11 Skills and Attributes
The Illinois Leadership Center describes 11 skills and attributes that characterize a well-balanced leader. Throughout my career at Illinois, I realize and reflect on the development of these skills in my everyday travails to train myself as balanced leader.
Self-Awareness
- Leadership Objective: Learn by teaching others
- Evidence: Eta Kappa Nu ECE 440 Review Sessions Coordinator (2009-2010)
Self-Management
- Leadership Objective: Network and explore electronics field
- Evidence: Device Research Conference (2009)
Relationship Building
- Leadership Objective: Communicate with professors and graduate students
- Evidence: PopLab Researcher (2007-2011)
Communication Skills
- Leadership Objective: Work with distant colleagues on project
- Evidence: Rivers of the World Foundation Environmental Research Workshops (2007, 2010)
- Evidence: State Farm Insurance Systems Research Intern (2009)
Ethical Practices
- Leadership Objective: Maintain confidentiality and assert oneself
- Evidence: Protecting organizational interests (2009)
Team Development
- Leadership Objective: Divide up responsibilities and collaborate
- Evidence: Engineers without Borders Great Lakes Conference (2008)
Leading Change
- Leadership Objective: Guide ideas into fruition
- Evidence: Promoting Undergraduate Research in Engineering Committee Coordinator (2009)
Project and Program Effectiveness
- Leadership Objective: Devise a vision, document and build it, present it, and publish it
- Evidence: Present Remote Lab Web Services at ASEE Conference (2009-2010)
Systems Thinking
- Leadership Objective: Work with people in different career phases
- Evidence: Editor-in-Chief of Dr. Everitt's Neighborhood (2010)
Community Building
- Leadership Objective: Acquaint newcomers to a community
- Evidence: Allen Hall Orientation Committee (2009)
Sustaining Leadership
- Leadership Objective: Ensure continuity of responsibilities
- Evidence: Engineers without Borders Webmaster position transition (2009)