What would you recommend for personal development?

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What course/program would you recommend

  1. Accounting

    4 vote(s)
    30.8%
  2. Finance

    3 vote(s)
    23.1%
  3. Healthcare Admin

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  4. Human Resources

    1 vote(s)
    7.7%
  5. Operations

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  6. Management

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  7. Six Sigma

    4 vote(s)
    30.8%
  8. Change Management

    2 vote(s)
    15.4%
  9. Marketing

    1 vote(s)
    7.7%
  10. Project Management

    6 vote(s)
    46.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I was talking to some other managers at a meeting and we discussed personal development to improve business knowledge and make one more valuable/marketable. I mentioned that I could benefit from an accounting and finance class for my current role. Other talked about marketing and others about HR. It led me to think – if you could take/recommend a class(es) for a you or a coworker to take, what would it be and why?

    Accounting
    Finance
    Healthcare Admin
    Human Resources
    Operations
    Management
    Six Sigma
    Change Management
    Marketing
    Project Management
     
  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I voted for project mgmt because it seems to be widely applicable in my field. My next choice would probably be six sigma. If I wanted to move beyond that I'd probably begin picking up some IT/CS certs.
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    E. The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

    I say that because any of those might be useful, but which one of those would definitely be best depends on the role the person has now and the role they want to play in the future.

    -=Steve=-
     
  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I agree. That's why I answered with what I would choose for myself, in my current situation.
     
  5. Jupiter Jones

    Jupiter Jones New Member

    I chose both "Management" and "Change Management". But if you're talking about just one class, well...

    I wound up getting a Business minor with my CS degree (Bachelor's). For the last class of the minor, I planned on taking the Project Management class. But it wound up needing a prerequisite class that wasn't part of the minor requirements.

    So I compiled a list of classes I could take right away and showed the list to three MBAs that I work with, separately. Every single one of them said the same thing: Organizational Behavior.

    OB encompasses management and change management. But also "managing up," working on teams, motivating employees, office politics & power structures... you name it. Fascinating stuff, and quite useful too.

    JJ
     
  6. KariS

    KariS New Member

    Lean Sustainable development

    I vote for none of the above. The current "BIG" thingys are "Sustainable development" and/or "Lean", either one by it self or especialy added to the above list. :cool:

    That's why I am waiting for "Lean Sustainable Development" :rolleyes: to come out.
     
  7. james_lankford

    james_lankford New Member

    advanced MS Excel programming
    including functions, VBA, macros, pivot tables and charts
     
  8. caram

    caram member

    It should be a Project Manager if I would be the one to choose.
     
  9. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    I would take a class in something like Space Mission and Launch Operations or Space Habitation and Life Support Systems.

    What can I say? Nothing on your list looked appealing to me.
     
  10. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Hi, Randall.

    Let me throw a bit of a curve ball at you. I would suggest learning a language. I say that because, for one thing, you did say personal development, and secondly, because the value of learning another language, no matter what profession you are in, is undeniable. Add that to the fact that learning a language is FUN and FREE (or nearly free, as materials are easy to obtain), to me it is a no-brainer.

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