All aboard the Leadership Express!
Station One: Appreciation
Welcome Aboard: The Rise As A Leader Journey!
Every great leader embarks on a journey, and today, we start ours. Think of this experience like a train ride. Each stop along the way reveals new insights, challenges, and discoveries about yourself as a leader.
Our final destination? Your personalized Leadership Development Plan, a roadmap to becoming the leader you aspire to be. But first, we’ll stop at key stations that help shape your leadership identity.
Today, we arrived at: Appreciation Station – What do you admire in great leaders?
Today, we begin by recognizing the leaders who’ve made lasting impact on us. The qualities yo admire in others often reflect what you aspire to develop in yourself.
Reflect. Write. Grow. Your answers will shape your vision of leadership.
Let’s dive in!
List everything you APPRECIATE(D) about the leaders you have known.
Reflective Questions
Here are some questions to help you reflect deeper- your answers will help uncover the kind of leader you are meant to be!
Public figures, colleagues, mentors, teachers, family, parents, or anyone from your network who influenced you.
- Their skills, competencies, qualities, and leadership styles.
- Traits like communication, resilience, empathy, vision, or decisiveness.
Your past experiences shape your beliefs about leadership. What you admire in others often reflects what you're striving to embody.
- List all the leaders who have influenced you. These can include public figures, colleagues, mentors, teachers, family members, or anyone from your network.
- Note down the specific qualities or traits you admire in each person.
- Look for patterns, remove any duplicate traits that show up across different leaders.
- Organize your insights in a Google Sheet or Excel file for easy reference as we move forward.
Next stop: [Red Flag Junction]- Your answers will shape your vision of leadership.
Your leadership vision is in motion, let’s keep riding toward bringing it to life!