Determining goals for personal leadership development Lori Robinson Zonta Club of Brampton – Caledon District 4

“The only thing that is constant is change” Heraclitus

Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Therefore, it not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development, but also self-sustainability, as well as competitiveness and employability. Wikipedia

What is continuous learning?

7 ways lifelong learning will benefit you 1. Remain relevant 2. Prepare for the unexpected 3. Boost you profile  4. Competence leads to confidence 5. Sparks new ideas 6. Change your perspective 7. Pay it forward

Find a learning style that works for you Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

Here are some questions to help us reflect on and self-evaluate our own performance as leaders: 1. What are you good at? 2. Who are you are serving? 3. What values do you hold? 4. How can you align your values and expertise with your actions?

Determining goals for personal leadership development

Step 1: Define What Generally Makes a Great Leader Step 2: Take a Self-Assessment Step 3: Identify Your Core Values Step 4: Write a Personal Vision Statement Step 5: Analyze What Others Think of You Step 6: Identify Current and Lacking Leadership Skills Step 7: Set Goals Step 8: Write an Action Plan Follow this step-by-step guide and you’ll have a leadership development plan in no time.

What Generally Makes a Great Leader

Take a Self-Assessment

Identify Your Core Values

Achievement Advancement Adventure Affiliation Affluence Authority Autonomy Balance Challenge Collaboration Community Competency Competition Courage Duty Enjoyment Fame Friendship Health Helping others Humor Influence Inner harmony Integrity Knowledge Loyalty Personal development Responsibility Self-respect Spirituality Wisdom

Write a Personal Vision Statement Who am I ? To nurture growth and development in a respectful environment so that others realize their full potential through coaching by example.

Analyze What Others Think of You

Identify Current and Lacking Leadership Skills

Set Goals

Personal Leadership Plan Date: # Goal Deadline Actions Skills Needed Knowledge Progress 1 2 3 4

Remember: your finished personal development leadership plan represents where you are now and where you hope to go. Revisit your plan often, updating it and tweaking it as needed, so that it reflects where you are on the road to becoming a great leader. Then, put them in order of importance and/or time it will take to achieve said goals. You now have a road map for achieving your goals and becoming the leader you want to be! To see what all of personal leadership development planning can look like once complete, see this example provided by Yale University. Remember: your finished personal development leadership plan represents where you are now and where you hope to go. Revisit your plan often, updating it and tweaking it as needed, so that it reflects where you are on the road to becoming a great leader

How to learn something new every day:

Resources for continued learning: ·        Read magazines and online articles. ·        Analyze and critique case studies. ·        Subscribe to publications specific to your areas of interest. ·        Make time to connect with a global network of people using Skype, Social Media and Email. ·        Attend training courses and events. ·        Listen to podcasts and watch TED videos.

“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and only cease at death” So what??? “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and only cease at death” Albert Einstein.

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Lori Robinson Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, ON, Canada Member since 1998   A newly semi- retired Human Resources - Health and Safety Manager., Lori Robinson has been responsible for the effective planning, organizing, directing and analyzing of the operations for the companies she has worked with in her career. Working in human resources her function has also encompasses organization design and development recruitment, training and development, performance management and health and safety. Lori has been a part time faculty member at Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advance Learning where she taught human resources and health and safety Lori is currently a member of the Leadership Development committee and has served as governor 2016-2018, lt. governor, area director, and on the District 4 board as Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee co-chairman. For two biennia, Lori has been privileged to be the Z and Golden Z Clubs international committee chairman. 2012-2014, 2014-2016.