TRIGGER YOUR TRANSFORMATION: 5 Steps for Getting Your Professional Development on Track & Keeping Up with Evolving Learning Tech Professional Development & Career Advancement for Training Managers, Trainers, Instructional Designers, Training & Development Specialists, and other Learning Professionals Pages 3-6 of 6 http://www.chicagoelearningshowcase.com/sessions.html

1. Professional Development for
Learning Pros
~ Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP
trishuhl@owls-ledge.com
(630) 510-1461
Copyright © 2015 Owl’s Ledge LLC 3
CETS 2015 Keynote Participant Guide
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
- Mary Oliver
5 Steps for Getting Your Professional Development on Track & Keeping Up with
Evolving Learning Tech > Trigger Your Transformation!
Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase | 18 August 2015
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Training and learning pros, how attentive are you to your own professional development? Are you
making choices, or leaving it all to chance?
Think about it: conferences, courses, webcasts, workshops, a long list of free webinars. Regardless of if
you invest your money, you're certainly investing your time—to do what? To become what?
How do these programs and events align to your professional goals and personal priorities? What is
your intention—education, knowledge acquisition, skill practice, networking, or a shift in perspective?
What are you hoping to gain, and how will you put it into action when you leave?
What is your return on investment (ROI) for expending your money, energy, and effort and taking time
from your busy schedule and competing priorities? In other words, what's in it for you? How does your
organization benefit—what’s its ROI?
Join keynote presenter Trish Uhl for this strategic planning session where you'll make this the year you
connect with purpose; spend the time to create your unique individual development plan (IDP); and
put it into practice to achieve your dreams and become the person you aspire to be.
KEYNOTE OUTLINE
1. Clarify Your Direction
2. Strategize Your Actions
3. Upgrade Your Skills
4. Optimize Your Environment
5. Master Your Psychology

2. Professional Development for
Learning Pros
~ Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP
trishuhl@owls-ledge.com
(630) 510-1461
Copyright © 2015 Owl’s Ledge LLC 4
Clarify Your Direction
What’s Your Sentence?
What are YOUR Top 3 Priorities for 2015?
Professional Development Self-Assessment
Career motivators in my current position:
Skills and competencies to be developed (Upgrade Your Skills below):
Vision of Future Career Directions:
Career Goals Self-Assessment
Short-Term (1 year):
Medium-Term (2-5 years):
Long-Term (5+ years):
What are your ORGANIZATION’S Top 3 Priorities for 2015?
How are you aligning your Professional Development to Organizational Outcomes and
Business Results? (for current or future organization)
Which Industry Trends are of highest importance to you to meet your personal,
professional & organizational priorities?

3. 5
Strategize Your Actions & Upgrade Your Skills – Focus on Your Professional Development
What are the competencies / AOEs / roles necessary for your job?
Which are your strengths?
Identify one or two competencies /
AOEs / roles in which you have a
high level of interest AND a
medium-high need for
development.
1.
2.
Comp/AOE/Role:
S pecific:
M easurable:
A ttainable:
R ealistic:
T ime-bound:
Comp/AOE/Role:
S pecific:
M easurable:
A ttainable:
R ealistic:
T ime-bound:
What resources are available to you
to assist in developing skill and
expertise in those areas?
How might you increase your
skill level and expertise in
those areas?
How will your development of skill and expertise in those areas affect your
organization? (What’s the ROI?)
Write a developmental goal for each
comp/AOE/role that you’ve identified.

4. 6
Action Plan
Directions:
1. After each program activity contribute to your Action Plan by jotting down a few notes in each column.
2. At the end of the day, review your notes to identify key action items to implement after this professional
development event. Better yet – meet with you manager to discuss your plan for taking action!
What did I learn? How will I apply it? How will I make it happen?
What are my key takeaways?
Why do they matter?
What will I put into practice?
What is my first step?
What milestones can I use to
measure?
Who do I contact?
What resources do I need?
What information do I need
and where can I find it?