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Category Archives: Professional Development

Professional Development: No One Was Going to Tell Me What I Needed to Learn

Professional Development: No One Was Going to Tell Me What I Needed to Learn. Barbara is good at dealing with what is in front of her. But when she begins to think beyond the immediate, she discovers a different way to approach her own development.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyNovember 15, 2026November 15, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development: I Kept Looking for the Next Thing

Professional Development: I Kept Looking for the Next Thing. Keith thought development meant finding another qualification, skill or area of work. Then he began to recognise how much he was already learning through managing his team.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyNovember 8, 2026November 7, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development: Self-Discovery at Work

Professional Development: Self-Discovery at Work — Albert puts what he has learnt about himself into practice, using his values, purpose, vision and motivated abilities to shape his work, contribute meaningfully and help others develop.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyNovember 1, 2026November 2, 2026Posted inProfessional Development, Self-Discovery, The Art of WorkLife Storytelling

Professional Development: Self-Discovery in Action

Professional Development: Self-Discovery in Action — Albert puts what he has learnt about himself to the test as he evaluates career opportunities, questions his assumptions and prepares for an interview, using his values, purpose, vision and motivated abilities to guide his career decisions.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyOctober 25, 2026November 1, 2026Posted inProfessional Development, Self-Discovery, The Art of WorkLife Storytelling

Professional Development: What Is Self-Discovery?

Professional Development: What Is Self-Discovery? Albert begins to question whether his working life reflects what matters most to him. Through his experiences, he discovers how his values, purpose, vision and motivated abilities can help him find his direction.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyOctober 18, 2026November 1, 2026Posted inProfessional Development, Self-Discovery, The Art of WorkLife Storytelling

Professional Development: The Best Thing I Learned Wasn’t on the Course

Professional Development: The Best Thing I Learned Wasn’t on the Course. Raymond discovers that some of his most useful learning has come from having to work things out for himself. His story raises a question worth considering in any WorkLife: what is your working life teaching you?

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyOctober 11, 2026October 9, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development: I Thought It Meant Moving Forward

Professional Development: I Thought It Meant Moving Forward. Briony thought she needed a course to develop her leadership skills, but begins to recognise how much she has already learned through experience. Her story raises a question worth considering in any WorkLife: what have you already learned?

Posted byCarmel O' ReillyOctober 4, 2026October 9, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development What Do Our Stories Tell Us About Who We Are Becoming?

Professional Development: What Do Our Stories Tell Us About Who We Are Becoming? Anthony revisits a familiar working-life story and discovers that its meaning has changed as he has.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillySeptember 27, 2026October 9, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development: How Do We Know When We’ve Changed?

Professional Development: How Do We Know When We’ve Changed? Nancy begins to recognise that some of the most meaningful changes in her working life aren’t captured by qualifications or achievements.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillySeptember 20, 2026October 9, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

Professional Development What Do We Learn About Ourselves at Work?

Professional Development: What Do We Learn About Ourselves at Work? Christopher discovers that working life can reveal more than what we know — it can show us how we respond, what we value and what we need to develop.

Posted byCarmel O' ReillySeptember 13, 2026October 9, 2026Posted inProfessional Development

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