• Understand one’s own qualities and personal leadership competencies. Be able to manage oneself to act with integrity, consistency and professionalism at all times. Think critically, solve problems and build resilience.
    Start Your Leader of Self Assessment

    Before leading others effectively, you must first lead yourself. True leadership begins internally, with your thoughts, behaviours and resulting actions and your ability to manage and communicate these to positive effect. It is important to be able to manage yourself with integrity, consistency and professionalism at all times and to do so in all situations, whether alone or with others.

     

    To be an effective self-leader you need to take time to understand yourself, your core values, your strengths, areas for development, and the thoughts and emotions that drive your behaviours. You need to be able to pause, step back and reflect on a situation. This ability to observe and shape your thoughts, emotions and behaviour enables you to think critically and to respond with choice and intention, taking responsibility for your actions and impact.

     

    At all levels of leadership, being able to communicate effectively is crucial and at this level, it is important to develop your skills to communicate your thoughts clearly, articulately and with confidence. Empathy, the ability to listen effectively and ask good questions are key components to good communication.

     

    Finally, to be an effective leader of self, you must take responsibility for your own development. Having a clear vision of your goals and the leadership qualities you wish to possess, is crucial in your development as a leader.

     

    Developing your personal leadership capabilities is not only an important first step in the leadership pathway, it is something that you should continually do throughout your career. Part of that responsibility is to seek whatever support that you may need to build your skills, your network and your resilience.

     

    Self-leadership is the cornerstone of effective leadership. While it develops from the inside out, its effects are felt not only by you, but also by others around you and it determines your ability to lead others positively.

    How The Self Assessment Works

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    This is an informal self-assessment. Self-assessed ratings are subjective by nature, and over time your understanding or view of your competency level may change too. For each competency identify your current level of development.

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    Depending on where you are on your leadership path, some competencies may feel more important than others. So at the end of the self-assessment we ask you to prioritise the three most important competencies for you right now.

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    Once you have finished, we’ll provide you with a range of resources that will help you focus on your prioritised competencies.

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    Technical/Managerial

    Your Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

    • I clarify and redefine the problems and opportunities I face
    • I take an analytical approach to assess situations from multiple perspectives
    • I can break problems into component parts and develop options
    • I identify and assess any contributing factors and biases when problem solving or decision making.
    • I take a creative and innovate approach to the problems I face
    • I analyse decision paths and take decisive action

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    2/9

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    Your Personal Effectiveness

     – I am motivated and passionate about working and achieving higher results by:                                                                                                                 

    • Planning and managing my time
    • Prioritising my most important work
    • Managing interruptions
    • Setting clear personal and professional goals 
    • Aligning work goals with the wider team or organisation’s goals.
    • Taking action every day to further my goals
    • Managing information effectively

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    3/9

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    Your Professional Boundaries

    • I represent the organisation and myself professionally at all times
    • I build and maintain positive and professional relationships
    • I understand and manage the legal, ethical and organisational frameworks that protect both myself and others
    • I respect confidentiality and set clear expectations.
    • I know how to prevent boundary issues from occuring and repair them when they do occur

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    4/9

    Technical/Managerial

    Your Project Planning

    • I can create a plan for how to complete a project within a certain timeframe with defined stages and designated resources
    • I set measurable objectives, identify deliverables and plan and assign tasks
    • I can track progress, manage changes, delays and budget

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    5/9

    Communication

    Your Communication Skills

    • I can clearly convey ideas and concepts so that they are heard and understood
    • I listen to understand rather than to respond
    • I can distil information to develop a clear message to communicate
    • I communicate messages verbally with confidence
    • I communicate in a timely fashion, and understand who to prioritise in my communication
    • I write in a clear, concise and professional manner

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    6/9

    Communication

    Your Service Ethos

    • I have a clear, professional and caring focus on how I serve and communicate with others, internally in the organisation and externally to service users, beneficiaries, other stakeholders. 
    • I listen objectively, with empathy and I avoid making assumptions
    • I always respond in professional manner
    • I diffuse stressful situations
    • I feed back regularly into the system to drive quality improvement

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    7/9

    Empowerment

    Your Emotional Intelligence

    • I have a high level of self awareness of my own needs, strengths, values, and drivers. 
    • I recognise and understand my own emotions and how they influence me and those around me.
    • I can manage and control my emotions in an effective way so that I engage with others calmly, sensitively, compassionately, and proactively.
    • I understand how other peoples emotions affect their behaviours and use that understanding to achieve better outcomes for all

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    8/9

    Empowerment

    Your Teamwork

    • I understand my role and how it relates to other team members
    • I hold myself accountable to the team
    • I engage in active listening, inclusiveness and consensus building in the team
    • I put the team first and support team members
    • I align my individual goals with the team and organisational goals
    • I promote trust, openness and knowledge sharing in the team.

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    9/9

    Resilience

    Your Personal Wellbeing and Resilience

    • I respond to situations with agility, flexibility, and an ability to withstand adversity.
    • I understand my values, my purpose and my strengths.
    • I am able to tap into strengths and support systems to overcome challenges and work through problems.
    • I actively manage my mental wellbeing through proactive focus on physical and mental health, sleep, and hydration.
    • I know how to use mindfulness or other similar practices to manage my mental health and emotional energy.                                                                 

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