Leadership

Recognize and capitalize on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.

Key Components

1. Utilize strong communication skills
   • Clear and specific communication—in person, on the phone, or over email—ensures all team members know what is expected
2. Build relationships
   • Leaders build mutual trust and recognize the unique strengths of all team members across diverse backgrounds
3. Manage and evaluate projects
   • Gather multiple perspectives to develop project plans and evaluate success in relation to a shared vision

Leadership

Leadership is not a title but rather includes any person responsible for guiding and influencing others toward an outcome.

Efficacy

Effective leaders inspire, align, and activate others to follow. This comes first through understanding personal strengths. Effective leaders also understand the strengths of their teams and utilize team members’ strengths to best complement one another. Effective leaders know what their personal and team weaknesses are, but don’t dwell on them; focusing instead on what the team does well.

Endurance

According to Forbes (2025), endurance is the ability to “navigate adversity, chaos and change while remaining steady, focused and effective.” There are five pillars to developing endurance in leadership:

1. Lead by Example
   • Enduring leaders demonstrate their values through consistent actions, while remaining calm and solution-oriented when challenges arise.
2. Bounce Back From Setbacks
   • Resilient leaders treat setbacks as opportunities for growth. They also foster resilience within their teams, encouraging adaptability, open communication and problem-solving.
3. Balance Vulnerability With Strength
   • Leaders understand that vulnerability is not a weakness but a tool for building trust.
4. Stay The Course
   • Change is inevitable, and enduring leaders adapt while keeping their teams focused on long-term goals.
5. Maintain Emotional And Physical Stamina
   • Leaders who not only prioritize their own well-being, but also the well-being of their teams, create the conditions that allow their leadership to endure. 

Ethics

Ethical leaders make decisions that are guided by six principles: 

1. Respect
2. Accountability
3. Service
4. Honesty
5. Justice
6. Community

Ethical leadership helps organizations build trust, reduce risk, and create workplace cultures where employees feel respected and supported.

Adapted from Harvard Division of Continuing Education “What is Ethical Leadership and Why Is It Important?”