WFF Core Leadership Competencies
At the center of the Women’s Foodservice Forum’s
professional development, live 12 powerful propositions -- the WFF Core Leadership Development
Competencies. It’s one thing to know them. It’s another thing to live them. With more than
20 years and 2,600 members, WFF is boldly demonstrating how these competencies transcend words,
inspire action and ignite careers within the foodservice industry.
These leadership development competencies form the basis of every program and service we offer to ensure quality programming that is uniquely designed to build the skills needed to elevate women leaders.
These leadership development competencies form the basis of every program and service we offer to ensure quality programming that is uniquely designed to build the skills needed to elevate women leaders.
Driving for Results:
Relentlessly pursues quantifiable and measurable results; identifies areas for improvement and executes changes as necessary.
Relentlessly pursues quantifiable and measurable results; identifies areas for improvement and executes changes as necessary.
Risk Taking:
Effectively analyzes risk factors and potential consequences, taking action to realize goals.
Effectively analyzes risk factors and potential consequences, taking action to realize goals.
Influence and Diplomacy:
Utilizes a rational appeal and a convincing business case to influence others and gain organizational support; builds and leverages interdependent relationships with key stakeholders.
Utilizes a rational appeal and a convincing business case to influence others and gain organizational support; builds and leverages interdependent relationships with key stakeholders.
Coaching and Mentoring Others:
Supports the growth of others by providing regular feedback, fostering connections and formulating individualized development plans.
Supports the growth of others by providing regular feedback, fostering connections and formulating individualized development plans.
Awareness and Insight:
Assesses one’s own abilities, understands how actions impact perceptions and effectively maneuvers the culture, climate and politics of the organization at all levels.
Assesses one’s own abilities, understands how actions impact perceptions and effectively maneuvers the culture, climate and politics of the organization at all levels.
Business and Financial Acumen:
Analyzes financial data to gain critical insight into key business drivers, adjusting strategy when appropriate.
Analyzes financial data to gain critical insight into key business drivers, adjusting strategy when appropriate.
Communication and Listening:
Encourages open and honest communication with the team, communicates messages clearly and concisely and listens attentively to others.
Encourages open and honest communication with the team, communicates messages clearly and concisely and listens attentively to others.
Building Trust:
Builds strong relationships on a foundation of trust, loyalty, and authenticity.
Builds strong relationships on a foundation of trust, loyalty, and authenticity.
Building High Performing Teams:
Recruits and retains high-performing talent, sets high standards for performance and ultimately creates a collaborative culture.
Recruits and retains high-performing talent, sets high standards for performance and ultimately creates a collaborative culture.
Initiative:
Proactively seeks new opportunities and challenges; takes ownership and accountability for enhancing results or minimizing problems.
Proactively seeks new opportunities and challenges; takes ownership and accountability for enhancing results or minimizing problems.
Strategic Thinking/Visioning:
Establishes and implements strategic initiatives that facilitate the growth and success of the business.
Establishes and implements strategic initiatives that facilitate the growth and success of the business.
Building Networks:
Builds strong relationships with peers and partners, cultivating meaningful connections.
Builds strong relationships with peers and partners, cultivating meaningful connections.