Leadership Competencies Explained
Competencies are generally understood to be the work skills, strengths and personal abilities that people possess which define their ability to perform their job and related tasks at the required level.
Therefore the defining descriptive phrase may be written into a job profile by an employer and qualified by the level at which the job should be performed.
From your perspective, these competencies can be described as the strengths, skills and abilities that are uniquely yours and define the level at which you perform and enable a hiring manager to make an objective assessment of your suitability and capability to do the required job.
So, if you can match your own set of competencies to the set described in a job profile AND meet the performance level, then you would be a very suitable candidate for employment.
This is how corporate organisations often describe them in a job profile but be aware that these abilities will be specifically assessed at the final stages of selection process.
Leadership
Definition:
Promotes organizational mission and goals, and shows the way to achieve them.
Performance Statement Examples:
- Creates a positive work environment where all staff are motivated to do their best.
- Conveys confidence in a group’s ability to prevail over challenges to reach its goals.
- Links mission, vision, values, goals, and strategies to everyday work.
- Sees the potential in others and takes opportunities to apply and develop that potential.
- Takes calculated risks to improve performance, try a fresh approach, or reach a challenging goal.
- Sets clear, meaningful, challenging, and attainable group goals and expectations that are aligned with those of the organization.
- Suggests and asks for others’ ideas to improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
See also: Leadership Skills