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Nurturing Excellence at the ERC

Nurturing Excellence at the ERC

December 31, 2005
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Ethics Resource Center 2005
Ethics Resource Center Staff

Professional development and confidence building

  • Mentoring/partnership program?

Create an "Excellence Checklist": Have I?:

  • TODAY:
    • Double-checked all email for typos, appropriateness, language/tone?
    • Dressed appropriately for a professional setting?
    • Kept my office in a reasonably organized, neat fashion?
    • Alerted the appropriate people involved in upcoming deadlines?
  • IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS:
    • Read at least one article for professional development?
    • Shared new insights with at least two staff members?
    • Sent at least one thank you note/email to a staff member/client/etc?
    • Reviewed major deadlines to track progress?
    • Reviewed all original proposals/project plans to verify that we are still "on target"?
    • Kept the appropriate persons internally and externally up to date on progress of major projects?
    • Exemplified each of our four core values (Honesty, Respect, Trust, and Excellence) in my dealings with all ERC stakeholders--both internally and externally?
      • Have I improved on past failings and, where possible, sought to make amends?
      • How have I lived our values more fully recently than in the past?
      • Have I acknowledged ethical leadership in those around me?
  • AFTER EACH MAJOR DELIVERABLE:
    • Sought meaningful feedback from appropriate stakeholders? How?
    • Met the expectations (in terms of both timing/procedures and quality)?
      • If expectations were met, what made that possible? How can I/we replicate that in future projects/programs?
      • If expectations were not met, why? What lessons can we learn and apply to future work?
    • Captured /documented new knowledge gained from the project/this piece in such a way that others could find, understand, and replicate it?
    • Shared new knowledge with relevant ERC staff members and, when appropriate, with external stakeholders?
  • EACH SIX MONTHS:
    • Learned more about my work and how to meet and exceed expectations?
    • Applied new knowledge gained from one project/program to later projects/programs?
    • Shared new knowledge with others?
    • Sought the assistance of experts when solving problems?
    • Attempted new ways of effectively addressing needs/challenges, and then meaningfully documented results and learnings?