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■ Ability to analyze and evaluate technical or scientific material of a par-
ticular field
■ Ability to describe, analyze, and improve the work processes
or procedures
■ Ability to perform a particular financial or IT application

Examples of leadership and/or management competencies include these:
■ Ability to set business and organizational vision, strategies, and goals
■ Ability to create an operational plan to achieve goals
■ Ability to implement an operational plan to achieve goals
■ Ability to negotiate
■ Ability to engage diverse staff members
■ Ability to make an effective management presentation

Elements of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence competencies include selected soft skills: the self-aware-
ness, values, and attitudes and orientation for positive outcomes needed for
effective performance. You will need to determine which of these will be
needed for the roles you must fill. Examples of the soft skills you may require
include the following:

■ Emotional self-awareness
■ Empathy
■ Emotional expression
■ Interpersonal effectiveness
■ Healthy trust practices such as tending to trust people until there is a
specific reason not to
■ Intuition
■ Intentionality as it is related to initiative

Does the job require a self-starter who likes working on his or her own, or
someone who prefers collaboration, teamwork, and communication?

Motivation
■ Does the job require a highly motivated professional, or can the job be
adequately performed by a less directed employee?
■ What are the requirements for teamwork, cooperativeness, and the abil-
ity to work with others?