Leadership Development Plan

Define your leadership approach for your new executive role with a structured plan grounded in proven leadership competencies and measurable goals.

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When to Use This Tool

A leader who's been promoted but hasn't yet defined what their leadership looks like at the new level

Someone who wants to grow as a leader but has no structured plan for how

A client whose 360 feedback identified development gaps they now need to address

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Tool Classification

Domain

Executive

Type

Planner

Phase

Goal Setting Action

Details

45+ min Between sessions Monthly

Topics

Leadership Accountability

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1 The newly promoted VP who is managing her former peers and losing authority by the week

Context

A 39-year-old VP of engineering at a software company was promoted six months ago from principal engineer. Three of her four direct reports were her peers before the promotion. One has stopped attending her team meetings. Two route major technical decisions around her to her own manager. She is technically excellent and personally liked — but she hasn't defined what her leadership looks like at this level, so her authority is being filled in by the people who report to her. She came to coaching because her manager told her the team dynamic needs to change. The Leadership Development Plan produces a structured four-horizon map from now through 12+ months, giving her a framework for what she is actively developing and a way to make her leadership arc visible to herself and her manager.

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Frame this as defining what the role actually is before trying to do it better. 'You were promoted six months ago. What ...

2 The COO who has 360 feedback that named five development gaps and is treating them all as equally urgent 🔒

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