Assess your strengths and gaps
The first step to develop your leadership skills is to know where you are and where you want to go. You can use various tools and methods to assess your current level of leadership competencies, such as feedback surveys, self-assessments, coaching sessions, or performance reviews. Identify your strengths and areas of improvement, and set specific and measurable goals to close the gaps.
The Leadership Challenge is an AMAZING way to benchmark and then track progress about a year later if the goal is to continue growing! As an LPI 360 Certified Coach, looking at your leadership behaviors and skills can be transformational. Seeking feedback from peers, supervisors, and subordinates - then setting goals for improvement is unmatched. Set a strong baseline, and decide WHERE you want to improve as a leader.
Some less popular ways to develop include listening and reflecting on informal feedback. Sometimes, our self-learning must include perspectives that may be 'outside the box' to have a better understanding of what others communicate on a formal assessment.
Think leadership as gardening! You're the seed with unique strengths. Got gaps? They're just like water and sunlight waiting to be absorbed to help you grow.
Imagine you're a superhero! Your superpowers? Your strengths. Your kryptonite? Your gaps. But hey, let's turn that kryptonite into fuel!
