in California, people are 42% more likely to achieve their dreams by simply writing down their aspirations. Need more proof?
See the letter Bruce Lee wrote himself in January 1969:
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Please brainstorm three development goals for the short term (8-12 weeks) & add them to the spaces below.

Your Name

Your Email

Development Goal #1

Vision

In 1 - 3 sentences, what do you want to accomplish? What impact will it have? Keep it simple & inspiring

Values

Reflection: What three beliefs & principles are important to you as you pursue your vision? Values guide everyday decisions & tradeoffs.

Methods

Reflection: What 4 - 8 things do you want to accomplish? Which are most important to you? Do they align with the company's goals & your manager's goals for the team?

Obstacles

Reflection: What is going to make accomplishing this difficult?

Measures

Reflection: For each Method, how will you know you've been successful? Focus on the measurable outcomes versus activities.

Skills to Develop

(Select All That Apply)
Skills to Develop

Current Status of Objective

Category

If "Other" was selected to the previous questions, please add detail here

Start Date

Targeted Completion Date

Development Goal #2

Vision

In 1 - 3 sentences, what do you want to accomplish? What impact will it have? Keep it simple & inspiring

Values

Reflection: What three beliefs & principles are important to you as you pursue your vision> Values guide everyday decisions & tradeoffs.

Methods

Reflection: What 4 - 8 things do you want to accomplish? Which are most important to you? Do they align with the company's goals & your manager's goals for the team?

Obstacles

Reflection: What is going to make accomplishing this difficult?

Measures

Reflection: For each Method, how will you know you've been successful? Focus on the measurable outcomes versus activities.

Skills to Develop

(Select All That Apply)
Skills to Develop

Current Status of Objective

Category

If "Other" was selected to the previous questions, please add detail here

Start Date

Targeted Completion Date

Development Goal #3

Vision

In 1 - 3 sentences, what do you want to accomplish? What impact will it have? Keep it simple & inspiring

Values

Reflection: What three beliefs & principles are important to you as you pursue your vision> Values guide everyday decisions & tradeoffs.

Methods

Reflection: What 4 - 8 things do you want to accomplish? Which are most important to you? Do they align with the company's goals & your manager's goals for the team?

Obstacles

Reflection: What is going to make accomplishing this difficult?

Measures

Reflection: For each Method, how will you know you've been successful? Focus on the measurable outcomes versus activities.

Skills to Develop

(Select All That Apply)
Skills to Develop

Current Status of Objective

Category

If "Other" was selected to the previous questions, please add detail here

Start Date

Targeted Completion Date