21 st Century Skills LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS – INITIATIVE AND SELF-DIRECTION WORK INDEPENDENTLY (8.B)

Personal Leadership Skills Development Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight Essential Question: How can I build a personal leadership plan? Objective: To build a leadership skills development plan. This activity can help bridge the gap between talking about leadership and actually doing something to improve leadership skills.

You will build a personal leadership development strategy Why is this important... ? What will you do with it... ?

Leadership Skills Find a visionMake meaningful decisionsCoach others Establish team valuesManage conflictTrain for competency Set normsProblem solve efficientlyGive productive feedback Identify expectationsSet goalsManage change Nurture collaborationPlan effectivelyAssess performances Build trustShare information Conduct effective meetings Communicate successfullyOther??? Check the list on your handout – add any that you think might apply Select three that you think need attention – list them on the chart & fill in the necessary information An example is provided on the chart

Leadership Growth Plan Leadership Skills to Improve Growth Objective(s) for Each Skill ActivitiesPeople Who Can Help Indicators of Success Timeline Meeting Facilitation To conduct team meetings where more people participate (1)Ask selected team members for honest feedback (2)Have the H.R. Director critique a meeting H.R. Director & peers 15% increase of team members speaking at meetings by the end of the quarter (1)Obtain feedback after the first three meetings (2)Try at least one new strategy every two meetings

 Select a partner to check each other’s progress – this helps people to stay on task once the meeting or workshop is over  Since skill development is on-going, this sort of simple skills development plan should be repeated every ____________________.

Rubric 4 Exceeds Standards 3 Meets Standards 2 Approaching Standard 1 Not at Standard 8.B.1. Monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight Monitors, defines, prioritizes and complete tasks without direct oversight in a variety of conditions Monitors, defines, prioritizes and complete tasks without direct oversight Attempts to monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks without direct oversight Attempts to monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks with direct oversight