HIGHLIGHT 7.1 Leadership behaviors differ somewhat from lead ership skills. A leadership behavior concerns a specific action, such as"setting specific perfor mance goals for team members." A leadership skill consists of three components, which include a well-defined body of knowledge, a set of related behaviors, and clear criteria of competent perfor mance. Perhaps leadership skills may be better un derstood by using a basketball analogy. People differ considerably in their basketball skills; good basketball players know when to pass and when to shoot and are adept at making layups, shots from the field, and free throws. Knowing when to pass and when to shoot is an example of the knowl