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Portfolio Definition

A management portfolio is an expanison of your resume/CV that highlights knowledge, skills, and abilities gained from your educational and professional experiences. The portfolio is a dynamic document that creates a current picture of your professional status that reflects your goals, growth, achievement, attributes, and managmentent and leadership activities and accomplishments.

The portfolio should consist of two parts:

a narrative of your leadership and management philosophy that reflects on experiences, what you have learned from these experiences, and how you incorporated the benefits into your work
examples of materials that illustrate your managerial skills and accomplishments, evaluations of your work, and outcomes of your initiatives.

Portfolios can be print or electronic, depending on personal preference and the purpose of the portfolio. Many employers are now requesting electronic versions of application materials.

The portfolio can be used for several purposes including:

providing evidence to future employers,
as a tool for performance or tenure reviews, or
as a self-assessment gauge of your growth and plans for future improvement.

Effective Portfolios: provide evidence of competencies
include a reflective leadership/management philosophy
show your individuality
illustrate skill sets/experiences
use specific examples
show evidence of growth
highlight special talents and achievements

Leadership & Management Competencies

The portfolio should provide evidence of your competencies in leadership and management. Refer to the competencies_________________,

Portfolio Models

You might want to think of the portolio as a "talking resume" that highlights or elaborates on things that can only be listed in a CV. Think of a cover letter you might include with your CV to explain your work and its impact on others.

Or you might want to think of the portfolio in the "annual review" model to reflect on accomplishments, and setting and meeting goals.

However you perceive it, the portfolio gives one the opportunity to reflect on the significance of educational, leadership, and management experiences. You can answer questions such:

What did I learn from the experience?
What were the benefits to the individual or the institution?
What programs or policies were incorporated or implemented as a result?
How have these accomplishments helped move goals forward?

What to Include in a Management Portfolio

The management portfolio should reflect your individual professional life and provide a detailed snapshot of your abilities and accomplishments as a manager and leader. What you choose to include will depend on your purpose and intended audience.

Contact Information

Personal Email Address
Home and/or Cell Telephone Number

Leadership/Management Philosophy Statement

These sites might be helpful in getting starting in writing your personal leadership philosophy statment:

Practice of Leadership

http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2005/12/12/ideas-the-foundation-of-leadership/

Developing a Leadership Philosophy

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/leboeuf.htm

Academy Leadership

http://www.academyleadership.com/leadershipphilosophy.asp

Artifacts or Samples of Your Work

Access Database(s)
Created Library Project(s)
Excel Spreadsheet(s) and/or Charts
Hyperlinks to Critical Websites
Images and/or Photographs of major projects
Blog Best Posts
Powerpoint Presentations
Publications -- Hyperlinks
Brochures, Handouts
Curriculum Vita -- Hyperlink
Policies you helped develop
Grant proposals or summary results

For a comprehensive online resource that lists all sorts of artifacts that can be included in a career portfolio, see:

http://www.bcit.ca/files/ses/pdf/eportfolios_examples_of_documents_or_artifacts.pdf

Portfolio FAQs

A helpful list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at:

http://midsolutions.org/portfolios/faq.htm

Examples of Existing Portfolios

Although these examples come from library students, teaching librarians, school media specialists, and other careers they are good examples of how you might create a Leadership & Management portfolio by matching your accomplishments to the Leadership & Management Competencies.

Resources for Creating Portfolios