Leadership skills enable practitioners to guide initiatives and achieve results through others. An AM practitioner must exhibit confidence, drive and tenacity and be able to foster a culture of accountability and execution with respect to AM strategies and goals. The AM practitioner must be able to build trust and communicate with energy to inspire individuals and teams toward a unified sense of purpose around AM in their organization.
Effective Behaviours:
- Lives and acts on the vision, values and principles of the organization and of AM personally in their day-to-day conduct. A consistent advocate for individuals, teams, the organization, the community and the practice of AM. Respects and values the contributions of others. Recognizes and communicates examples of excellence in AM practice. Takes accountability for and learns from mistakes and communicates this learning to others. Appropriately balances information and analysis against the need to act.
- Motivates and inspires individuals and teams to achieve organizational and AM goals. Communicates a vision and set of values and convinces others to embrace and embody that vision and those values. Creates a sense of direction and purpose for stakeholders. Communicates, fosters and creates momentum for change, continuous improvement, and alignment. Utilizes a competency-based shared language to communicate about performance expectations and job requirements.
- Supports and empowers superiors, peers and subordinates in the organizational hierarchy. Appropriately delegates accountabilities & objectives to allow staff to realize their full potential. Translates visions and values into concrete, clear, and achievable goals and empowers others to collaboratively achieve them. Applies knowledge of organizational and community dynamics to persuade or convince key decision-makers and influencers to support teams, the organization and AM practice and culture. Removes barriers and creates opportunities for others. Transparently and consistently holds themselves and others accountable for their responsibilities and actions.
