14. Potential: Preparing for the next career step
Your potential is about more than just current performance—it’s your capacity for growth, innovation, and leadership.
Organisations often assess performance and potential together to determine readiness for progression and succession planning. Excelling in your current role is important, but actively preparing for what’s next is what will set you apart.
Unlocking your potential means evolving your skills, mindset, and influence to be ready for future opportunities.
Awareness:
- How does your personal development plan align with enhancing your future potential (vs overcoming perceived weaknesses)
- Where do you see yourself in five years? Leadership today demands emotional intelligence as much as technical skills. How are you developing both to prepare for future roles?
- If there were no barriers, who would you become in the future? What’s one proactive step you can take today to realise that vision?
Agency:
- Identify one skill or competency to develop in the next six months that will expand your future potential.
- Look for assignments that expose you to new areas of the business or seek a mentor whose leadership style you admire and want to emulate.
- Conduct a personal audit of your strengths and pinpoint where you have the most room to grow.
