Pillars of the Washington State Leadership Board Leadership Framework
(as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Accountability
An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to recognize, understand and deal skillfully with one’s own emotions, and the emotions of others (as by regulating one’s emotions or by showing empathy and good judgment in social interactions).
Open-Mindedness
The ability to be receptive to arguments or ideas.
Communication
A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
Passion
A strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; An intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction.
Resilience
An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.
Vision
A thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination; Unusual discernment or foresight
Advocacy
The act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.
Service
The act of serving: such as a helpful act and/or useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity.
Teamwork
Work done by a group acting together so that each member does a part that contributes to the efficiency of the whole