Shaping Your Career

Connect learning to your work

A practical place
to begin.

Explore a direction before making a large commitment

Career development can begin with a question about the work you want to do more of. This Skill Lab helps you examine interests, strengths and areas for growth using concrete experiences. It focuses on learning about a possible direction rather than assuming that a particular title or promotion is the right next step.

Consider an illustrative professional who enjoys explaining complex work but is unsure whether they want a management role. Identify what they value about those situations: helping another person learn, coordinating a group or shaping a decision. Different answers suggest different opportunities to explore. Prepare questions for someone who knows the responsibilities of a role you are considering.

Design a small career experiment

Choose an appropriate conversation, observation opportunity or stretch assignment that could test your understanding. Define what you want to learn and what existing responsibilities must still be met. Afterward, compare the experience with your expectations and identify a question that remains open. The exercise can support an early career decision or a later change in direction. It does not assume that advancement follows one path or promise a role that depends on organizational opportunities and decisions.

Topics to explore

Your learning focus.

Start where you are

Who it’s for.

Professionals considering their next development step

Bring a workplace situation you want to approach differently. We can discuss your experience, priorities and the support that would be useful before agreeing on delivery.

Learning that fits your context

Explore your online options.

Ask about live online, self-paced or blended online learning. The available approach, content scope and schedule are agreed for your request.

Select a preference and optional participant count in your training request. You can also leave both open for discussion.