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Assessing your competencies

Assessing your competencies

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Assessing your competencies

- As we already discovered, leadership skills fall into four main clusters that rest on the bedrock of your integrity. As you rise in your leadership level, you need to develop each cluster more thoroughly as the scope and stakes change. While a low to medium level of skill in building relationships might suffice for an individual contributor, level three leaders and above need a high level of this competence to be successful. Let's delve a little deeper into the competencies that sit within each cluster. Use the handout in the exercise files to assess your level. First and foremost, remember that your reputation is your most precious asset. Tend it carefully because if your going to move into higher levels of leadership, you must become known as a person who is trustworthy and has integrity. Next, self-awareness is your ability to manage your inner world. It includes the competencies of: knowledge of self, including…

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