S7 Ep3: How to Identify and Close Skill Gaps for Your Dream Leadership Role

Welcome back to Your Path to Career Success! In this episode (which is about 16 minutes in length), we dive into how to identify and close skill gaps so you can step confidently into your dream leadership role. Securing a leadership position isn’t just about experience—it’s about showing up as the right candidate with the right skills.🗂 What You’ll Learn in This Episode• Assessing Your Current Skills – How to evaluate where you are now and what’s missing.• Spotting Key Leadership Gaps – Identifying the skills that set great leaders apart.• Upskilling with Impact – The best ways to develop leadership skills, from formal training to on-the-job learning.• Demonstrating Leadership Before You Get the Title – Practical ways to showcase leadership potential in your current role.• Creating an Action Plan for Growth – Steps to position yourself as the ideal candidate for your next leadership move.What next?A big thank you for tuning in to Your Path To Career Success – where your dreams and your career intertwine!🦉 Book a free discovery call to learn how my Unlock Your Career Potential coaching programme can fast-track your leadership growth.🦉 Explore the DISC assessment to understand your leadership style.🦉If this episode lit a fire within you, hit that subscribe button, share the love with a review, and spread the wisdom with your friends and coworkers.🦉If you are interested in working with me on a 1-2-1 basis then please book a slot in my calendar via https://calendly.com/thecareerowl.🦉Alternatively come and hang out with me on LinkedIn.Stay tuned for more golden nuggets to help you navigate the winding roads of your professional journey.Useful ResourcesBooks & Articles•The 5 Levels of Leadership – John Maxwell•Dare to Lead – Brené Brown•The Leadership Challenge – James Kouzes & Barry Posner•First Break All the Rules – Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman•What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – Marshall Goldsmith•Harvard Business Review articles on leadership development and skill-building.Leadership Competency Frameworks•McKinsey’s Leadership Framework (McKinsey & Company)•Deloitte’s Leadership Framework (Deloitte)•Harvard Business Review Leadership Insights (HBR)Online Learning & Development•LinkedIn Learning (Courses on leadership, emotional intelligence, communication)•Coursera (University-backed courses like "Leading People and Teams" by the University of Michigan)•London Business School & Henley Business School Executive Education•MIT Sloan Executive EducationLeadership Networks & Communities•Institute of Directors (IoD) – iod.com•Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – managers.org.uk•Vistage UK – Leadership peer groups & mentoring•LEAD Network UK – Leadership for women in business•Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) – Executive networkingI would love to know what you think of the episode