Career Center

Leadership

You demonstrate this competency when you:

Use the appropriate leadership style for the situation.
Understand the difference between leadership and management.
Inspire others towards a shared vision.
Seek out and leverage diverse resources and feedback from others to inform direction.
Use innovative thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
Serve as a role model to others by approaching tasks with confidence and a positive attitude.
Motivate others by encouraging them and building mutual trust.
Plan, initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate projects.
Use conflict resolution skills to resolve or defuse disagreements.
Articulate team goals and ways to reach those goals.
Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
Develop and maintain positive relationships with team members.
Develop understandings of larger work-related matters such as human motivation, conflict management, group dynamics, and effective work processes

Employers/Graduate programs may seek demonstration of this competency through behavioral interview questions like:

Tell me about a time when you demonstrated leadership skills.
Tell me about a time that you took the lead on a difficult project.
When have you delegated effectively?
Describe a time when you led by example.
Describe a situation where you had to collaborate with someone with a different working style.
Give an example of a strategy you have used to motivate others.

What are some ideas of ways you can continue to develop your competency in leadership?

Follow your interest: join a campus organization and be active, become a Outdoor Education trip leader, or lead an intramural sports team.
Become a Priddy Trip Leader.
Apply for a position as a Residential Advisor.
Lead a volunteer opportunity or become a part of the CCE coalitions.