Today’s leaders face the weightiness of critical decisions that have the potential to impact everyone inside and outside the organization. While this is true for all leaders in all industries, in the healthcare industry, the stakes are particularly high.
Understanding the competencies and underlying personality traits that are important to remote work can help you assess if it is the right move for your workforce.
As humans, we may never become totally skilled and talented in everything leaders need to do and be. Accepting this in yourself and others demonstrates the courage, resilience, and humility required to be an effective leader.
There are behavioral tendencies and expectations which influence who we believe will make a good leader. We expect good leaders to be both confident and competent. Make sure you take the time to distinguish between real competence and faux confidence.
Job descriptions tend to have great information about primary responsibilities and the credentials required to fill the role. But, clearly defining the specific competencies and characteristics in ways that truly define what is needed in a candidate can significantly increase the likelihood of making a successful hire.
Developing and aligning around competencies and expectations can help organizations provide leaders with information about norms, culture and values. Skilled coaches and psychologists use assessments to understand the personality characteristics that underlie those competencies.
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