Leadership Development: Crafting SMART Goals for Career Success

This essay presents a leadership development plan focused on creating and achieving SMART goals. It outlines short-term and long-term objectives, emphasizing the importance of specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals. The author identifies key strengths and areas for improvement, including communication, leadership, and technical skills, with a focus on time management and project management. The plan includes strategies for personal and professional growth, highlighting the need to balance both aspects for optimal success. The essay concludes by emphasizing the role of SMART goals in enhancing employee engagement, productivity, and retention, ultimately contributing to a successful leadership career. Desklib offers a wealth of similar solved assignments and past papers to aid students in their studies.

POWER POINT

Slide 7..............................................................................................................................................3
Short term....................................................................................................................................3
Long term plan-...........................................................................................................................4
Slide 17............................................................................................................................................4
Create your own goals and objectives that satisfy SMART criteria...........................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

Slide 7
Short term
Where do I see myself in next 1-3 years?
In one to three year I see myself as manager of any multinational firm.
What would I describe as my biggest strengths?
The one of the biggest strength of mine is that I have good communication, leadership and
managerial skill. This help me to undertake my professional working effectively.
What one strength would like to focus on to meet my goals for next 1-3 years?
The one of effective strength of mine is management. It is my art of getting things done with
help of others in proficient manner.
Which technical & leadership behaviour would I want to develop that could have the
biggest impact in my current role?
In order to undertake my current role effectively, I need to develop mine technical and leadership
behaviour by improving core skills. To be competitive leader, I must develop soft leadership so
that it can plays a larger role in developing more career development opportunities. To manage
each thing in future, I need to develop mine programming skills, project management so that I
can able to undertake the things in effective and efficient manner. To be success leader and
manager in future, technical skill are abilities and knowledge that needed to perform specific task
effectively.
What do I need to learn or do differently to be more successful
In order to be successful manager and leader I need to develop time management skills so that I
can accomplished the set goals to be success manager. Each task must be given a proper deadline
so that timely result can be occurred. This will be one of the effective way to be more successful
in future.

What skills/knowledge/behaviour do I plan to develop to become fully competent in my
current role?
In order to be more competent in my current role, I need to develop my technical skill aids me to
perform the specific task effectively. I must have proper knowledge about the varied sources that
can assist to me to carry out my job efficiently. Also, I must have calm behaviour to tackle the
complex situation. This skills, knowledge and behaviour can assist to undertake the things
effectively.
Long term plan-
Where do I see myself in the next 10 years?
I see myself at the post of CEO of any reputed multination firm. This would be greater
opportunity to develop my future capabilities.
Do I have any leadership competencies & technical skills that I would like to develop to meet my
long term goals?
Yes, I have good leading and technical skill. I have managed a group of people and there I was
leader and this let me know that I have effective leadership competencies. Also, I have effective
technical skill that led me to deal with project management skills effectively.
Do I have any long term goals for my personal life that may impact my long term professional
goals?
The personal life sometimes impacts the professional boundaries of work. So, I assure myself to
put the professional and personal life separate so that this do not get affected highly.
What skills/knowledge/behaviours do I need to develop to prepare for my next potential role?
I needs to develop leadership skill so that I can properly lead the team. To undertake future
competencies, I must have professional knowledge to act in effective mode. Also, I need to put
trust on my employees so that can feel motivates and do their work proficiently.
Slide 17

Create your own goals and objectives that satisfy SMART criteria.
SMART goals is carefully planned, cleared and must have trackable objective. This stands
for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time based. Therefore, SMART goals are
outlined as-:
S-Specific- In this, the all things need to be clear and specific to attend future goals. To be
manager in future, I need to focus on my interaction skill with other so that I can able to
accomplish my future goals effectively. I decided to enhance profitability with 30% by leading
sales team of the enterprise.
Measurable- It is needs to be measured with setting milestone can be defined as an opportunity to
re-evaluate the things in effective and efficient manner. The feedback needs to be undertaken so
that future outcomes can be measured out.
Achievable- Setting goals assist to accomplish desired objectives. To be manager, I decided to
improve my skills such as time management, leadership skill etc. This can be helpful for me to
accomplish future goals effectively.
Relevant- To be effective manager, they need to provides regular feedback to employees so that
this can aids to increase employee engagement. It can aid to enhance employee productivity and
retention.
Time- To be hired as manager, I decided to develop my skills within a year so that I can guide
my team member and to accomplish desired success.

CONCLUSION