If you don't supervise others, you can still demonstrate leadership skills by practicing the work habits of good leaders:

• Be genuine and praise others when they deserve it, making sure to articulate what they did well. This is a leadership skill that helps develop talent. 
• Have clear goals for what you want to achieve in your position. This demonstrates engagement with the organization.
• Practice empathy to perceive others' needs, not just your own. Empathy shows that you value and invest…

No matter what your job or position, you can be certain that you will experience criticism periodically. This inevitability calls for a personal strategy to master its impact so you can make it work for you. Whether you are corrected by peers in a group or criticized during an annual review, consider these four pillars of managing criticism like a pro: 1) Criticism usually stings, and it's often a surprise over which you have little or no control. Accepting this can help you respond to it with…