Pillars of the WSLB Leadership Framework:
(as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
As part of the WSLB Leadership & Advocacy Curriculum, participants explore a new leadership trait each month (of the academic school year); while also learning real-world advocacy skills - in politics, in their community, and for themselves.
Communication:
A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.
Accountability:
An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.
Emotional Intelligence:
The ability to be receptive to arguments or ideas.
Advocacy:
The act or process of supporting a cause or proposal; the act or process of advocating
Passion:
A strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept.
Service:
The act of serving, such as a helpful act and/or useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity.
Open-Mindedness:
The ability to be receptive to arguments or ideas.
Leadership:
The capacity to lead; the act or an instance of leading.
Resilience:
An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.
Vision:
The act or power of seeing; a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination.
Teamwork:
Work done by a group acting together so that each member does a part that contributes to the efficiency of the whole
