Highly Accountable People Look Just Like Shelly Popp (Wendy Samson and Curt Swenson, 2016)
If you were to look up the word accountability in the dictionary, I bet you would find a picture of Shelly Popp next to it. For the past eighteen years, Shelly has dedicated her professional life to doing things as efficiently, effectively and graciously as humanly possible here at FutureSYNC International. In the true sense of the word accountability, everyone here knew that she could be counted upon to do whatever was best for this organization and for the clients we serve. As our team and our clients bid her a fond farewell this next month, we will be excited to learn and to report what God has in store for this topnotch professional as she begins the next phase in her career life.
FutureSYNC International has identified the eight (8) core competencies for women leaders. Not surprising to either of us, this list of leadership “must-haves” ended up being the eight (8) core competencies of ANY effective leader. So my epiphany was actually in realizing that, as I wrote the definitive descriptions for each, we were reminded of Shelly Popp.
So here’s to you Shelly – a true “leader in place” and one of the best human beings I know:
Eight (8) Core Competencies of Leadership
Autonomy – The ability to be self-initiating, independently and intrinsically motivated and personally accountable to self and others.
Social Competence – The ability to use appropriate humor, develop professional and collegial friendships and to code-switch between and among different group dynamics and individual personalities and temperaments.
Locus of Control – The ability to handle stress, criticism and conflict with self-regulation and resilience, bringing a climate of reasonableness and consistent behavior to a variety of interactions.
Decision-Making – The ability to use both analytic and intuitive data to recognize patterns that result in actions that produce positive outcomes.
Persistence – The ability to grow, maintain and sustain personal productivity and positive workplace environments, over a period of time.
Vulnerability – The ability to ask for and accept input and feedback in an on-going effort to improve performance.
Authenticity – The ability to be transparent, communicative and to act without guile or exclusion.
Critical Thinking – The ability to ask and express, (both pragmatically and theoretically), questions and
answers that will move an organization forward.
For more information on leadership competencies OR to extend your own fond farewell to Shelly, please contact FutureSYNC International at (406) 254-2326.