Serving in a leadership role is not the same as leading. As a leader, one must be able to connect, motivate and inspire a sense of ownership of shared objectives. Monique Valcour, an executive coach, keynote speaker and management professor, states that "leading well requires a continuous journey of personal development."

The following are steps Monique suggests you can take to design a learning practice for any developmental challenge you want to take on:

• Start with a problem you'd like to solve or a future result you'd like to achieve. 
• Articulate why it's important to you now. 
• Seek quality information to base your approach on.
• Identify measures of success. 
• Ground yourself with an intention.
• Choose behaviors to implement. 
• Seek feedback. 
• Review and celebrate progress.