New Years Leadership Development Goals

New Years Leadership Development GoalsNew Years Leadership Development GoalsDecember. For many leaders, its a time to reflect on accomplishments for the year and establish goals for the upcoming New Year.Its also a good time to set leadership development goals, either as part of a formal development planning process or simply because its a proven way to continuously improve as a leader. Leadership development goals should always be specific and relevant to you, the individual leader, and linked to your goals at the workplace, there are most likely a few common ones that most any leader could benefit from. Heres a list to choose from. While all of them are worthy goals, its best to focus on the one to three. Then, once sufficient progress is made, you can always go back and select a new goal or goals. You may also find that many of the goals are related to each other, which is often the case. The key is to pick the one that seems to be at the root cause. For the Upcoming New Year, My Goals Are To Delegate mora.My unwillingness or inability to let go is causing me to work long hours, preventing me from having the time to be more strategic, and is retarding the development of my kollektiv. Ill do some serious self-reflection, or work with a coach or mentor, to figure out what?s??causing me not to delegate.Is it my own ego? Is it a lack of confidence in my team? Once I get to the root cause, I will create a list of everything I do and make hard decisions on what to delegate, who to delegate to, how to do it, and by when. Be more strategic.Being more strategic will help me improve my ability to see the big picture and take a longer range, broader business perspective. Ill learn to step back from the day-to-day tactical details of my business and focus on the why not just the what and how. Be a better listener.I need to learn to pay attention and demonstrate to others that I value what they have to say. Ill use active listening, open-ended questions, body langua ge, and eliminate distractions that get in the way of my ability to listen. Micromanage less(or not at all).No one likes to think of themselves as a micromanager, but after taking this quiz,I realized I have room for improvement. Delegating more will help, but it will be important to give my team members the freedom to do it their way, without me breathing down their necks. Improve my financial acumen.I need to learn how to understand, interpret, and use the numbers to improve my business. Ill start by taking an Excel course, then aFinance for Non-Financial Managers course. Take action on chronic under-performers.Ive been allowing one to two C-player employees to get away with under-performance for way too long. Its affecting my organization, my own performance, the morale of the rest of my team, and Im not doing these under-performers any favors by covering up for them. Be a better coach. For the rest of my team (the B and C-players), I need to spend more time coaching and developi ng them. I need to shift my leadership style away from always directing and telling and learn to guide and develop my direct reports. Ill work with each of my direct reports to create their ownindividual development plans. Improve my work-life balance.My insanely long hours are having an impact on my performance, health, personal relationships, and Im setting a terrible example for my employees. Delegating more will help, as well as micromanaging less practicing mindfulness in all areas of my life will help incredibly. Ill get a handle on where Im wasting time, and shift my focus to more value-added activities. Ill learn ways to work more efficiently and prioritize tasks. Create my own succession plan. Ill never get the promotion I want if Im too indispensable in my current role. Its time to create a succession plan to not only pave my own path but a path for others. Improve collaboration. I need toimprove relationships with my peers. Ill be a better partner, strive to understand th eir goals and needs, and learn to work together to help achieve each others goals. If one of them is underperforming or struggling, Ill offer my help.