Year End Review

We are just a few weeks into 2023 and by now, many of us have given up on our New Year's resolutions. (Statistics show that only 9%-12% of us successfully keep our resolutions.) However, whether you've kept your resolutions, dropped them, or didn't make any in the first place, taking time to reflect on the year's end can improve and grow your leadership.

Self-reflection is critical for great leadership. Without it, we are doomed to repeat our mistakes. Using these first few months to reflect and recalibrate can help us learn more about who we are as leaders and use what we've learned from the past year to guide where and how we want to embark on 2023.

Self-reflection runs against the grain of a busy culture. It requires us to set specific time aside to be quiet, still, and alone. It requires courage. It's a deep and thorough process. It is aggressively seizing everything of value we can from our recent experiences to see where we need to seek transformation.

Here are some reflection questions to consider:

  • What positives do I want to celebrate?

  • What am I grateful for?

  • To whom and how do I want to show my gratitude?

  • What lessons did I learn? 

  • What changes do I want to make, or what positives do I want to repeat?

  • Am I bringing the right amount of support and challenge to those around me?

  • What has it been like to be on the other side of me?

  • In what areas do I need to improve? 

  • What changes do I need to make for a more peaceful 2023?

  • Am I a Liberating Leader? What things do I still need to master?

If you want to go deeper, download the free Year End Review Exercise below.

Taking some time to reflect on the past to recalibrate might not come naturally to most of us. Still, it is a powerful practice to grow our leadership and become liberating leaders that truly fight for the highest possible good in the lives of those they lead.