Leadership

You demonstrate this competency when you:
  • Use the appropriate leadership style for the situation.
  • Understand the difference between leadership and management.
  • Inspire others towards a shared vision.
  • Seek out and leverage diverse resources and feedback from others to inform direction.
  • Use innovative thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
  • Serve as a role model to others by approaching tasks with confidence and a positive attitude.
  • Motivate others by encouraging them and building mutual trust.
  • Plan, initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate projects.
  • Use conflict resolution skills to resolve or defuse disagreements.
  • Articulate team goals and ways to reach those goals.
  • Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
  • Develop and maintain positive relationships with team members.
  • Develop understandings of larger work-related matters such as human motivation, conflict management, group dynamics, and effective work processes

Related Skills

  • Communication
  • Self-Leadership
  • Problem solving
  • Active Listening
  • Nonverbal communication
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Influencing
  • Networking
  • Relationship Building
  • Empathy
  • Managing Change
  • Project Management

 


Employers/Graduate programs may seek demonstration of this competency through behavioral interview questions like:

  • Tell me about a time when you demonstrated leadership skills. 
  • Tell me about a time that you took the lead on a difficult project. 
  • When have you delegated effectively? 
  • Describe a time when you led by example.
  • Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with someone with a different working style. 
  • Give an example of a strategy you have used to motivate others.

What are some ideas of ways you can continue to develop your competency in leadership?

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