These are the 6 necessary skills that every leader should have 

To be a good leader, you must do more than lead teams. You need to cultivate self-awareness, conversations, and relationships.

It’s not enough to practice leadership in the office. Today, the skills we need at work—humility, listening, and emotional intelligence—are just as necessary at home, in friendships, and community life.

Unfortunately, many leaders feel less confident when tough conversations or messy emotions arise outside formal settings. Without titles, power, and staff to rely on, you strip leadership down to its rawest form: connection with others.

Here are six leadership lessons that apply whether you’re managing a project, having a hard conversation with your teenager, or navigating a disagreement with a neighbor, a practice that I personally recently failed at.

1. Be awa