Now, use the table to complete create a short personal development strategy that will empower you to become a world class sustainability leader. Select FIVE traits, styles, or skills. Add in more lines where required. These should be the areas you scored the lowest. Complete the personal development strategy template below. Describe specific goals for your personal development. Identify how you will achieve these goals - perhaps you will require some training, or perhaps you will require more experience in an aspect of your business practice that requires this kind of activity. You may also consider development opportunities such as coaching or mentoring programmes or identify some reading material that would be of benefit. Guidance has been provided in the first line of the table to give an idea of what's required. You might consider using your personal development strategy for sustainability leadership in your discussions with your employer or in your future career planning.

Specific goal	Actions I will take to achieve it.	Resources I will need to access.	People I will need to help me.	Costs that will be incurred	Deadline	How will I know if I have been successful?
Styles
EXAMPLE: Develop my creative thinking skills so that I can be more confident to innovate and transform business practices	Possible actions here may to enrol on a short creative thinking course; take up a new creative hobby; or engage a workplace coach that specialises in creative thinking skills.	Resources may include short course/training websites, internet or library sources of information.	HR/department or employer. You may need to do some research to find the right people to talk to or you may know some already.	Costs of courses; transport etc.	Set a realistic deadline to focus your mind on this goal.	What will be the measures of your success? These might include feedback from colleagues, evidence of innovation in your work/daily life.
Skills
Traits