Assignment: Leadership Competency Models
A competency model is a set of knowledge, skills, behaviors, or attributes, which defines what is needed by a person to be effective in a particular leadership position. The two articles this week titled: A leadership competency model: Guiding the NAON process and Leadership Competencies from SHRM website, introduce the concept of competency models and provides an example of a leadership competency model. Study the practice of competency modling and existing leadership competency models. Using the Ashford University Library, search for a minimum of three scholarly sources on competency models and develop a competency model for a particular leadership position, such as college president, mayor, college athletic coach, or chief executive officer.
In your paper
a. Provide an overview of your competency model.
b. List three to five specific skills, abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and/or knowledge areas you believe are important to success in the position. Clearly define and provide examples of each.
c. Illustrate how you would go about evaluating leaders in a specific leadership position using your model.
d. Discuss your model of leadership assists in the development of leaders.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.