What do you do if your performance evaluations aren't improving your leadership skills?

It’s important to ensure you are seeking feedback from the right people. Also, there can be a lot of noise in the feedback that you will then have to parse through - so make sure you aren’t in this by yourself. Get help and work with someone you trust.

Performance evaluations are almost always top down, whereas leadership skills relate to how you lead others. Get feedback from those you lead and cherish the insights they provide.

Instead of feedback, try feedforward. Feedback provides a perspective from the rear view mirror. Feedforward keeps you focused on the road ahead. Pick one behavior you'd like to change (do differently, do better). Change in this behavior should make a significant, positive difference in your life. Ask a handful of people to help you out. In an email or text, provide a short backstory (looking to improve in this area) and ask them to respond. "What suggestion(s) do you have to help me become a better listener?" When they've replied, thank them without offering any defense or further information. Put the suggestions into sieve, let the ones that don't resonate fall through. The ones that do land with you, put into action.

I would like to contribute with a very interesting perspective. It is necessary to evaluate two leadership development topics, the first of which is (1) A ctive systems. The other one is (2) Passive systems (passive mean not secondary, it is other face of tecnics for clear understanding). I think passive systems are more effective and The major competence in listening is the most important among them.

Positive energy attracts people and situations. Look at your strengths/weaknesses. Most of the time, it's what we don't want to see about ourselves that drives our words/actions/emotions and how others perceive us. Start each day: 1. Play uplifting music (higher vibrations=new neuropathways, happy feelings) daily. 2. Change from coffee (neurotoxin) to ginseng tea. Don't skip meals, food is our fuel-energy and should be consumed in peace or in an enlightening environment. 3. Physical movement-for brain/body. 4. Place more plants in your home/office 5. Change the background on all your devices to Nature. 6. 5 to 10 minutes of daylight combats negative effects of fluorescent lights. Make the shift in you and the rest will follow.

A key facet of the goal setting process is communicating them. For instance, by involving your leaders in shaping the goals, they can help refine the goal posts and the measurements. They can even help connect dots around related opportunities that can help you achieve your goals. Identify the sphere your goal aims to address, and be transparent about your mission with the members of that sphere.

Identifying specific tactics, and distinct actions are great ways to make progress towards broader goals. When you commit to new behaviours, you will get new feedback and get the opportunity to better understand what is missing.

Decouple learning and the results you desire. They are usually asynchronous in nature. Coupling them can result in a sense of demotivation if the results don't come by, and can hamper the joy of learning. Instead embrace the process of learning for what it is - gaining and applying your knowledge.

Make small, incremental progress. Experiment also. Overcome the fear of failure. You don't know something will work or not untill you try it. Grab opportunities that comes your way to help you to improve on your skills. You don't have to be perfect - just start.

One thing that really helped me while making intentional efforts is to maintain a journal/note. When you reflect, make sure you are kind to yourself. A mindset to learn from your setbacks and make consistent progress towards the goal is critical. Don't worry about what went wrong, look forward.

Reflection can be overdone. It’s important, but not something you have to do continuously. Conscious and timely reflection is better than trying to seek patterns where there may be none.

Work on 1-2 things at a time. Identify what is important and give yourself time to grow in those areas. There will always be something else we can all get better at and some of them can be tackled tomorrow.