EXAMPLES OF CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE PERFORMANCE PLAN

Section 3 Career Aspiration and Development Goals

Career Aspiration or Development Goal 1: To be able to produce high quality overheads and handouts for use in
presentations.
Planned professional development

Targets (include timelines)

Attend half-day internal training course in using

PowerPoint

Scheduled for 3 March ($255)

Seek mentoring arrangement with a staff member

who is experienced in using PowerPoint and
preparing presentations.

Ongoing for approx. 3 months.

Draft presentations for supervisor and other team

members and seek feedback from mentor before
finalising.

End-of-year Progress
To be completed prior to a end-of-year
performance review meeting.

Ongoing for approx. 3 months.

Career Aspiration or Development Goal 2: Improve my project management skills, including my ability to manage several
projects at once and prioritise appropriately.
Planned professional development

Targets (include timelines)

Seek feedback from my supervisor on my strengths

and areas of improvement. Keep a daily diary of my
activities to monitor priority planning.

Three-month time frame. Report on progress

at mid-year review.

Plan to attend a project management course.

Seek a mentoring arrangement with a Project
Consultant in the department.

Research appropriate course and cost within

budget ($500).

Read Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

Ongoing through the year.

Ongoing for three months.

End-of-year Progress
To be completed prior to a end-of-year
performance review meeting.

Career Aspiration or Development Goal 2: Broaden my knowledge of management issues and improve my skills in
supervision, delegation and managing underperformance
Planned professional development

Targets (include timelines)

Seek feedback on current strengths and areas for

improvement from my supervisor and colleagues
identify gaps and repeat after six months.

Initial discussions within first month and

follow up six months later.

Read Performance Conversations by C Lee.

Interview three supervisors about their management
style.
Identify an appropriate mentor.

Use self-administered 360 degree feedback

tool ($180 and $90 for repeat).
Within first six months.

Within first six months.

Meet with the Workplace Relations Consultant for my

faculty for hints on dealing with unsatisfactory
performance.

Within first six months.

After six months, prepare a report for my supervisor

utilising all the information garnered from all of the
above.

Within first six months. Research potential

courses and cost within budget ($1,000).

Assess the suitability of a training program on

supervising or delegation.
Identify an appropriate team project to take
responsibility for and prepare a 20 minute pitch to
supervisor on how the project could be managed.

Timing as appropriate.

End-of-year Progress
To be completed prior to a end-of-year
performance review meeting.