Sustainable Strategic Plan for Leadership

Introduction

• Importance of a strategic plan to claim a leadership position
• Addressing doubts about the effectiveness of action plans
• Inviting questions to the strategy and Q&A session

Belief in Self and Success

• Believing in the action plan increases its chance of success
• Positive momentum loop: belief in self → action → result → reinforced belief → more action
• Negative momentum loop: doubt → minimal effort → poor results → reinforced doubt → even less effort

Positive Momentum Loop

• Believing in yourself taps into innate potential
• Results lead to further belief and more effort
• Importance of tweaking actions based on results

Negative Momentum Loop

• Doubt leads to minimal effort and poor outcomes
• Reinforced doubt further reduces effort
• Creating a cycle of negativity and failure

Developing a Strong Belief

• Essential for a sustainable strategic plan
• Quote from mentor: "The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit"
• Patience and perseverance are key

Reverse Engineering Your Vision

• Importance of having clear actions, goals, timelines, resources, and reasons
• Augmenting action plans with sponsor relationships

Building Sponsor Relationships

• Leverage resources by developing relationships with sponsors
• Augment current actions and goals with sponsorship actions

Maintaining Intensity in Actions

• Feeling productive prevents frustration and feeling stuck
• Making progress is essential for happiness
• Discussions about whether the current environment supports growth

Evaluating Your Environment

• Importance of a fertile environment for growth
• High self-awareness around the current environment's supportiveness
• Potential need to ask for support or change environments

Tailored Coaching

• Addressing individual needs and challenges
• Effective use of limited time

Removing Obstacles

• Consistency in action leads to results
• Overcoming limitations and obstacles (boulders) in the path
• Continuous growth and adding tools to your toolkit
• Leadership ascension despite challenges

Next Steps

• Leveraging resources available
• Building sponsorship and mentorship relationships