When was the last time you took a good, long look at your life? How recently have you honestly evaluated the state of your career, your level of success, and yes, even your personal happiness? The new year is a symbolic and powerful time to give these questions reasonable consideration. Now is the time to make a plan, or amend any strategy already in progress.

Professional organizations of all types know to take this time to debrief from the past year, and evaluate the current state of their organization. Have they met their goals? What objectives need to be clarified and further developed?