Personal Development Planning (PDP)

The golden thread running through every stage

Personal Development Planning (PDP) sits at the heart of Exeter Leader.

It provides a personalised approach to development that helps colleagues understand their strengths, identify future development needs, and maximise the impact of learning opportunities throughout their careers.

Rather than being a single activity, PDP is a continuous process of reflection, planning, action, and review.

PDP supports you to:

Understand your strengths and development needs.
Reflect on experiences and feedback.
Create meaningful development goals.
Build a personalised development plan.
Turn learning into practical action.
Prepare for future opportunities and career aspirations.

Development tools

PDP may include:

PDR conversations
Self-reflection activities
360 feedback
Peer coaching
Mentoring
Development journals
Career planning tools
Leadership assessments

For line managers

Line managers play a crucial role in supporting development through meaningful career conversations, goal setting, feedback, and ongoing support.