Pillars of the Washington State Leadership Board Leadership Framework (as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary):

  • Accountability

    An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.

  • Advocacy

    The act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.

  • Communication

    A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.

  • Emotional Intelligence

    The ability to recognize, understand and deal skillfully with one’s own emotions, and the emotions of others (as by regulating one’s emotions or by showing empathy and good judgment in social interactions).

  • Open-Mindedness

    The ability to be receptive to arguments or ideas.

  • Passion

    A strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; An intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction.

  • Resilience

    An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

  • Service

    The act of serving: such as a helpful act and/or useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity.

  • Teamwork

    Work done by a group acting together so that each member does a part that contributes to the efficiency of the whole.

  • Vision

    A thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination; Unusual discernment or foresight.