What are leadership skills?
What would
you define as leadership skills? Today's Dietitian defines them as the
following; Collaboration, communication, authentic leadership, vision,
innovation. Collaboration is all about teamwork, discussing ideas with the team
and then dividing up the tasks, a true collaborative leader will share their
knowledge and network with other collaborative leaders (medical professionals).
Communication also has a role in networking, and being able to speak to others.
Communicating effectively means active listening, and also being able to speak
publicly. Being an authentic leader is knowing your own values and desires,
being supportive and inspirational to your team and then being able to give and
receive feedback. A leader has to have a vision for the future, and again they
have to be able to communicate it effectively to their team. A leader also has
to be innovative, which can mean taking risks, but it can also refer to gaining
knowledge through training and education. These are what Today's Dietitian
published as the five leadership skills, and they sound very similar to the
skills we read about in The Leadership Challenge.
Fogt, E.
(2014). Taking the Lead in 2014. Today’s Dietitian. 16(1). 44.
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/010614p44.shtml
-SB
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