Care-full competences (I)

In this lesson we invite you to reflect upon the competences, skills, and attitudes you want to nurture as care-full scholars.

Think of someone who represents a care-full leader in your mind: it could be a teacher, a mentor, a community organiser, a music or sports coach, or anyone related to either your professional or personal life. What kind of competences, skills and attitudes make her/him a care-full leader in your mind?

Might they include some of the following(?):

Ability to empathise

Interpersonal skills

Situated awareness

Self-awareness

Knowledge and understanding

Capacity to learn

Commitment to social and environmental justice

Appreciation of and respect for diversity and multiculturalism

Commitment to social inclusion

Ability to act with social responsibility and civic awareness

Ability to act on basis of ethical reasoning

Ability to motivate people

Determination and perseverance

Ability to communicate complex information in a simple way

Capacity to generate new ideas

Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems

Ability to plan and manage time

Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations

Ability to adapt to and act in new situations

Ability to communicate in more than one language

Or are there other competences not included here which make them a care-full leader? If so then please add your suggestions to the discussion board via the chat icon at the top.