Title: Establish personal or professional leadership goals.
Course: Leadership Development (22101-18) > Section: Examining Effective Leaders and Followers

Establishing goals includes specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound (SMART) goals and

- reflecting on personal interests and aptitudes
- identifying leadership opportunities (e.g., career and technical student organization [CTSO], community organization, school club)
- identifying resources (e.g., team members)
- setting criteria for success
- making a plan of action.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are goals important?
- Why does writing down one’s goal make it more likely that one will accomplish it?
- How do goals differ from wishes and dreams?
- What are some barriers to goal accomplishment? How can these barriers be overcome?
- What are SMART goals? Why are they used in business and in schools?
- How does a leader identify resources?
- What is a plan of action? How does a leader use a plan of action?