Tenet 8: Improving Professional Ability
PM. Public Management › Vol. 90 Nbr. 11, December 2008
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An alternative activity for senior managers is to serve as mentors to relative newcomers through structured programs such as ICMAs Emerging Leaders Program or to undergraduate or secondary school students who are considering public service careers. Another advantage of credentialing is that the credentialed manager designation is increasingly a criterion for ICMA regional vice president candidates in the United States, for Gettysburg Leadership Seminar attendees, for Emerging Leaders Development Program mentors, and for becoming a Legacy Leader. IN A NUTSHELL Whatever approach is taken to fulfill the 40-hour professional development requirement, maximum results occur through: * Annual planning based on thoughtful assessment of a member's command of the ICMA practice areas. * Minimizing distractions and committing attention to those activities undertaken. * Taking notes, highlighting, or journaling to preserve one's thoughts and reactions. * Reflecting on those kernels of knowledge after training activities to cement lessons learned.
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Tenet 8: Improving Professional Ability
Did you arrive at the ICMA conference exhausted after working late to button up as much as possible before departing? Does your work demand that you respond to text and voice messages during training activities? Do you have very limited resources and time for your own training? Do the interesting, exciting ideas you hear at conferences or seminars seem to turn hazy when you return home to work? If so, you are probably not ...
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