I am a procrastinator by nature, yet I am also a planner. I like thinking about what is going to come next...sometime more than what I am in at the moment. I have found that when I write down my big, hairy, audacious goals, that I am able to focus much more on the present. In comes the Personal Leadership Plan (PLP). I first complete a PLP when I was a Fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program. My task then was to chart out the next 5 year of my life, whoa!! It sounds like a big task, but having a framework can be helpful. Having just reviewed my first PLP, I can tell you how fascinating it is to look back at the things that were important to me 5 years ago. Even better that I was able to accomplish many of the things on the list. I am getting ready to sit down to write my new and improved PLP. Do you want to join me?
Summarize your personal and professional
vision for the next five years (or beyond).
Section
II. Personal
and professional five-year goals
What
specific goals would you like to accomplish during the next five years, based
on your personal statement, and the opportunities presented in life.
Section
III. Resources/Strengths
What
personal skills, attributes and other resources do you have to draw upon in
working toward your goals?
Section IV. Constituency
and Diversity
What are the
primary constituencies, networks or communities with which you work? What opportunities and challenges do
you face in diversifying these constituencies and communities?
Section
V. Challenges/Needs
What
challenges do you face and how will you address them? What areas do you need to work on? What resources do you anticipate needing to reach your goals
and milestones?
Section
VI. Milestones
What
tangible milestones, and time frames for them, can you identify that will help
you assess whether you are addressing your challenges and achieving your
personal and professional goals?
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