Leadership Skills

Leaders have a vision, inspire others to action, and have the ability to make things happen.

• Vision: they see what can be, set goals and know how to accomplish them
• Inspire: with great communication, compassion, an understanding of people, and motivation
• Make important things happen: they know how to solve problems and deal with change and challenges

These skills all sound like great things to have!

The attributes of great leaders:
• Listen extraordinarily well
• Excellent communicators
• Appreciative
• Decisive
• Emotionally intelligent
• Responsible, responsive, and resilient
• Smart with money
• Helpful and giving of advice, assistance, resources, hard working
• Inspirational and initiative takers
• Provide opportunities for others

Learn from experts on leadership:

• Simon Sinek: videos on Leadership
• Marshal Goldsmith
• Brendan Burchard on What Great Leaders Actually Do
• John Maxwell
• more at this Inc. article

Highlight the following leadership skills in a resume or during a job interview.

1. LEARNING-RESPONSIBILITY: Have you taken classes or taken on extra projects?

2. LEARNING-COOPERATION: Describe a time you asked for help and how you expressed appreciation.

3. LEARNING-LISTENING: Do you listen to understand and give your full attention?

4. LEARNING-OTHER’S NEEDS: Have you trained others or demonstrated a task?

5. PHYSICAL-RESPONSIBILITY: Do you practice and improve skills or demonstrated self-disicipline?

6. PHYSICAL-COOPERATION: Is there a time that you inspired others?

7. PHYSICAL-LISTEN: Have you accepted and acted on advice?

8. PHYSICAL-OTHER’S NEEDS: Have you helped others on your team or mentored someone?

9. FINANCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY: Have you balanced a budget?

10. FINANCIAL-COOPERATION: Have you done any fundraising?

11.FINANCIAL-LISTENING: Have you heard and responded to the needs of others?

12. FINANCIAL-OTHER’S NEEDS: Have you contributed to a cause?

13. SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY: Describe a situation when you took initiative.

14. SOCIAL-COOPERATION: Describe an experience working on a team.

15. SOCIAL-LISTEN: Think of a time when your communication skills made a big difference.

16. SOCIAL-OTHER’S NEEDS: Describe a time when you volunteered or helped others.

Check out the Work Skills Toolkit and learn more about how to Develop Work Skills.

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