12+Leadership+Skills+Table

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Laura's start on a ranking process and formatting......I ranked skills in categories and then highlighted what I consider the top five. This is not meant to be the 'product' page - just contributing to thoughts about the ranking. ===== Meanwhile we could eventually divide up the skills once they are ranked and come up with citings from the Lambert text to support them to the degree that is possible. I imagine that is the nature of the product we are expected to submit?

To be a leader in any sense of the word it takes the ability to get people to follow you to start with. To that end a leader needs to create a shared vision among the members of the organization. At the heart of this will be core values and people will observe whether the leader walks the talk. Being visionary is also linked with foresight and the energy inspired by not being bogged down in the day to day mundane. According to Lambert, leadership is not about “selling a personal vision to others” (p. 86), but is the “touchstone” from which all other actions flow. Leaders maintain focus on the shared vision and resist “temptation to make unilateral decisions that may be inconsistent with the vision” (p. 87). || To be an effective leader good communication skills are vital. Good dialogue with people is essential and that involves listening. People recognize when a leader is genuinely listening and that contributes to a rapport of trust. || If the vision and communication are not to be top-down, there need to be effective meetings where many voices can be heard. || Leaders, if they are really important, have better things to be attending to than presenting (basic) information. Where ranking is concerned, I looked at this as something an assistant or other member (filtering down the vertical coordination) can and is often charged with. ||
 * COMMUNICATION SKILLS ||
 * 1. BEING A VISIONARY
 * 2. LISTENING
 * 3. FACILITATING MEETINGS
 * 4. PRESENTING INFORMATION

A good leader knows that people are the organization’s most important asset. When people are empowered by a leader they feel confidence, loyalty, and fulfillment. The organization has met their needs. Morale will be high. People follow you because they want to rather than (authority) have to. || This is a means of empowerment which could work nicely for a leader to have a broad and deep enough effect among organization members especially if the coaching could have a ripple result out to others. || This is another means of empowerment, perhaps more formal than coaching, and with a smaller and more selective members though again a ripple effect can result in benefit to the larger organization. || Also a means of empowerment(?), perhaps less formal or frequent as coaching. Good, but probably not enhancing relationships or creating a ripple effect as deeply as either coaching or mentoring. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">PEOPLE SKILLS ||
 * <span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">1. EMPOWERING OTHERS
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">2. COACHING
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">3. MENTORING
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">4. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">If a leader truly cultivates an organization that is characterized by participation (good) versus authoritative direction (bad), there is bound to be conflict. A good leader cannot allow the organization to be derailed by conflict. Conflict is a human condition and it takes good leadership to manage conflict well. || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Good leadership requires good decision making skills and also makes it clear how decisions will be made at any given time in the organization, but leaders don’t have to make every decision. || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Ditto to decision making, substitute the words problem solving ||
 * ==**<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">MANAGERIAL SKILLS **== ||
 * <span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">1. MANAGING CONFLICT
 * <span style="background: yellow; font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">2. DECISION MAKING
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif';">3. PROBLEM SOLVING

<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Individual creativity is a great thing if it is exercised well in a team situation which is what an organization is about. Hopefully leaders are surrounded with talent that can bring creativity to the organization particularly if innovation is vital. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">PERSONALITY STYLE ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">BEING CREATIVE