{"id":34147,"date":"2022-05-19T08:34:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?page_id=34147"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T18:37:39","slug":"becoming-self-aware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Self-Aware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"public-service-leadership-model\">Public Service Leadership Model<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"becoming-self-aware\"><strong>Becoming Self-Aware<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column pt-0 mb-0 pb-0\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-rightThird pl-0 mb-0 pb-0 pt-0 mt-0\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"rightThird\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pl-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Becoming self-aware is about knowing how your values and motivations drive your behavior. It is essential to personal development and the ability to interact productively with others. In a complex environment, self-awareness is an anchor, enabling you to stay true to yourself and perform at your highest levels. The five subcompetencies to becoming self-aware include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border primary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#self-reflection\" data-label=\"Self-reflection\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Self-reflection<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border primary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#authenticity\" data-label=\"Authenticity\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Authenticity<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border primary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#emotional-intelligence\" data-label=\"Emotional intelligence\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Emotional intelligence<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border primary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#integrity\" data-label=\"Integrity\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Integrity<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border primary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"#continuous-learning\" data-label=\"Continuous learning\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Continuous learning<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image mt-0 mb-0\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEW-Leadership-Model_Becoming-Self-Aware-250x250.png 250w, 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class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column pt-4\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<a id=\"self-reflection\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 mt-3\" id=\"h-self-reflection\">Self-Reflection <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading serif\" id=\"h-regularly-reflect-test-assumptions-and-nbsp-seek-feedback\">Regularly reflect, test assumptions and&nbsp;seek feedback.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Margaret J. Wheatley<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Writer and organizational behavior consultant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-public-service-leadership-in-action\"><strong>PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block836281\" class=\"pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button\" data-slider=\"false\">\r\n\t<div class=\"resources-wrapper row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"Blog\" class=\"card item row has-link   pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button has-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/four-tips-to-help-you-complete-a-self-assessment\/\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='first-column col-12 col-md-4 mb-md-0 mb-4'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class='thumb' style=\"background:url(https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shutterstock_781555795-Cropped-1024x576.jpg) no-repeat center center;background-size:cover;\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/four-tips-to-help-you-complete-a-self-assessment\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Four tips to help you complete a self-assessment\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hide-text\">Thumbnail for Four tips to help you complete a self-assessment<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12 col-md-8 px-3'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/four-tips-to-help-you-complete-a-self-assessment\/\" target=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFour tips to help you complete a self-assessment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether you are a leader, or aspiring to be one, ensure you are doing the best work for your team by taking the time to&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412389933\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412389933\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLes Lyles&#8217; Leadership Journey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General Les Lyles shares the story of his leadership journey in service to the country, including notable points of self-reflection on values and contribution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/victoria_herrera_clarity_in_the_future_through_self_reflection\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/victoria_herrera_clarity_in_the_future_through_self_reflection\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClarity in the Future Through Self-Reflection\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Vicky Herrera speaks about the importance of self-reflection and how it allows people to gain clarity for the future. She emphasizes on the approach of looking within oneself to know how to ask the right questions and to know how to answer them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-rightThird\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"rightThird\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-reflective-questions\"><strong>REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What strengths do I bring to my work?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what areas do I feel unsteady and want to improve?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How will I seek continuous feedback about my performance? Who are my trusted sources for feedback?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-bg-color-opacity=\"25\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-3 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Related competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#emotional-intelligence\" data-label=\"Emotional intelligence\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Emotional intelligence<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#continuous-learning\" data-label=\"Continuous learning\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Continuous learning<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/achieving-results\/#accountability\" data-label=\"Accountability\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:#ffffff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Accountability<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-collapsible-content pps-collapsible-content btn-sm\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-bg-color=\"#efefef\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-outline-color=\"#EE3831\"><a class=\"trigger\" style=\"color:#EE3831;background-color:#efefef;border-color:#EE3831\">Additional resources<\/a><div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nazbeheshti\/2018\/09\/28\/how-a-daily-self-reflection-practice-improves-leadership-performance\/#2511a43d5aad\">How A Daily Self-Reflection Practice Improves Leadership Performance<\/a> \u2013 Naz Beheshti, <em>Contributing writer and consultant, Forbes <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govloop.com\/community\/blog\/time-reflection-understanding-times-change\/\">A Time for Reflection: Understanding Yourself in Times of Change<\/a> \u2013 Stacie M. Rivera, <em>Public Affairs Specialist at Veterans Affairs, GovLoop<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong>The Science of Character \u2013 Tiffany Shlain, <em>filmmaker, author, public speaker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Science of Character\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3nT2KDAGOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-separator pps-separator\" style=\"border:none;height:3px;background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-thickness=\"3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<a id=\"authenticity\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3\" id=\"h-authenticity\">Authenticity  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading serif\" id=\"h-align-your-actions-with-your-values\">Align your actions with your values.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Authentic Leaders are not afraid to show emotion and vulnerability as they share in the challenges with their team. Developing a solid foundation of trust with open and honest communication is critical to authentic leadership.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Farshad Asl<\/strong><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/work\/quotes\/52967211\"><em>The &#8220;No Excuses&#8221; Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-public-service-leadership-in-action-0\"><strong>PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block112714\" class=\"pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button\" data-slider=\"false\">\r\n\t<div class=\"resources-wrapper row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.betterup.com\/blog\/authentic-leadership\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterup.com\/blog\/authentic-leadership\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthentic leadership: Why showing up as yourself matters\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understand what authentic leadership is, why it&#8217;s important it&#8217;s an important trait in today&#8217;s workforce, and how to better demonstrate it to your colleagues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/342025047\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/342025047\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoug Conant on Being Self-aware\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doug Conant reflects on his career as former CEO and president of Campbell Soup Company pinpointing a vital element for a successful leader \u2013 self-awareness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/video\/2363497314001\/improve-your-leadership-presence\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/video\/2363497314001\/improve-your-leadership-presence\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImprove Leadership Presence\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Muriel Maignan Wilkins, coauther of Own the Room, talks through the three essential elemnts of having a positive presense &#8211; assumptions, communication strategy, and your energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-rightThird\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"rightThird\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-reflective-questions-0\"><strong>REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do I want to be known to others? What qualities of myself are most important to demonstrate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In what situations or with what people do I tend to:<ul><li>Hide or downplay myself or my strengths, or<\/li><li>Fear admitting my flaws, or<\/li><li>Forget my personal boundaries, or<\/li><li>Feel as if I\u2019m not good enough, or<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create pressure to \u201cfit in\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examining the above situations or people, what might be contributing to this tendency to shy away from authenticity? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-3 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Related competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#emotional-intelligence\" data-label=\"Emotional intelligence\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"0\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Emotional intelligence<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon p-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/engaging-others\/#relationship-building\" data-label=\"Relationship building \" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"0\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:#EE3831;border:1px solid #EE3831;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Relationship building <\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-collapsible-content pps-collapsible-content btn-sm\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-outline-color=\"#EE3831\"><a class=\"trigger\" style=\"color:#EE3831;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#EE3831\">Additional resources<\/a><div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ruthmcgowan.com\/seeking-authentic-leadership\/\">Seeking Authentic Leadership?&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Ruth McGowan,&nbsp;<em>Research Scientist and consultant<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong> Authentic Leadership \u2013 Dana Born, <em>retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dana Born on Authentic Leadership\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7I825HB3J4g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong>The Authenticity Paradox \u2013 Herminia Ibarra, <em>Author and Professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Herminia Ibarra: What does it really mean for leaders to be authentic?\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/herminia_ibarra_what_does_it_really_mean_for_leaders_to_be_authentic\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-separator pps-separator\" style=\"border:none;height:3px;background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-thickness=\"3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<a id=\"emotional-intelligence\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emotional-intelligence\">Emotional Intelligence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading serif\" id=\"h-recognize-your-emotions-and-those-of-others-use-this-information-to-manage-nbsp-behavior-nbsp\">Recognize your emotions and those of others; use this information to manage&nbsp;behavior.&nbsp; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cI\u2019ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how they made you feel.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Maya Angelou<\/strong>, <em>Civil rights activist, poet, author<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-public-service-leadership-in-action-1\"><strong>PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"block654990\" class=\"pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button\" data-slider=\"false\">\r\n\t<div class=\"resources-wrapper row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141684558\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/141684558\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Managing the Ebola Crisis \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read about Mia Beers\u2019 success in helping manage the ebola crisis in West Africa while also considering the emotions and customs of both the affected communities and her USAID team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tracybrower\/2021\/09\/19\/empathy-is-the-most-important-leadership-skill-according-to-research\/?sh=202d2493dc5b\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tracybrower\/2021\/09\/19\/empathy-is-the-most-important-leadership-skill-according-to-research\/?sh=202d2493dc5b\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmpathy is the most important leadership skill\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new research study from Catalyst shows how leaders that demonstrate empathy towards their colleagues yield positive impacts on engagement, productivity, and stress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412400141\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412400141\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow Kindness Contributes to Leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen to General Les Lyles talk about how kindness contributes to leadership effectiveness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-rightThird\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"rightThird\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-reflective-questions-1\"><strong>REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How might I practice paying attention to my experience and being present? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When I\u2019m feeling stressed, what techniques do I use to cope?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is my level of awareness about how emotions play into my work? The work of others?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-bg-color-opacity=\"25\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-3 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Related competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#self-reflection\" data-label=\"Self-reflection\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Self-reflection<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/#adaptability\" data-label=\"Adaptability \" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Adaptability <\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/engaging-others\/#relationship-building\" data-label=\"Relationship building\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Relationship building<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-collapsible-content pps-collapsible-content btn-sm\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-outline-color=\"#EE3831\"><a class=\"trigger\" style=\"color:#EE3831;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#EE3831\">Additional resources<\/a><div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/markmanson.net\/emotional-intelligence\">5 Skills to Help You Develop Emotional Intelligence<\/a>  \u2013 Mark Manson, <em>Author and personal development consultant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong>Empathy vs. Sympathy \u2013 Bren\u00e9 Brown, Research Professor and author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bren\u00e9 Brown on Empathy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Evwgu369Jw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong>Strategies to Become More Emotionally Intelligent  \u2013 Daniel Goleman, Author and behavioral scientist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strategies to become more emotional intelligent | Daniel Goleman | WOBI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pt74vK9pgIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-separator pps-separator\" style=\"border:none;height:3px;background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-thickness=\"3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<a id=\"integrity\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-integrity\">Integrity  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading serif\" id=\"h-follow-moral-and-ethical-principles\">Follow moral and ethical principles. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cIn looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don\u2019t have the first, the other two will kill you.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Warren Buffett<\/strong>, <em>CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and philanthropist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-public-service-leadership-in-action-2\"><strong>PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP IN ACTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div id=\"block3723\" class=\"pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button\" data-slider=\"false\">\r\n\t<div class=\"resources-wrapper row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106632036\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/106632036\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShaping the Government\u2019s Legal Position \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn about Edwin Kneedler\u2019s unwavering integrity and candor as he has worked to tell his clients\u2019 stories fairly and uphold the U.S. Constitution throughout his career at the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412403365\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/412403365\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlie Bolden on Leading in Government\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this interview, former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden talks about the unique nature of leading in government and keeping the public good as the focus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-type=\"none\" class=\"card item row has-link _blank none pps-dynamic-content size-regular layout-horizontal  display-images display-images hide-dates hide-types display-excerpts hide-button display-outline hide-more-button no-image\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amyanderson\/2012\/11\/28\/success-will-come-and-go-but-integrity-is-forever\/?sh=2d2c79e6470f\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='second-column col-12'>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content size-regular\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title size-regular bold   \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/amyanderson\/2012\/11\/28\/success-will-come-and-go-but-integrity-is-forever\/?sh=2d2c79e6470f\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuccess Will Come and Go, But Integrity is Forever\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn how building trust on an individual level, will produce major payoffs in the future.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-multi-column multi-column-wrapper columns-rightThird\" data-column-count=\"2\" data-column-layout=\"rightThird\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-3 has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-reflective-questions-2\"><strong>REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What moral principles tend to guide my work? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think back to a time when faced with an ethical dilemma. How did I handle it? What did I learn from it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Am I inclined to \u201cdo the right thing, even when no one is looking?\u201d What helps or hinders me in practicing integrity? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-3 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Related competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#authenticity\" data-label=\"Authenticity\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"0\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:rgba(1,80,129,0)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Authenticity<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/leading-change\/#influence\" data-label=\"Influence\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"0\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:rgba(1,80,129,0)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Influence<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/achieving-results\/#evidence-decisions\" data-label=\"Evidence-based decision making\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"0\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:rgba(1,80,129,0)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Evidence-based decision making<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-collapsible-content pps-collapsible-content btn-sm\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-outline-color=\"#EE3831\"><a class=\"trigger\" style=\"color:#EE3831;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#EE3831\">Additional resources<\/a><div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaelleestallard.com\/leading-with-character-integrity\">Leading with Character: Integrity<\/a> \u2013 Michael Lee Stallard, <em>author of <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/connectionculture.com\/book\"><em>Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/execed.economist.com\/blog\/industry-trends\/why-integrity-remains-one-top-leadership-attributes\">Why Integrity Remains One of the Top Leadership Attributes<\/a> \u2013 Terri Williams, <em>Economist <\/em>c<em>ontributing author and journalist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong> Simplifying Humility and Integrity \u2013 Joe Sibini, <em>Ted Talk speaker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Sabini: Simplifying humility and integrity | Joe Sabini | TEDxUniversityofNevada\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/joe_sabini_simplifying_humility_and_integrity\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-separator pps-separator\" style=\"border:none;height:3px;background-color:#000000;color:#000000\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-thickness=\"3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<a id=\"continuous-learning\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-continuous-learning\">Continuous Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading serif\" id=\"h-constantly-nbsp-seek-to-grow-and-learn-nbsp\">Constantly&nbsp;seek to grow and learn. &nbsp; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cLeadership and learning are indispensable to each other.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u2013&nbsp;<strong>John F. 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Informal or on-the-job learning? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What sources of feedback do I have on my performance and my professionalism? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How will I capture or codify what I\u2019m learning? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-bg-color-opacity=\"25\" data-border-thickness=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-3 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>Related competencies <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/becoming-self-aware\/#self-reflection\" data-label=\"Self-reflection\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Self-reflection<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/leading-change\/#embracing-risk\" data-label=\"Embracing risk and uncertainty\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Embracing risk and uncertainty<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_without_border tertiary with-icon\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.ourpublicservice.org\/public-service-leadership-institute\/public-service-leadership-model\/leading-change\/#adaptability\" data-label=\"Adaptability\" data-color=\"\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#015081\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_without_border\" data-theme-style=\"tertiary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-right\" style=\"color:inherit;background-color:#015081\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Adaptability<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-collapsible-content pps-collapsible-content btn-sm\" data-color=\"#EE3831\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-outline-color=\"#EE3831\"><a class=\"trigger\" style=\"color:#EE3831;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#EE3831\">Additional resources<\/a><div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.td.org\/insights\/future-of-work-requires-leaders-who-value-learning-in-the-flow-of-life\">Future of Work Requires Leaders Who Value Learning in the Flow of Life<\/a> \u2013 Amy A. Titus, <em>Managing Director in Human Capital at Deloitte Consulting and ATD contributor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadertoleader.org\/why-continuous-learning-is-a-sign-of-great-leadership\/\">Why Continuous Learning is a Sign of Great Leadership<\/a> \u2013 Sean Jacobson, <em>HR Business Consultant and contributor to Leader2Leader<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0\">The Backwards Brain Bicycle<\/a> \u2013 Smarter Every Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MFzDaBzBlL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-separator pps-separator\" style=\"border:none;height:0px;background-color:#ffa500;color:#ffa500\" data-color=\"#ffa500\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-thickness=\"0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>\u00a9 2025 Partnership for Public Service, Inc. 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