1. Employee Guide: Develop Through Your Work
CEB Learning & Development Leadership Council™

2. Critical Components of the Role
Develop Through Your Work – Sample Assignment Instructions: This template is designed to help employees think creatively about a particular job, task, or assignment to identify skills to target for development through their work. This not only helps employees take a principled approach to their own development, but can also help articulate a case for personal progress to managers. Use the example below to help you fill out the blank template on the following page.
Task #1: Serving as a Mentor to a New Member of the Team
Critical Components of the Role
Development Area(s)
Creating a checklist for the new team member letting him/her know what to do first
Process Management
Communicating how things “really work” to the new team member
Communication
Helping the new team member learn a new skill or process
Coaching
Task #2: Managing a Project
Scoping out the project and building a business case
Business Acumen
Creating a project plan
Project Management
Holding others on the team accountable for reaching project milestones on time
People Management
Presenting results to others on the team, other business units, or senior leaders

3. Critical Components of the Role
Develop Through Your Work – Assignment Template Instructions: Complete the template below to help you understand how you can achieve your development goals through your current projects: Think about your current assignments and associated tasks. Note the 3 to 5 critical components of each task and the skills they require. Link each component with a development area and incorporate them into your development plan.
Task #1:
Critical Components of the Role
Development Area(s)
2.  3. 4.
5. 
Task #2: 1. 2.
4. 
Task #3:
3.