Career development. Individual Development Plans. Training. Whatever you call it, sometimes you can feel like you’ve exhausted your opportunities to grow. This is when you get creative and find something where you can learn in a safe space, meet other communicators, and give back to the profession at the same time.

• Identifying opportunities to learn new skills—or refine the ones you have. This might be
  with a professional association
• Make a development plan that incorporates your outside opportunity
• Document your journey to show your manager the value—and to celebrate your
  success
• Use that growth to find the next role that is right for you