"Professional Development" clearly and succinctly illustrates how to become a more effective manager, as well as the factors and benefits of professional development, and the impact they have in your growth process.You will learn how to obtain the results you want from your management role, as well as how to develop a road map to become an effective manager. You will be instructed in the strategies that effectively enhance your professional growth, as well as the factors that hinder your self-improvement and how to apply the strategies to overcome them.You will discover effective strategies to enhance your professional development, as well as what happens if you fail to professionally grow as a manager. You will also learn proven techniques to maintain your focus and direction, as well as the action steps you need to take to improve your performance.Finally, you will be instructed in the expected results and outcomes of professional management development, as well as how professional self-improvement assists you in making more effective decisions.As part of the Pinpoint Skill Development Training Series, each chapter focuses on a single essential concept and shows you how to apply it. To improve your performance, each chapter includes a "Points to Ponder" section, and an "Action Plan" to assist you to easily transfer what you learned to your job. This book is ideal as an informal training tool for coaching or personal development. It can also be used as a handbook and guide for group training discussions.Each book in the Pinpoint Skill Development Training Series was developed from proven strategies and techniques created by Timothy Bednarz to effectively train thousands of employees in Fortune 1000 companies since 1990.