04.07.T03-AP — Action Planning Worksheet: Increasing My Value as an Employee

Turning Insight into Value Addition

This chapter demonstrates that value-adding employees do not merely perform assigned duties. They think like intrapreneurs, adapt to change, build their capabilities, solve problems, communicate effectively, support their teams and continuously look for ways to contribute to organisational success.

Use this worksheet to identify the areas where you can increase your contribution and develop a practical plan for action.

Part A: Taking Stock

1. Which lesson from this chapter challenged you most strongly?

☐ Developing an intrapreneurial mindset

☐ Adapting to change

☐ Managing time effectively

☐ Understanding the big picture

☐ Building capability

☐ Understanding the organisation

☐ Becoming a star performer

☐ Taking initiative

☐ Working effectively in teams

☐ Solving root causes

☐ Building a personal brand

☐ Improving communication

☐ Maintaining a positive attitude

☐ Becoming more innovative

☐ Improving visibility

☐ Strengthening wellness

☐ Other:

2. Why did this lesson stand out to you?

3. What does this reveal about your current approach to work?

Part B: Learning from Naaman's Servant Girl

4. Which quality of Naaman's servant girl do you most admire?

☐ Initiative

☐ Compassion

☐ Courage

☐ Wisdom

☐ Influence

☐ Service

☐ Faith

☐ Other:

5. How can you demonstrate this quality more consistently in your workplace?

6. What opportunities currently exist for you to add value regardless of your position?

Part C: Developing an Intrapreneurial Mindset

7. In what ways do you currently behave like an owner rather than an employee?

8. In what ways do you still behave like someone who is merely doing a job?

9. What one action would help you think more like an intrapreneur?

Part D: Strengthening My Capability

10. Which skill or area of knowledge would most increase your effectiveness?

11. How do you intend to develop this skill?

☐ Formal training

☐ Reading

☐ Coaching

☐ Mentorship

☐ Professional certification

☐ Self-study

☐ On-the-job experience

☐ Other:

12. What specific learning goal will you achieve within the next six months?

Part E: Understanding My Organisation Better

13. What aspect of your organisation do you need to understand better?

☐ Customers

☐ Strategy

☐ Financial performance

☐ Operations

☐ Competitors

☐ Stakeholders

☐ Organisational culture

☐ Other:

14. How will improving your understanding help you add more value?

15. What practical step will you take to gain this understanding?

Part F: Improving My Performance

16. What aspect of your current performance requires the greatest improvement?

17. What is preventing you from performing at a higher level?

☐ Lack of knowledge

☐ Lack of confidence

☐ Poor planning

☐ Time management challenges

☐ Limited resources

☐ Workplace barriers

☐ Other:

18. What action will you take to overcome this barrier?

Part G: Taking More Initiative

19. Identify one problem in your workplace that needs attention.

20. What practical solution could you propose or implement?

21. What is stopping you from taking action now?

22. What will you do within the next thirty days?

Part H: Building Better Relationships

23. Which relationship at work would benefit from improvement?

24. What practical step will you take to strengthen that relationship?

25. How can stronger relationships help you add more value?

Part I: Strengthening My Personal Brand

26. What three words would colleagues currently use to describe you?

27. What three words would you like them to use instead?

28. What behaviours will help close the gap?

Part J: Wellness and Sustainable Performance

29. Which area of wellness requires the greatest attention?

☐ Spiritual

☐ Physical

☐ Emotional

☐ Social

☐ Financial

☐ Mental

30. How is this area affecting your ability to add value?

31. What specific improvement will you make during the next month?

My Value-Addition Improvement Plan

Priority Area 1

Area to strengthen:

Action I will take:

Start date:

Evidence of success:

Priority Area 2

Area to strengthen:

Action I will take:

Start date:

Evidence of success:

Priority Area 3

Area to strengthen:

Action I will take:

Start date:

Evidence of success:

My Commitment

32. What is the single most important lesson you learned from this chapter?

33. What value-adding habit will you begin practising immediately?

34. How would your organisation benefit if you successfully implemented this action plan?

35. Complete the statement below.

Over the next twelve months, I will add greater value to my organisation by:

Looking Ahead

36. If you consistently apply the lessons from this chapter, what would you like your supervisor, colleagues or customers to say about your contribution one year from now?

37. What first step will you take within the next seven days to begin that journey?