In the news: "Most of us begin the New Year with a handful of resolutions. Doesn't your career deserve the same attention as your waistline? This January, spend a few hours setting resolutions and goals for your own professional development, recommends Kathryn C. Newman, a senior associate at Jenner & Block. Newman provides some tips for setting up realistic development goals and discusses several possible avenues for achieving them. Newman notes that the best-laid career plans -- like portfolios -- are diversified."
Talking points include:
START WITH THE BIG PICTURE: WHAT IS IN STORE FOR ME THIS YEAR?
HOW MUCH TIME DO I WANT TO INVEST IN MY CAREER THIS YEAR?
WHAT SKILLS DO I WANT TO DEVELOP?
WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THE TIME I HAVE DECIDED TO SPEND ON MY CAREER?
HOW DO I STAY ON TRACK?
Source: Law.Com's Daily Legal Newswire. 5 December 2008. Copyright 2008. ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Subscribe <http://store.law.com/registration/register.asp?subscribeto=nw>.
