• Get feedback on how your leadership is perceived by those you are leading. Find out what they think you should keep doing, stop doing, and start doing.
• Set aside a regular time for reflection and renewal to stay focused and review the progress of your personal improvement.
• Train, train, train. Take lots of development programs for the skills you need.
• Teach those skills to others. Teaching takes us to a much deeper level of understanding and mastery.
• Participate in personal growth retreats or workshops that help you focus on the inner dimension of leadership.
• Complete self-assessment tests that help you understand your leadership style and how you relate with other styles — especially those most opposite to your own.
• Monitor your job happiness. What turns you on? What turns you off? What are your greatest strengths? How much of your job plays to your strengths? Are you in the right job?
• Find a mentor who can give you the benefit of his or her experience.
• Hire a coach to assess your team's effectiveness and review your leadership. Work with him or her to address key issues and make personal and/or team improvements.

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