How to Create a Leadership Development Action Plan
Articles and Worksheets
- Leadership Development Action Plan
Guides leaders through a 12-24 month [mostly] self-directed leadership development program.
- On a Mission, by Ray Blunt
On the importance of finding your true purpose in life.
- Life Mission Statement Worksheet
Use this template to create a Life Mission Statement.
Books
Crucibles of Leadership
We have known for decades that a significant percentage of leadership learning comes from challenging and varied experiences (see The Lessons of Experience, by Lombardo et al). In Crucibles of Leadership, Robert Thomas shines a light into the black box of what he calls "crucible" experiences. After interviewing nearly 200 highly effective leaders, Thomas found several key patterns to how they had learned to lead from experiences that had made them stretch. He found the common denominator was that they all had a personal learning strategy to systematically learn from those challenging experiences. He then walks the reader through a reflective process to develop a personal learning strategy. Read More...
First Things First
Covey asserts that, in order to lead a fulfilling and productive life, we need to be clear about what we want to accomplish over the long term. First Things First will guide you through a step-by-step process to create a life mission statement which can serve as the underpinning of all that you do. This is a powerful way to clarify your priorities so you can align what is truly important to you with how you spend your time and how you appoach important life/career decisions. Read More...