Ask most managers and leaders about continuing professional development and one of the things that they are likely to say is that they are lacking time to do it.
While reading the newspaper the other day I came across an article based on research by KPMG which staggered me. Why? The reason was that the research had found that people were spending 3 hours and 45 minutes on average per day watching TV! That equates to something in the region of 26 hours a week and over a 100 hours a month.
Even using a fraction of this time to do some continuing professional development could make a difference. For example you could:
- Listen to a podcast
- Read a newsletter
- Go to one professional association CPD event
- Study for another qualification
Take note of how much of your free time is spent on front of the TV and see what you could do instead to develop yourself as a manager or leader.