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Did you know that Employee Development & Coaching is a competency that you can develop? We define the Employee Development & Coaching competency as, "Facilitating, supporting and contributing to the professional growth of others." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Employee...

Did you know that Diplomacy is a competency that you can develop? We define the Diplomacy competency as, "Effectively and tactfully handling difficult or sensitive issues." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Diplomacy?

With practice, you can grow and develop this skill just like...

Did you know that Decision Making is a competency that you can develop? We define the Decision Making competency as, "Analyzing all aspects of a situation to make consistently sound and timely decisions." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Decision Making?

With practice, you can grow...

Did you know that Customer Focus is a competency that you can develop? We define the Customer Focus competency as, "Anticipating, meeting and/or exceeding customer needs, wants and expectations." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Customer Focus?

With practice, you can grow and develop...

Did you know that Creativity and Innovation is a competency that you can develop? We define the Creativity and Innovation competency as, "Creating new approaches, designs, processes, technologies and/or systems to achieve the desired result." Who do you know who is highly skilled at...

Did you know that Continuous Learning is a competency that you can develop? We define the Continuous Learning competency as, "analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns and/or abstract concepts to formulate connections and new insights." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Continuous...

Did you know that Conflict Management is a competency that you can develop? We define the Conflict Management competency as, "understanding, addressing and resolving conflict constructively."  Who do you know who is highly skilled at Conflict Management?

With practice, you can...

Did you know that Conceptual Thinking is a competency that you can develop? We define the Conceptual Thinking competency as, "analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns and/or abstract concepts to formulate connections and new insights." Who do you know who is highly skilled at Conceptual...

So far, we've gone over three of the five areas you need to understand to be a great leader who grows a healthy team: Driving Forces, Behaviors, and Emotional Intelligence. Next, we're going to cover Competencies or soft skills. 

All people have all of these personal skills to one...

Did you know that Appreciating Others is a competency that you can develop? We define the Appreciating Others competency as, "identifying with and caring about others."  Who do you know who is highly skilled at Appreciating Others?

With practice, you can grow and develop this skill...

Social Regulation is your ability to influence the emotional clarity of others. You do this through a proficiency in managing relationships and building networks. There are numerous and varied abilities involved in building a network of good relationships. Leaders with high social regulation can...

Social Awareness is the ability to understand the emotions of other people and how your words and actions affect them. Another name for this is empathy. When you are with another person, how well are you able to notice, understand and empathize with what they are feeling?

Everyone is in their...