Time to take stock of the year

Hello! It’s the final month of the year and an opportune time to reflect and learn. What should you reflect on? Here is a list of key questions you can ask yourself in a reflection session of 30 – 60 minutes. Ideally, you’ll write your answers to these questions.

What projects went well this year? Why?
What projects didn’t go well? Why?
How would others describe you as a leader throughout 2025? (You can focus on short statements or adjectives.)
How does that compare with how you want to be described?
What are your proudest moments on the people side of leadership?
What did you learn in 2025 that supported you being more effective?
How can you build off of that in 2026?
How did you get out of your comfort zone this year?
What’s the greatest lesson you learned this year?
What’s one action you want to take in January that will get your year off to a great start? (Make it positive. Don’t focus on something you want to stop.

This period of reflection is so valuable and important. Here are a few quotes to encourage you to take the time to engage in this exercise.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – Aristotle

Reflective thinking turns experience into insight. – John C. Maxwell

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come more effective action. – Peter Drucker

We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience. – John Dewey

If you go through this reflective exercise, you’ll learn about yourself and become wise as Aristotle said. Next, some valuable insights will emerge as John C. Maxwell said. Then, as Peter Drucker said, you’ll be spurred on to even more effective action. So, it’s time to get quiet and learn. Contact us today to talk about how we may serve and support your most ambitious career aspirations.

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