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Goals
Explanation
These goals are created specifically for this toolkit focused on skills key to
positive leadership. These skills work with Nashville’s Vision for Holistic Youth
Development to detail specific skills using a leadership lens.
In the goals, there are skills for self, in the Self-Monitoring and Organization of
Self groups. Conversely, there are skills for working with others, Monitoring
Others, and Organization of Others. Leaders have the responsibility of leading
one’s self and others. Because of these facts, the skills are organized under
these two categories.
The concept of monitoring and organizing are created from Trait Theory, ideas
of Servant Leadership and the value of Initiating Structure, Feminist ideas on
the utility of power, and the Self-regulated model of executive functioning
from cognitive science. These ideas suggest that monitoring and organizing
are skills that can be developed and are worth developing to be a positive
leader. Monitoring refers to being aware and shaping one’s behavior to fit
goals. Organization is the task of putting ideas and people together and
creating structures to achieve goal.
Goals
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There are transversal skills that do not fit into these categories and are
thought to help one in translating a skill from ones self to others. Often these
skills are related to communication.
Evidence indicates that instruction connected to career and college success
leads to more engaged students, as evidenced by increased high school
completion rates. At the bottom, these skills are combined into I can
statements related to career and college readiness standers. This I can
statement can motivate learners by showing the importance and application of
what they are learning.
These goals should be made more specific, changed, broken down, and
questioned, in the future but this is the current conceptualization of the skills
that should be the focus of development to build leaders.
Self Monitoring
Key Skill
Level 1 (Basic)
Observation
Demonstrates
minimal
observation
skills,
occasionally
noticing own
behaviors and
reactions
without
consistent
awareness of
patterns or
triggers.
Establishes
basic data
collection
practices of
one's actions,
Data Collection
Goals
Level 2
(Developing)
Level 3
(Proficient)
Level 4
(Advanced)
Shows improved
observation
skills, becoming
more attentive
to own actions
and reactions,
and starting to
identify some
patterns and
triggers.
Consistently
observes and
analyzes own
behaviors and
reactions,
recognizing
patterns,
triggers, and the
impact of
external factors
on actions.
Masterfully selfaware, with a
deep
understanding
of personal
behaviors and
emotional
responses in
various
situations,
enabling
proactive
adjustment and
control.
Establishes
basic data
collection
practices of
one's actions,
Systematically
collects data
practices of
one's actions,
consistently
Systematically
collects data
practices of
one's actions,
consistently
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occasionally but
derives on
insights.
Using Self-Talk
Emotional
Regulation
Goals
Engages in selftalk without
deliberate
intention, often
displaying
negative or
unhelpful
internal
dialogue.
Struggles to
control
emotional
responses,
often reacting
impulsively to
situations
without
considering the
consequences.
occasionally but
derives limited
Insights from
data. Practice is
limited to work
in the program.
derives useful
insights from
data. Applies
practice to other
areas of life.
derives useful
insights from
data. Extends
the practice. To
fit into most
areas of life.
Starts to
recognize the
impact of selftalk on emotions
and behaviors,
making efforts
to shift negative
self-talk into
more positive
and
constructive
language.
Demonstrates
consistent
positive selftalk, using
affirmations and
constructive
language to
reinforce selfconfidence and
motivation.
Masters the art
of positive selftalk, using it as a
powerful tool for
maintaining
emotional
balance,
managing
stress, and
boosting
resilience.
Begins to
recognize
emotional
triggers and
works towards
managing
reactions in a
more controlled
manner.
Demonstrates
improved
emotional
regulation,
effectively
managing
emotions during
challenging
situations and
responding
thoughtfully.
Possesses
exceptional
emotional
intelligence,
remaining
composed and
empathetic even
in highly
stressful or
emotionally
charged
circumstances.
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Self-Reflection
SelfUnderstanding
Feedback
Seeking
Goals
Rarely engages
in selfreflection,
missing
opportunities
Makes an effort
to reflect on
past
experiences,
identifying some
for personal
growth and
learning from
experiences.
areas for
improvement
and learning
from mistakes.
Struggles with
self-awareness,
having difficulty
identifying
personal
strengths,
weaknesses,
and values.
They might not
have a clear
sense of their
passions or
interests.
Reluctant to
seek feedback
from others,
possibly due to
fear of criticism
or lack of
understanding
of its value.
Makes progress
in selfunderstanding,
engaging in
activities like
selfassessment,
seeking
feedback, and
reflecting on
personal
experiences.
They might have
some sense of
their passions or
interests.
Recognizes the
importance of
feedback and
starts seeking it
selectively from
trusted sources.
Regularly
engages in selfreflection,
drawing
valuable insights
from
experiences,
and using them
to make
informed
decisions.
Masterfully
reflects on
personal
experiences,
continuously
seeking growth
opportunities,
and effectively
applying lessons
learned to
enhance
performance.
Possesses a
deep
understanding
of oneself,
including
strengths,
weaknesses,
values, and
interests, and
effectively
aligns career
and life choices
with personal
aspirations.
They have a
clear sense of
their passions or
interests.
Excels in selfunderstanding,
continuously
seeking
personal growth,
and fostering a
strong sense of
purpose and
authenticity in all
aspects of life.
They have a
clear sense of
their passions or
interests with
and
understanding
this might
change.
Actively seeks
feedback from a
variety of
sources, valuing
diverse
perspectives
and using
feedback
constructively to
improve.
Skillfully seeks
and
incorporates
feedback into
personal
development
strategies,
fostering
continuous
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improvement
and growth.
Intrinsic
Motivation
Demonstrates
little or no selfdriven
motivation,
heavily relying
on external
factors for
motivation.
Possesses
proficient
intrinsic
motivation,
driven by
personal
passion and
genuine interest
in tasks, leading
to consistent
and selfsustained effort.
Excels in
intrinsic
motivation,
continuously
seeking new
challenges and
displaying an
unwavering
drive to excel in
tasks, even in
the absence of
external rewards
or recognition.
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
(Highest)
Empathetic
Listener
Not only pays
close attention
to the words
being spoken
but
also tries to
understand the
emotions and
underlying
feelings of the
speaker.
Skilled
Peacemaker
Possesses
exceptional
conflict
Makes some
attempts to find
personal
motivation, but
occasionally
lacks
consistency and
may still heavily
depend on
external
rewards or
pressures.
Monitoring Others
Key Skill
Level 1
(Lowest)
Active Listening
Minimal
Engagement
Shows little to
no interest in
what others are
saying.
Frequently
interrupts or
seems
distracted
during
conversations.
Basic Listening
Demonstrates a
moderate level
of attention
during
conversations
but often fails
to fully grasp the
speaker's
message.
Attentive
Listener
Actively pays
attention to
the speaker,
maintains eye
contact, and
acknowledges
understanding
through
nodding
or verbal cues.
Avoidance
Tends to avoid
conflicts
altogether,
ignoring issues
Passive
Involvement
Reluctantly
engages in
conflict but often
Constructive
Mediator
Takes a
proactive role
in
Conflict
Resolution
Goals
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rather than
addressing
them.
Positive
Communication
Support
Goals
Distant
Interaction
Interacts with
others in a
distant or cold
manner,
showing
minimal interest
in building
connections.
Indifferent
Rarely offers
help or support
to
others, even
when asked or
needed.
takes a
passive
approach,
allowing
conflicts to linger
without
resolution.
Courteous
Engagement
Maintains polite
and
respectful
interactions with
others but
doesn't actively
seek deeper
connections.
Casual
Assistance
Provides
occasional help
or
support but may
not
consistently
follow through
or offer
substantial
assistance.
resolving
conflicts,
seeking
common
ground, and
facilitating
productive
discussions
between
parties
involved.
resolution skills,
can identify
root causes of
conflicts, and
implements
creative
solutions
that satisfy all
parties
involved.
Friendly
Connection
Initiates friendly
conversations
and actively
tries to build
connections
with others in a
warm and
approachable
manner.
Warm and
Supportive
Goes beyond
surface-level
interactions,
showing
genuine
care and
support for
others,
and fostering a
positive and
nurturing
environment.
Active Support
Actively seeks
opportunities
to provide
support and
assistance to
others in their
endeavors and
challenges.
Empowering
Advocate
Actively
supports
others'
growth and
success,
advocates
for their needs,
and helps
them overcome
obstacles to
achieve their
goals.
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Encouragement
Negligible
Seldom gives
words of
encouragement
or affirmation,
and may
unintentionally
discourage
others.
Sporadic
Encouragement
Occasionally
offers positive
feedback or
encouragement,
but not
consistently or
effectively.
Supportive
Motivator
Regularly
provides
uplifting
and motivating
words to
inspire others
and boost their
confidence.
Inspiring
Cheerleader
Masterfully
encourages
and
energizes
others, igniting
enthusiasm and
determination
in those around
them.
Intuitive
Self-centered
Shows little
awareness of
others'
Emotional
Awareness
emotions,
focusing
primarily on
their own
feelings
and
Basic Sensitivity
Recognizes
some emotions
in
others but may
struggle to
respond
appropriately.
experiences.
Literal
Responses
Reflecting with
Others
Often responds
with
straightforward
or literal
replies without
deeper
reflection.
Goals
Basic
Reflections
Attempts to offer
some
thoughtful
responses but
may
struggle to fully
understand
the underlying
meaning of
the conversation.
Empathetic
Awareness
Understanding
Demonstrates
Displays a high
level of
an exceptional
ability to sense
emotional
intelligence,
and
comprehend
accurately
perceiving and
even subtle
emotional cues,
understanding
the emotions of
offering
tremendous
others.
support and
comfort.
Thoughtful
Responses
Profound
Understanding
Engages in
reflective
Possesses an
extraordinary
listening and
provides
capacity to
reflect on
responses that
show a deeper
complex issues
and respond
understanding
of the
with profound
insights,
speaker's
thoughts and
fostering
meaningful
feelings.
conversations.
Providing
Rarely Gives
Occasional
Regularly
Constructive
Feedback
Input
Feedback
Provides Input
Evaluator
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Rarely offers
feedback to
Provides
feedback on
Actively gives
feedback in a
Masterfully
provides
others, even
when it could
occasion,
but it may lack
constructive
manner,
insightful and
actionable
be
beneficial or
detail or
constructive
offering
specific
feedback,
helping others
necessary.
suggestions.
observations
and
grow and
improve
actionable
advice.
significantly.
Demonstrates
proficient
Excels in
holding others
accountability
skills, effectively
accountable,
skillfully
addressing
issues, setting
managing
conflicts, and
clear
expectations,
fostering a
culture of
and following
through with
responsibility
and ownership,
appropriate
consequences
resulting in high
team
when
necessary.
performance
and trust.
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
(Developing)
(Proficient)
(Advanced)
Makes some
Holding Others
Accountable
Struggles to
address
efforts to hold
others
accountability
issues in others,
accountable but
may occasionally
often avoiding
confrontations
lack
assertiveness or
and allowing
problems to
consistency in
addressing
persist.
accountability
concerns.
Organization of Self
Goals
Key Skill
Level 1 (Basic)
Time
Struggles to
Makes some
Demonstrates
Masters time
Management
manage time
effectively,
efforts to plan
and schedule
effective time
management
management,
excelling in
often missing
deadlines and
tasks, but
occasional
skills in
everyday life.
handling
complex
feeling
overwhelmed
issues with time
estimation and
Sets realistic
schedules,
schedules and
multiple
by tasks.
meeting
deadlines.
meets deadlines
consistently, and
priorities.
Proactively
maintains a
identifies
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good balance
opportunities for
between work
and personal
improvement
and implements
life.
time-saving
strategies.
Proficiently sets
SMART
(Specific,
Measurable,
Goal Setting
Struggles to set
clear and
Sets some goals
but occasionally
Achievable,
Relevant, Time-
achievable
goals, often
lacks specificity
and a well-
bound) goals,
regularly
lacking direction
and motivation.
defined plan to
achieve them.
achieving them
through
effective
planning and
consistent
effort.
Struggles to
identify and
prioritize tasks,
Prioritization
often working
on low-priority
items while
neglecting more
important ones.
Task Planning
Makes some
effort to
prioritize tasks
but occasionally
faces
challenges in
determining the
most crucial
ones.
Skillfully
prioritizes tasks
based on
importance,
urgency, and
impact, leading
to improved
productivity and
goal
achievement.
Sets ambitious
and challenging
goals,
continuously
improves goalsetting
strategies, and
adapts to
changing
circumstances
with a strong
sense of
purpose.
Masterfully
prioritizes even
under complex
situations,
consistently
focusing on
high-impact
activities and
delegating
effectively when
necessary.
Struggles to
Makes some
Demonstrates
Excels in
create concrete
plans for tasks,
attempts at task
planning but
strong task
planning
planning
complex
leading to
inefficiencies
occasionally
overlooks
abilities, creating
well-structured
projects,
anticipating
and frequent
revisions.
critical details,
resulting in
plans with clear
steps, timelines,
potential
challenges, and
adjustments on
the fly.
and resource
allocation.
devising
contingency
plans for
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seamless
execution.
Exemplifies
Frequently late
or unreliable in
meeting
Punctuality
commitments,
causing
inconvenience
to others.
Demonstrates
punctuality as a
exceptional
punctuality,
Makes efforts to
be punctual but
standard
practice,
being
consistently
occasionally
struggles to be
arriving on time
for
early or on time
for all
consistently on
time.
appointments
and fulfilling
engagements,
setting an
obligations
reliably.
excellent
example for
others.
Organization of Others
Key Skill
Level 1 (Basic)
Struggles to
maintain the
attention and
engagement of
Focusing
Others
others during
discussions or
tasks, often
leading to
distractions and
inefficiencies.
Delegation
Goals
Level 2
(Developing)
Level 3
(Proficient)
Level 4
(Advanced)
Makes some
Proficiently
keeps others
Masterfully
fosters an
efforts to keep
others focused,
focused and
engaged,
environment of
intense focus
but occasionally
faces
employing
various
and
concentration,
challenges in
sustaining their
strategies to
maintain
maximizing the
collective efforts
attention and
interest.
productivity and
active
of the group and
achieving
participation.
optimal results.
Hesitates to
Makes some
Demonstrates
Excels in
delegate tasks
to others,
attempts to
delegate tasks,
proficient
delegation skills,
delegation,
strategically
preferring to
handle
but occasionally
struggles to
identifying
appropriate
assigning tasks
based on
everything
independently,
allocate
responsibilities
tasks for
delegation, and
individual
strengths,
leading to
effectively.
empowering
fostering
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overwhelming
others to excel
professional
workloads.
in their assigned
roles.
growth, and
effectively
balancing
workloads.
Struggles to
accurately
assess the skills
and capabilities
Evaluation of
Other's Skills
of others,
leading to
mismatched
assignments
and suboptimal
outcomes.
Shared
Decision
Making
Goals
Makes some
Proficiently
assesses the
efforts to
evaluate the
skills and
strengths of
skills of others,
but occasionally
others,
assigning tasks
underestimates
or
that align with
their expertise
overestimates
their abilities.
and providing
opportunities for
growth.
Masterfully
evaluates the
skills of others,
recognizing
untapped
potential, and
effectively
leveraging
diverse talents
to achieve
exceptional
results.
Demonstrates
Excels in shared
decisionmaking,
Tends to make
Makes some
proficient
shared decision-
decisions
unilaterally,
attempts to
involve others in
making skills,
actively
facilitating open
and constructive
without seeking
input from
the decisionmaking process
involving
relevant
discussions,
leading to
others,
potentially
but occasionally
struggles to
stakeholders,
and considering
innovative
solutions and
missing
valuable
ensure a
collaborative
diverse
viewpoints
fostering a
sense of
perspectives.
environment.
before arriving
at well-informed
ownership
among team
decisions.
members.
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Vision
Lacks a clear
Develops some
vision but
and inspiring
vision, leading
occasionally
struggles to
to a lack of
direction and
communicate it
effectively,
motivation
among others.
resulting in
limited buy-in
from others.
Possesses a
compelling and
achievable
vision,
effectively
communicating
it to others, and
inspiring
commitment and
enthusiasm.
Demonstrates
exceptional
vision,
consistently
motivating and
aligning others
around a shared
purpose, and
effectively
adapting the
vision to
changing
circumstances.
Excels in
Demonstrates
limited efforts to
include diverse
Inclusion
perspectives
and individuals,
potentially
leading to a lack
of collaboration
and innovation.
Struggles to
coordinate
efforts among
team members,
Coordination
leading to
confusion and
inefficiencies in
achieving
shared goals.
Makes some
attempts at
inclusion but
occasionally
overlooks
important
voices, resulting
in missed
opportunities for
growth.
Makes some
efforts to
coordinate, but
occasionally
faces
challenges in
synchronizing
activities and
resources
effectively.
Actively fosters
creating a
culture of
an inclusive
environment,
inclusion,
proactively
valuing diverse
perspectives
seeking out and
integrating
and ensuring
that everyone
diverse
perspectives,
feels heard and
valued.
leading to higher
creativity and
collective
success.
Demonstrates
Masterfully
coordinates
proficient
coordination
complex
projects,
skills, effectively
aligning team
synchronizing
efforts across
members, and
resources to
teams and
departments,
optimize
performance
and ensuring
seamless
and achieve
objectives.
collaboration for
exceptional
outcomes.
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Lacks a clear
method of
Organization of
Ideas
creating and
synthesizing
ideas. Others
are not involved
in the process.
Has a method
for creating and
synthesizing
ideas, but does
not always use
the method.
Others are
involved in the
process as a
check mark.
Has a clear and
Has a clear and
consistent
method for
consistent
method for
creating and
creating and
synthesizing
synthesizing
ideas that
ideas. Others
are fully
evolves to fit the
situation. Others
integrated in the
process.
are involved and
their voices are
brought out.
Transdisciplinary Skills
Key Skill
Level 1
(Novice)
Demonstrates
limited
awareness of
cultural
Intercultural
differences and
struggles to
Understanding
adapt behavior
when
interacting with
individuals from
diverse
backgrounds.
Self-Efficacy
Goals
Level 2
(Developing)
Makes some
efforts to
understand and
appreciate
cultural
differences but
occasionally
encounters
challenges in
effectively
navigating
intercultural
situations.
Level 3
(Proficient)
Possesses a high
level of
intercultural
understanding,
comfortably
engaging with
people from
different cultures,
and effectively
adapting
communication
and behavior to
promote positive
cross-cultural
interactions in
Level 4
(Advanced)
Excels in
intercultural
understanding,
showing
exceptional
sensitivity to
cultural
nuances, and
consistently
fostering a
harmonious and
inclusive
environment
among people
from various
everyday life.
cultural
backgrounds.
Struggles with
Makes some
Demonstrates a
Excels in self-
self-doubt,
progress in
high level of self-
efficacy,
lacking
confidence in
building selfconfidence, but
efficacy,
maintaining
showing
unwavering
one's abilities,
occasionally
confidence in
self-assurance,
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and often
avoiding
faces setbacks
and hesitations
one's skills and
abilities, and
resilience, and
a proactive
challenging
in taking on
approaching tasks
approach to
situations due
new
and goals with a
tackling even
to fear of
failure.
challenges.
positive and
determined
the most
demanding and
attitude in
complex
everyday life.
challenges.
Demonstrates a
high level of
Excels in
flexibility,
flexibility, adeptly
proactively
embracing
seeking and
change, and
effectively
embracing
change, and
adjusting plans
consistently
and approaches in
turning
response to
evolving
challenges into
opportunities
circumstances in
for growth and
everyday life.
innovation.
Struggles to
Flexibility
adapt to
Makes some
change, often
becoming
efforts to be
flexible, but
overwhelmed
occasionally
or resistant
faces
when
confronted with
difficulties in
adapting to
unexpected
change
situations or
smoothly.
new ideas.
Excels in verbal
eloquence,
Demonstrates
limited
communication
skills,
Verbal
Eloquence
occasionally
struggling to
articulate
thoughts clearly
and
persuasively.
Makes some
Possesses a high
captivating
progress in
level of verbal
audiences with
verbal
communication
eloquence,
effectively
exceptional
communication
but
communicating
skills, and
occasionally
with clarity,
skillfully
lacks fluency
and
confidence, and
persuasiveness in
tailoring
messages to
persuasiveness
everyday life,
resonate with
in expressing
making a positive
diverse
ideas.
impact on others.
audiences and
achieve desired
outcomes.
Research Skills
Goals
Demonstrates
Makes some
Possesses well-
Excels in
limited research
skills, struggles
progress in
research skills
developed
research skills,
research skills,
utilizing
to locate
but
effectively
advanced
relevant
occasionally
locates,
research
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information,
and has
faces
challenges in
evaluates, and
synthesizes
methodologies,
and
difficulty
synthesizing
information from
contributing
evaluating
information and
various sources,
original insights
sources
critically.
applying it
effectively.
and applies
research findings
to the field of
study.
to support
arguments or
decision-making.
Demonstrates
limited
understanding
of ethical
principles,
Ethics
occasionally
making
decisions that
may conflict
with ethical
standards.
Struggles to
advocate for
Self-Advocacy
oneself, finding
it challenging to
communicate
needs and
goals
effectively.
Possesses a
Makes some
strong grasp of
efforts to
ethical principles,
Excels in ethics,
uphold ethical
principles but
consistently
making ethical
effectively
navigating
occasionally
decisions in
complex ethical
faces
personal and
dilemmas and
challenges in
ethical
professional
contexts and
promoting
ethical behavior
decision-
demonstrating a
in others.
making.
commitment to
integrity.
Makes some
efforts in selfadvocacy but
occasionally
faces
challenges in
asserting
oneself
confidently.
Possesses strong
self-advocacy
skills, effectively
communicating
needs, goals, and
accomplishments,
and actively
seeking
opportunities for
personal and
professional
development.
Goals
Excels in selfadvocacy,
proactively
advocating for
personal
interests and
taking
leadership roles
in advancing
personal and
collective goals.
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Excels in
Decision
Making
Makes some
Demonstrates
decision-
efforts to
developed
making,
Tends to make
decisions
improve
decision-
decision-making
skills, able to
employing
strategic
impulsively,
making, but
assess options,
thinking and
without fully
occasionally
consider potential
long-term
considering
consequences
struggles to
weigh options
outcomes, and
make sound
planning to
achieve optimal
or alternatives.
and make well-
choices aligned
outcomes and
informed
with goals and
adapt to
choices.
values.
changing
circumstances.
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I can statement.
I know who I am and what I am good at.
Monitoring Self
I interact confidently and effectively with others.
Monitoring Others + Elocution + Ordination of Others
I change, develop and adapt throughout life.
Flexibility + Monitoring Self
I learn throughout my life.
Research + Self-Monitoring = Learning
I find and utilize information and the support of others.
Self-Advocacy + Elocution + Self-Monitoring + Research + Monitoring Others
I understand others and myself are affected by society.
Intercultural Understanding + Monitoring Others
I understand how life, learning and work roles change over time.
Flexibility + Self-Monitoring
Goals
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I make effective decisions relating to my life, learning and work.
Flexibility + Self-Monitoring + Self-efficacy + Research + Decision Making
I maintain a balance in my life, learning and work that is right for me.
Self-Monitoring + Self-Advocacy
I plan, develop and manage my life, learning and work.
Self-monitoring
I develop work and life with altruism and ethics.
Self-monitoring + Ethics
Based off:
LSIS230-00(2012)AGuideToTheBlueprintForCareers.pdf
(excellencegateway.org.uk)
Goals
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