Title: How to Grow as a Leader | Center for Creative Leadership
Headings: How to Grow as a Leader
How to Grow as a Leader
Learn to Lead Through Developmental Assignments
3 Truths About Growing as a Leader
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Content: How to Grow as a Leader | Center for Creative Leadership
LEADING EFFECTIVELY ARTICLE
How to Grow as a Leader
Think back over your career to the times when you grew the most as a leader. Some of those growth spurts likely occurred when you had a new job opportunity or perhaps when you dealt with a crisis or other significant challenge. But it’s also important to remember that equally powerful learning experiences can be found in the context of your current job. Through developmental assignments, you can shape your work and life experiences in ways that will expand your leadership knowledge and skills. Learn to Lead Through Developmental Assignments
Challenging, real-life experiences are rich sources of growth and learning, but you don’t have to wait for opportunities to present themselves. You can — and should — be proactive and seek them out. Developmental assignments can help you learn to lead. They are roles and activities that provide opportunities for you to stretch and grow as a leader. They don’t require a major job shift or a move to a new organization. These assignments allow leaders to intentionally develop new skills, practice new behaviors, and improve on weaknesses.