What are the most effective avenues for professional development in the workplace? Select all that apply.

Mentoring & Coaching Training & Certification Personal Development

Taking a course38%

Attending a conference46%

Undertaking special projects54%

Shadowing colleagues36%

Taking on new duties42%

Reading industry texts24%

Training or mentoring others32%

Being part of a professional body25%

Networking25%

Other (please list in the comments)0%

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Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

Added OTHER - reading case studies to learn about other successful projects and/or less than successful projects

Director in Manufacturing, 1,001 - 5,000 employees

Coaching from a Senior executive 2 levels up from you in an unrelated area, preferably for learning about the business

Executive Advisory in Manufacturing, 11 - 50 employees

Finding someone in the company willing to mentor you.

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Create communities of practice29%

Set performance goals related to practice/learning58%

Host learning events52%

Offer mentorships33%

Offer 1:1 coaching as needed34%

Reimburse class/training costs25%

Send them to conferences22%

Maintain an internal knowledge base15%

Another tactic (share in a comment if you like)7%

They handle this themselves4%

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How do you use your focus time? Pick all that apply.

Engineering Personal Development

Reading industry-relevant books, blogs, newsletters, etc.18%

Practicing skills41%

Strategy-setting for the engineering department46%

Problem-solving tough issues35%

Brainstorming31%

KPI/metrics review13%

People management (planning staffing changes, evaluating performance, etc.)16%

Department process reviews13%

Evaluating new tools/tech for the team18%

Learning22%

Thought leadership24%

Another activity (tell us in the comments if you like)4%

I don’t set aside focus time3%

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