1. Leadership Development Plan A self assessment methodology for developing your leadership skills

2. Self Assessment Steps for Developing Yourself as a Leader Identify Your Leadership Successes Identify Your Leadership Goals Develop Your Leadership Strengths Lead Yourself Develop a Consultant Network Start a Reading Program

3. Leadership Successes When have you exercised leadership?  What did it feel like?  How did you behave?  How were you effective?

4. Leadership Goals What goal would you like to see accomplished in your organization? How can you exercise leadership to see it accomplished?

5. Developing Strengths What are your strengths as a leader? What is the one strength you are going to focus on improving? How are are you going to improve it?

6. Leading Yourself: Self-Care and Self- Knowledge What are three areas that would help you lead yourself? Which area am I going to focus on first?

7. Consultant Network Who can serve as my leadership consultant? How do I plan to build my list of consultants?

8. Reading Program What book do I plan to read on leadership? How can I start a reading program at my agency (e.g. book-of-the-month club)?

9. Now Follow Through and Good Luck!