Complete guidelines are provided in the next section, Customizing Your Own Management Development Plan. The following table includes numerous ideas for activities from which to learn about management, including planning, organizing, leading and coordinating resources. That document includes guidelines for you to identify your overall training goals and the learning objectives and activities to achieve the goals. Guidelines are also provided for carrying out the learning activities and evaluating your entire learning experience. This section helps you identify what you want to be able to do as a result of implementing your training plan, for example, qualify for a certain job, overcome a performance problem, meet a goal in your career development plan, etc.
Learners are often better off to work towards at most two to four goals at a time.
There are a variety of ways to identify your training goals, depending on what you want to be able to accomplish as a result of implementing your training plan. Consider Performance Gaps, Growth Gaps or Opportunities Gaps Performance gaps are areas of knowledge and skills need to improve performance and are usually indicated during performance reviews with your supervisor. Growth gaps are areas of knowledge and skills need to reach a career goal. Opportunity gaps are areas of knowledge and skills needed to take advantage of an upcoming opportunity. Ask others for ideas to improve your management skills.