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Although people tend to recognize leadership when they see it, defining leadership with precision and detail is often more difficult.  The purpose of this competency model is to provide a detailed description of leadership to aid in the development of leaders.

The competency model (printable version) describes valuable skills, abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge areas for leaders.  Leaders are not going to master every competency. However, they will need to be aware of all of them, know their own shortcomings, focus on developing competencies in themselves, and be able to recognize these qualities in others so they can select people who compensate for their weaknesses.

This model of leadership was developed through a number of processes, including:

a)  reviewing the academic literature on leadership

b)  studying the practice of competency modeling and existing leadership competency models

c)  analyzing the content of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET)

d)  interviewing members of the Central Michigan University community.

A full description of the processes involved in the creation of the competency model can be found in the technical report (printable version).