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Personal Development

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Welcome to our Personal Development Webpage, your ultimate resource for transformative and inspiring content! Offered each month, our dynamic series dives into a variety of topics designed to elevate the personal growth of Extension staff. From boosting physical and mental wellness to advancing career development and lifelong learning, we provide something for everyone. Packed with actionable insights and motivational guidance, these sessions are designed to spark change, inspire growth, and help you reach your full potential. Explore our webpage and unlock new opportunities for self-improvement and success!

Personal Development Series

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Join us each month for educational and inspirational speaker sessions designed to explore, enhance, and elevate Extension staff in all areas of personal development. From taking care of our physical and mental wellness to gaining education to enhance our careers, we offer something for everyone!

Learning Agility

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Join us in March & April for this two-part Personal Development virtual training on Learning Agility. Jackie Billhymer & Becky Hinrichs from Illinois Human Resources Employee Learning & Organizational Effectiveness  will help University of Illinois Extension employees understand, assess, and enhance their learning agility—an essential skill for adapting to change, collaborating effectively, and achieving success in an evolving work environment. Participants will gain practical tools to develop their mental, people, change, and results agility, enabling them to better respond to challenges and improve their professional growth. This session will empower attendees to recognize and strengthen their learning agility, improving their ability to respond to new challenges, collaborate across teams, and contribute effectively to the mission of the University of Illinois Extension.

Dates:
Tuesday, March 11
Tuesday, April 8
Each session will take place from 10-11 AM

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the four key components of learning agility—mental, people, change, and results—and their relevance to Extension work.
  2. Assess personal learning agility through self-reflection and a self-assessment tool to identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.
  3. Apply strategies to enhance learning agility, including fostering mental flexibility, building effective relationships, adapting to change, and focusing on results.
  4. Create a personalized action plan with SMART goals to further develop one area of learning agility, with accountability for progress and continuous improvement.

Register

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Education and Career Advancement

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Extension employees can access many education and career advancement benefits including tuition waivers, graduate certificates, non-credit courses, and more.

Education Advancement Community

Would you like to be part of an online community of Extension staff who connect with colleagues,share  experiences and advice, and access resources and support, while using the Employee Tuition Waiver?

We're here to help.