Скачать или смотреть The Executive Leap #4 - Strategy Development, Career Plans, Mentors and Intentional Deprioritisation

In our fourth conversation, Kristy Kendall and I explore the type of thinking required for strategy development as well as the structures that support sustainable leadership growth.

We unpack:
➣ The type of thinking leaders should adopt when shaping strategy
➣ How to structure a meaningful career or leadership plan
➣ The role of mentors and coaches, and why they matter at every stage
➣ Why receiving feedback becomes more complex as a senior leader

One insight from the conversation that resonated was Kristy's suggestion that “what should I do less of” must be an explicit part of any career plan. I’ve since added Intentional Deprioritisation to my own framework.

If you’d like to create your own career or leadership plan, here’s my framework:

➤ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀
Non-negotiables that guide behaviour, decisions and leadership style

➤ 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀
Clear short, medium and long-term career intentions

➤ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Where time, energy and focus are deliberately invested

➤ 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀
Capabilities and dispositions requiring targeted development

➤ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Activities, habits and commitments that must be reduced or stopped to create capacity

➤ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Tangible measures of progress, impact and effectiveness

➤ 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Formal and informal pathways for professional and personal growth

Take a listen to the full 15-minute conversation via the video or on Spotify, YouTube and Apple - links are in the comments below.