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VisionPoint training supports the development of high-performing employees into emerging leaders.

An emerging leader is a high-performing employee who exhibits leadership characteristics and who demonstrates potential to become a formal leader. An emerging leader demonstrates the following competencies:

1. Exhibit Advanced Interpersonal Skills
2. Take Initiative
3. Influence Others

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGING LEADER
KEY COMPETENCIES:

Competency: Exhibit Advanced Interpersonal Skills

Definition:	Being highly effective and productive in communications, interactions and relationship-building with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Point of View:	A leader directly contributes to an organization’s success by ensuring alignment of purpose, generating results through the efforts of others and maintaining a respectful, productive work environment. All three objectives require effective interpersonal skills.
Main Contributing Behaviors:	• Build positive, professional relationships • Recognize others for contributions • Give and receive feedback openly • Exhibit emotional intelligence in interactions • Resolve workplace conflicts
Training Focus:	Training that emphasizes resolving conflict, promoting cultural competence, supporting change and being a peer team leader.

Competency: Take Initiative

Definition:	Recognizing a need or opportunity and taking action without being asked to act.
Point of View:	Leaders play a pivotal role in helping organizations quickly adapt to a constantly changing global marketplace. Leaders must proactively and responsibly look for ways to take advantage of opportunities, minimize risk and improve the working environment.
Main Contributing Behaviors:	• Proactively seek opportunities to learn • Volunteer for increasingly challenging tasks • Actively seek feedback and opinions • Proactively identify potential opportunities or problems • Proactively offer alternative solutions or courses of action
Training Focus:	Training that emphasizes seeing the big picture, anticipating and solving problems, receiving and implementing feedback, setting goals and developing a personal learning plan.

Competency: Influence Others

Definition:	The ability to persuade and motivate people to act on an idea or point of view.
Point of View:	Successful execution of organizational strategy depends on the ability of leaders at all levels to persuade and motivate others to act in alignment with the strategy—even when no one is looking.
Main Contributing Behaviors:	• Display confidence and poise in presenting facts and information • Adjust communication based on needs and preferred style of the audience • Build rapport • Explore ideas, suggestions, comments and alternatives offered by others • Maintain composure and handle questions and objections comfortably • Gain commitment to decisions and courses of actions
Training Focus:	Training that emphasizes persuasive and adaptive communication skills, reaching agreements and managing upward.