Planning Your Growth as a Leader


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Overview/Description

Managers and executives, and people who expect to become managers and executives, need to know the businesses they’re in. But to be effective, they also need skills common to all leaders. They need a plan for developing and continuing to develop those skills throughout their careers. Leadership isn’t a state you achieve and then you’re done – it’s a process of growth and experience that requires continuous training and development.

In this course, you’ll learn to create a personal leadership development plan. You’ll learn what to expect from a self-assessment process, and helpful strategies for formulating a personal leadership vision. After identifying key characteristics of an effective leadership development plan, you’ll explore the kinds of actions you’ll plan and execute in order grow as leader. Finally, you’ll learn strategies for continuing that growth throughout your career.



Expected Duration (hours)
0.4

Lesson Objectives

Planning Your Growth as a Leader

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • identify the key results of a leader's self-assessment process
  • recognize strategies for formulating a personal leadership vision
  • Knowledge Check: Applying Your Self-assessment Skills
  • identify key characteristics of an effective leadership development plan
  • recognize actions common to effective leadership development plans
  • recognize strategies for ongoing leadership development
  • Knowledge Check: Reviewing Your Skills for Identifying Development Plan Actions
  • reflect on what you've learned
  • Course Number:
    bs_ald17_a04_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone