Leadership Competencies

1. Personal Attributes

• Demonstrate time management skills.
• Understand the value of initiative.
• Demonstrate commitment to the mission, vision and goals of an organization.
• Understand the need for honesty, integrity, and ethical behavior, while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Demonstrate a commitment to service.
• Maintain confidentiality when appropriate.
• Work well with others by being considerate of the needs and feelings of each individual.
• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses through a series of assessment instruments and self-reflections.

2.  Communication Skills

• Demonstrate effective presentation techniques.
• Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate effective public speaking skills.
• Use active listening techniques.
• Demonstrate the ability to address members of various constituent groups.
• Explain the importance of cross-cultural communication skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to resolve conflicts.

1.  Leadership Theory

• Study and understand different leadership theories and styles.
• Understand the roles of leaders.
• Adapt leadership approaches to meet varying situations.
• Knowledge of current trends in leadership.
• Understand the developmental needs of young adults in higher education.

2.  Program Management

• Effectively meets organizational deadlines.
• Understand the importance of developing services that effectively respond to diversity in the community.
• Demonstrate the importance of collaborating with other organizations to meet team needs.

3.  Employability Skills

• Utilize campus career services.
• Develop an effective resume.
• Prepare appropriate job search correspondence.
• Knowledge of job seeking skills and interviewing techniques.
• Identify leadership opportunities in various careers.
• Explore various careers and companies that match personal mission and values.
• Develop an effective portfolio that enhances your major and leadership marketability.

• Willingness to change to meet organizational needs and stressful situations.
• Challenge established norms and make difficult, but just decisions.
• Utilize appropriate leadership style to steer team members towards their goals.
• Organize resources to accomplish tasks with maximum efficiency.
• Leverage the team’s synergy to get results beyond targets.
• Utilize current trends and techniques within creative problem solving to identify solutions.
• Understand the different role responsibilities as a part of a high performance team.
• Assert individuality and use unique skills and talents to help team.
• Build commitment, pride, team spirit, and strong relationships.

2.  Coaching Skills and Techniques

• Develop successors and talent pools for key positions.
• Motivate others by empowering them to make decisions.
• Understand how coaching can be a philosophy of leadership.
• Develop future leaders by being involved in a mentoring program.
• Recognize and reward contribution of team members.
• Establish a positive climate that nurtures enthusiasm and commitment through personal actions and policies.
• Practice new and innovative ways of leading others.
• Unleash the full potential of others by providing the needed resources, experiences, and other support.

3.  Program Development

• Implement new programs.
• Identify the process for developing new programs.
• Understand the purpose of setting missions, visions, and goals within an organization.
• Discuss the importance of planning programs that are consistent with community goals and diverse cultural values.
• Understand strategies for selecting committee members.

4.  Marketing

• Describe how a program may be promoted accessing various channels.
• Explain the nature of public relations activities for organizations.
• Develop strategies for obtaining feedback of events, programs, and organizations.
• Identify strategies for conducting a needs assessment.

5.  Technical Competencies

• Maintain effective organizational records.
• Be prepared: learn, develop, and demonstrate technical and functional expertise in your area of responsibilities.