Step 1: Reflect on Your Current Leadership Style Through Self-Awareness
Usual behavior: This behavior will be well known to you and others. Your Usual behavior tells you how you typically approach leadership. Describe how you typically lead a team or project:
Needs: What you require from your environment to thrive. State a few descriptors for your ideal environment:
Stress Behaviors: How you respond under stress. Consider behavioral changes that others may notice:
Reflection questions for insight:
What are my greatest strengths as a leader?
What situations cause me stress?
How do my needs shape my leadership approach?
Step 2: Identify Key Leadership Growth Areas
Based on your Birkman results, determine a couple of areas where growth will have the most impact.
Common growth areas include:
Communication skills.
Delegation
Trust-building.
Decision-making under pressure.
Empowering and coaching others.
Action Tip: You may be interested in using CCG’s Leader Report Card™ to help identify areas with growth opportunity.
Step 3: Set SMART Goals
Specific: Define clear objectives tied to your leadership growth areas.
Measurable: Determine how you’ll measure progress (e.g., feedback, milestones).
Achievable: Set realistic goals based on your strengths and current demands.
Relevant: Ensure your goals align with your long-term vision as a leader.
Time-bound: Set deadlines for accountability. Consider using a coach or accountability partner to improve accountability.
Step 4: Create an Action Plan
Break Goals into Steps: Define smaller tasks to achieve each goal.
Example: If your goal is to improve communication, your steps might include attending a workshop, practicing active listening, and soliciting team feedback.
Leverage Your Birkman Insights: Use your strengths to overcome challenges and meet objectives.
Step 5: Monitor Progress and Adjust
Regular Check-Ins: Review your goals weekly or monthly. Ask yourself:
Am I progressing toward my goals?
What adjustments can I make to stay on track?
Feedback Loop: Seek input from peers, mentors, or a coach to gauge improvement and identify blind spots.
Step 6: Celebrate Success
Acknowledge Milestones: Recognize both small wins and major achievements.
Anticipate obstacles and ways to avoid or compensate for them.
Reflect on Growth: Use the Birkman Method to reassess how your needs and behaviors have evolved.
Tips for Success
Partner with a Coach: A Birkman-certified coach can help interpret your profile and create personalized strategies for leadership growth.
Tailor Goals to Your Style: Your leadership journey is unique. Customize your goals based on what resonates most with your strengths and aspirations.
Stay Flexible: Be open to refining your goals as you grow and adapt.
Empower your leadership journey with clear goals and actionable steps, guided by the deep insights of the Birkman Method.
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