INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

An Individual Development Plan (IDP) is a roadmap that guides professional growth at any career stage.
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Whether you’re just starting your journey or a seasoned professional, an IDP is a vital tool. It helps identify
what gives you purpose, your strengths and any limiters, and defines a plan to grow in the areas of focus. It’s
not just about ‘climbing the ladder’ – it’s about lifelong learning, adaptability, and achieving success and
fulfillment in your career.
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LIMITERS
This resource will guide you through the steps to create your Individual Development Plan (IDP) by:
• Determining what you find rewarding (value, meaning, mastery, autonomy)
• Identifying your strengths and any limiters
• Selecting 1-3 areas of focus for your development
AREAS OF • Specifying the actions you will take to grow in those focus areas
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Work through each section and use the template on the last page of this guide to write it down.

Once you’ve drafted your IDP, schedule some time with your manager to talk through it. Align on your areas of
IDEAS FOR focus and the plan moving forward, including future touchpoints to stay on.
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You own your career. Shape it with purpose and curiosity, and give it some structure with an IDP.
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PLAN TEMPLATE For additional information, please reference the Owning Your Career e-learning course.
VALUES IDENTIFICATION
To help identify what you want out of your career, it’s important to start by figuring out what you find rewarding. As you reflect on your career development,
VALUES consider the following questions and take notes below.
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STRENGTHS & VALUE MEANING MASTERY AUTONOMY

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What are your values (things you What is meaningful to you (what What are you most motivated to What type of autonomy do you
think are important to the way motivates and gives you purpose learn and master in your career? want (working style to succeed in
you work)? at work)? your role)?
• Envision the skills or knowledge
• Reflect on what principles guide • Consider what aspects of your areas that you are excited to • Reflect on how you work best
your actions and decisions in work bring you the most develop and excel in. and your ideal level of
AREAS OF
FOCUS
your professional life. satisfaction. independence.
• What areas of your field intrigue
• What principles shape your • What accomplishments at work you the most? What skills do you • How do you prefer to manage
decisions? What core beliefs have made you feel proud? What see as essential for your long- your time and tasks? What level
guide your professional tasks energize you? What kind of term success? What challenges of decision-making authority
interactions? impact do you want to make? do you want to overcome? empowers you? What balance of
guidance and independence do
IDEAS FOR you seek?
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For e.g.., "In my work, I value...", For e.g., "I'm eager to become an
For e.g., "I feel most fulfilled For e.g., "I thrive when given the
"Integrity is crucial to me expert in...", "Learning about... is a
when...", "Contributing to... is freedom to...“, "My ideal working
because...", "I prioritize top priority for me", "I'm driven to
incredibly meaningful to me", "I am style involves..."
collaboration because..." master..."
motivated by..."
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STRENGTHS AND LIMITERS

Once you’ve reflected on your values, the next step is to identify your strengths and any potential limiters.
VALUES • Identifying your strengths helps you understand what you excel at and what makes you unique
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• On the flip side, recognizing any potential limiters allows you to be aware of areas that could be holding you back.
Use these tips to capture your strengths and any limiters in the boxes below.

STRENGTHS & Tips to identify strengths & limiters: STRENGTHS:

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Take time to reflect: After tasks or projects, think about what went Type here...
well, what didn’t go well, and what you would do differently next
time. Learn from your experiences and leverage that learning into
your next activity.
AREAS OF
FOCUS
Find your hidden strengths: Use self-reflection tools like
journaling. Identify what comes naturally to you. Consider what
tasks energize you and yield a sense of accomplishment.

IDEAS FOR
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Ask for feedback: Request feedback from people you work with to LIMITERS (if any):
gain insights into how your strengths manifest in your work and if
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there’s anything they think could be holding you back (limiters).

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PLAN TEMPLATE Do a skills audit: List your skills to identify what you excel at and
what needs improvement. Determine what you should keep doing
and stop doing.
AREAS OF FOCUS

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Now, it’s time to choose your areas of focus for development. Think about these based on your values, strengths, and any limiters. Align on
areas of focus with your manager and define high ROI areas: strengths that make you stand out and limiters that are holding you back. Write down
your areas of focus in the Individual Development Plan (IDP) Template.

STRENGTHS &
LIMITERS Focus on Impact: Find something that’s at the intersection of passion,
business needs, and career growth. Focus on just 1-3 areas. Think Consider the following questions to help you identify
about the following: which areas to focus on:
• What tasks or activities make you feel
1 Be clear on what you are solving for: Are you trying to
develop a strength from good to great? Or demonstrate a
enthusiastic and motivated?
AREAS OF
FOCUS strength you know you have, but haven't had an opportunity to • What emerging skills or technologies would
show to others? enhance your expertise? That align with your
strengths?
2 What does success look like and how will you measure • What recurring themes have you noticed in the
it? Paint a picture of what success looks like. What are the feedback you’ve received from colleagues,
IDEAS FOR
specific changes in behavior, skill, and work outcomes that mentors or managers?
GROWTH you would see?
• What kind of impact do you want to have on your
3 Why is it important? Gut check. Will it enable current/future team, organization, or community?
opportunities?

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IDEAS FOR GROWTH

Growth happens through a combination of different development actions grouped into 3 categories: Experience, Exposure, and Education. By adopting a
VALUES holistic approach to learning that blends experiential learning, exposure to social learning, and formal education, you can nurture a culture of ongoing
IDENTIFICATION learning and adaptability, empowering you to find purpose & mastery as you grow and enabling you to thrive. Below are some ideas for building skills;
use them to guide the ‘Development Actions’ section in the IDP Template.

EXPERIENCES EXPOSURE EDUCATION

STRENGTHS &
LIMITERS The majority of learning occurs through hands-on, on-the- Social learning focuses on learning from others, Formal training like workshops or
job experiences, enabling you to gain practical skills and such as mentors, peers, and collaborative projects, courses serve as a structured
knowledge from real-life situations. fostering teamwork and knowledge-sharing. foundation for building expertise.

AREAS OF
DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS
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• Stretch assignments • Pair with a senior leader for mentoring sessions • Roku workshops, courses
• Take a leadership role in something new – a meeting, project, • Offer coaching to junior employees to develop your own • Certification programs
or cross-functional assignment leadership skills • TEDTalks, videos
• Identify a public speaking or presentation opportunity to • Cross-mentoring – two-way developmental relationship • Books, articles, podcasts
enhance communication skills to share knowledge and exchange ideas
IDEAS FOR • Conferences, webinars
GROWTH • Promotion – if there is a business need, use R&Rs to map out • Networking: Roku Thursdays, Coffee Talks, Lunch &
steps towards that new role Learns, Connect with a key contact
• Job transfer – to different vertical departments • Join or volunteer to lead an ERG
• Rotate between cross-functional teams to better understand • Check out Social Impact for opportunities to lean in
various functions • Join or volunteer on a board for a cause you are
INDIVIDUAL interested in (outside of Roku)
DEVELOPMENT • Lead a task force to address organizational challenges
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• Shadow a senior executive during key decision-making
processes
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NAME: JOB TITLE/DEPARTMENT:
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IDENTIFICATION MANAGER: TENURE AT ROKU: DATE:

AREAS OF FOCUS (1-3):

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SUCCESS MILESTONES/
DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS: RESOURCES & SUPPORT:
MEASURES TIMEFRAME:
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