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Leader Competency Domain: Provide Purpose

Leader Competency Domain: Provide Purpose

When people have a sense of purpose for the work that they do, they are more motivated and committed. You can provide purpose in the workplace by challenging people to be their best. Most people are looking to grow personally and professionally. You should challenge each person on your team to learn new skills. You should challenge the team to learn new collective skills together. You can also provide purpose by helping your team understand how their work supports the organization’s mission. When people have a sense of purpose at work, they are better able to overcome adversity, and then adapt and grow together because of that adversity.

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Provide Purpose Leader Tasks and Supporting Knowledge & Skills:

Leader Task 1: Analyze individual purpose.

  • Know why providing purpose is important.
  • Know how to analyze individual purpose.
  • Know why opportunities for personal growth are important.
  • Know why opportunities for professional growth are important.

Leader Task 2: Show genuine concern for people.

  • Know why showing genuine concern for people is important.
  • Know how to show genuine concern for people.
  • Know why mentoring is important.

Leader Task 3: Encourage individual learning.

  • Know why encouraging individual learning is important.
  • Know how to encourage individual learning.
  • Know why a growth mindset is important.
  • Know why self-efficacy is important.

Leader Task 4: Delegate responsibility.

  • Know why delegating responsibility is important.
  • Know how to delegate responsibility.

Leader Task 5: Empower decision-making.

  • Know why empowering decision-making is important.
  • Know how to empower decision-making.

Leader Task 6: Keep people focused on the mission.

  • Know why keeping people focused on the mission is important.
  • Know how to keep people focused on the mission.

Leader Task 7: Be there when the going gets tough.

  • Know why being there when the going gets tough is important.
  • Know how to be there when the going gets tough.

Updated 06/03/2024