Synopses & Reviews
The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook and the accompanying free online database and evaluations give leadership educators the tools they need to help their students develop the leadership competencies necessary for their chosen careers and also gives them a way to understand and demonstrate effectiveness of leadership programs. The authors researched 522 academic degree programs accross 97 accrediting agencies to filter out the 60 leadership competencies common across all of them. The
Guidebook is organized into chapters based on each of these 60 competencies. Each chapter begins with a description of how the competencies discussed in that chapter are important to leadership. This is followed by a scenario related to college student leadership that showcases the competencies in action. Each chapter is then divided into four sections:
- a definition of the competency through the lens of each dimension (knowledge, value, ability, behavior);
- related competencies to help readers understand how developing one competency may also intentionally or unintentionally develop another;
- a translation of the competency to an equivalent aspect of the Relational Leadership Model, Social Change Model, the 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership, and/or Emotionally Intelligent Leadership so that leadership educators who base their program’s theoretical frameworks on one of these models can easily tie the competency in.
- curricular ideas to develop each dimension of the competency, giving leadership educators tangible ideas to use with their students.
In addition to the Guidebook, two free tools can be found at www.josseybass.com/go/studentleadership competencies:
The Jossey-Bass Student Leadership Competencies Database, which allows users to search by academic program, by leadership competency, or by leadership model to identify the competencies they want to teach, thus aligning their program design to desired learning outcomes for any given academic program or career field.
Free, downloadable evaluation measurement forms for each of the 60 competencies to help students self-report their perceived development, which will in turn help users evaluate the effectiveness of their programs.
Synopsis
Bridge the gap between leadership development and career preparation!
This guidebook gives leadership educators the tools they need to help students develop the competencies necessary for their chosen careers and required by their academic programs. It also offers a way to understand and demonstrate the effectiveness of leadership programs.
Organized into chapters each focused on one of 60 leadership competencies common across 522 academic degree programs accredited by 97 agencies, each chapter covers:
- a definition and description of the competency through the lens of each of four dimensions: knowledge, value, ability, and behavior;
- a scenario related to college student leadership that showcases the competency in action;
- related competencies to help readers understand how developing one competency may also intentionally or unintentionally develop another;
- a correlation of the competency to the Relational Leadership Model, the Social Change Model, the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, and/or Emotionally Intelligent Leadership; and
- tangible curricular ideas to use with students to help them develop each dimension of the competency.
Synopsis
Survey after survey finds that the qualities employers most look for in recent college graduates are those related to leadership, even ahead of technical job skills. Finally, the must-have resource that bridges the gap between leadership development and career preparation is here.
Based on the learning outcomes of 522 academic programs within 97 academic accrediting organizations and concepts embedded in contemporary leadership models, The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook explores 60 leadership competencies essential for effectiveness across a broad spectrum of careers. This Guidebook, along with the accompanying Jossey-Bass Student Leadership Competencies Database and Student Self-Evaluation Templates (both available online), provides a road map for incorporating leadership competencies into program development, curriculum design, and assessment to help students develop and enhance these 60 leadership competencies in order to effectively engage in leadership. The author defines each competency through the lens of four dimensions, knowledge, value, ability, and behavior, and provides both an illustrative scenario related to college student leadership that showcases the competency in action and tangible curricular ideas to use with students.
"This guidebook is a new foundational resource for both curricular and cocurricular student leadership education. Supported by her extensive research, Seemiller presents the leadership competencies in an approachable framework and includes how to address them in the curriculum."Susan R. Komives, coauthor, Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference, Third Edition
"The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook provides the scaffolding required to advance both academics' and practitioners' ability to design curriculum focused on behavioral outcomes and provide the fabric for assessment of students' lifelong leadership competency development."Craig Slack, director, National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
"Given how leadership can be defined in so many ways, a comprehensive resource like this is essential to assessing if what we are doing is truly helping to develop the competencies intended through our programs."A. Paul Pyrz, Jr., president, LeaderShape
About the Author
Corey Seemiller is the director of Leadership Programs at the University of Arizona, teaches several leadership courses, and oversees Leadership Courses for Credit and the minor in Leadership Studies and Practice.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xi
About the Author xiii
Introduction xv
What Are Competencies? xv
Why Focus on Leadership Competencies? xv
How Were the Student Leadership Competencies Developed? xvi
What Are the Student Leadership Competencies? xviii
Tenets of the Student Leadership Competencies xx
Competencies and Learning Outcomes xxi
Using the Student Leadership Competencies xxii
Jossey-Bass Student Leadership Competencies Database xxiii
Self-Evaluation Templates xxiv
Using the Student Leadership Competencies: At-a-Glance xxvi
1. Learning and Reasoning 1
Research 1
Other Perspectives 3
Reflection and Application 5
Systems Thinking 7
Analysis 9
Synthesis 11
Evaluation 14
Idea Generation 16
Problem Solving 17
Decision Making 20
2. Self-Awareness and Development 23
Self-Understanding 23
Personal Values 25
Personal Contributions 27
Scope of Competence 30
Receiving Feedback 32
Self-Development 34
3. Interpersonal Interaction 37
Productive Relationships 37
Appropriate Interaction 39
Helping Others 42
Empathy 44
Mentoring 46
Motivation 48
Others’ Contributions 50
Empowerment 53
Providing Feedback 55
Supervision 58
Collaboration 60
4. Group Dynamics 63
Organizational Behavior 63
Power Dynamics 65
Group Development 68
Creating Change 70
5. Civic Responsibility 73
Diversity 73
Others’ Circumstances 75
Inclusion 77
Social Justice 79
Social Responsibility 81
Service 83
6. Communication 87
Verbal Communication 87
Nonverbal Communication 89
Listening 92
Writing 94
Facilitation 96
Conflict Negotiation 98
Advocating for a Point of View 100
7. Strategic Planning 105
Mission 105
Vision 107
Goals 109
Plan 111
Organization 113
8. Personal Behavior 117
Initiative 117
Functioning Independently 119
Follow-Through 121
Responsibility for Personal Behavior 123
Ethics 125
Responding to Ambiguity 128
Responding to Change 130
Resiliency 132
Positive Attitude 134
Confidence 136
Excellence 138
References and Resources 141
The Jossey-Bass Student Leadership Competencies Database can be accessed at www.josseybass.com/go/studentleadershipcompetencies