The Role of Leadership and Self-Awareness in Your Career

<p><strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a time when trust appears to be at an all-time low, the importance of self-awareness and leadership skills has risen to an all-time high. We all have technical, relational, and leadership competencies to juggle in the workplace, but how can each of those skills best be improved? On this career development episode of The Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom Singer is joined by leadership expert and retired Marine Wally Adamchik. Together they explore the importance of developing effective leadership skills (regardless of your current position), simple ways to improve self-awareness and enhance relationships, and the opportunities that come when we take time to focus on improving ourselves. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Leadership skills apply to everyone</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Regardless of your position in your organization, leadership starts with you. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Every individual is responsible for leading themselves. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leadership is ultimately about exerting positive influence. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Defining the 3 competencies </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Technical competencies are the non-transferrable skills associated with your position. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Relational competencies refer to interactions with self, others, and organization. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leadership competencies include change and influence, which can be accomplished at any level in any organization. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <