CTC - Professional development key issues

Motivation
Some of the factors which lead to job satisfaction are:

Knowing how your role relates to the organisation as a whole and feeling that you are making a difference.
Performing tasks that provide a sufficient degree of challenge to be interesting and stimulating.
Working in an environment that supports you in your professional work and allows you to have balance outside of work.
Feeling that your contribution is valuable and is appreciated.
Having the opportunity to learn and progress.
Getting honest and constructive feedback about your performance and future prospects.

The professional development coaching programme helps individuals to clarify their own values and to examine how they relate to the values of the organisation. Coaching can also lead to an understanding of what motivates you and how to motivate others.

The professional development training programme covers issues relating to motivation including identifying a personal vision, coaching and mentoring, developing a team and managing others.

Balance
People want and need to balance their professional lives with their personal life and outside interests. For example there are significant problems facing the legal profession, as younger lawyers are increasingly disillusioned with their choice of career. Even those who want to remain as lawyers feel that they are facing unacceptable levels of stress and do not feel appreciated by their firms.

Some of these issues can be addressed by individual coaching or small group training. Coaching and training provide a space to address the need for balance, and improve personal management and organisational abilities. Training can be followed by ongoing confidential coaching support which demonstrates that the organisation appreciates and is prepared to invest in its professional staff. Coaching helps people gain clarity about what they want, remove self imposed limitations and increase self reliance.

Leadership
Leaders should inspire, encourage and nurture. The best leaders motivate individuals to co-operate in working to a common cause, not because they have to but because they want to.

Training can teach the skills of leadership and enable individuals to discover their own personal leadership styles.

Coaching is an opportunity to reflect and review, develop new perspectives and consider alternatives strategies in a confidential and objective setting.

Relationships
Without relationships there would be no business, no organisation. What may spring to mind are outside relationships: relationships with clients and potential clients. But your internal relationships are just as important: relationships between partners, directors, associates and employees. You need to manage these relationships just as much.

Learning
The need for learning speaks for itself. As a professional you have to be continually learning just to keep up with your professional expertise. You may have specific development needs for which you want a training course. But we all know that the training is often forgotten when you get back to real life. You just don't have the time to start applying those new skills. This is where coaching can help.

With a minimal investment of time, coaching can keep you on track with your professional development. Coaching means you get the opportunity to put what you have learned into practice and to review it regularly with your coach. Learning becomes part of your life and is tailored to what you need and when you need it.