7 Competencies you should know

Core competence expands your circle of influence to build your level of influence on the environment to achieve a more principle-centered organization.

Your core competencies come from your core as a principle-centered individual. As illustrated by focusing on the Circle of Influence expands your level of awareness to inevitably reduce your circle of concern. This is a simplified example of act or be acted on, live your life or someone else will tell you how to live it.

As you master these competencies expand your circle of influence to become more proactive.

(1) Ability to connect. I have intentionally worked to develop empathetic listening as a competency and I am proud to say it has served me well in communicating with others. Through this competency, I believe you can cultivate valuable connections and thereby elevate the role of the community.

(2) Flexibility. I have noticed in trying times I can become very flexible. Accepting what it is, as it is, and organizing ourselves as a team has become been vital to my success on a team. Growing and shifting to the needs of the organization, has served me to have different roles on a team throughout any transition within the position details.

(3) Desire to grow myself. As I grow, it grows. The role of the Chapter and Memberships Manager cannot exceed my individual capacity. I believe my desire to grow and evolve through professional development will exceed the requirements for the role beyond initial expectations in the long term.

(4) Composure. This is something I constantly work on. I possess very strong energy and if you're anything like me it radiates like a wildfire. Therefore, if I'm off everyone knows it and they can feel it. I radiate off good energy but in a sustainable world, I create my own good vibes.

(5) Time management. Time management is the act of managing expectations. If you're going to be late for a meeting simply reset expectations but also met them. So if you arrive early you did not meet the expectation.

(6) Navigating the Ambiguity. The ambiguity is a daunting place but wondering is even more unsustained. I spent 3 years traveling from coast to coast seeking self. Seeking a version of myself that I held within. Understand navigating the ambiguity comes from your core, your character, your being. Act in alignment.

(7) Empathic listening. This is the practice of listening just to listen. Empathetic listening doesn't require anything except patience. When it's your turn to speak, you repeat back what your partner has said to you without any addition of your own thoughts or experiences.

The more you practice these competencies the better you get but also the larger your capacity for teaching it. These are just a few examples to get you started. Check out Lominger's competencies to learn more about where you have or don't have and what to do about it.

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