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Strategic Thinking
Strategic Thinking
- The ability to see what is – and what could be – and make choices that lead to desired outcomes
- Integrates trends and developments in different areas into an integrated vision of the future
- Formulates objectives and priorities, and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization
- Examines business needs in an attempt to identify opportunities or obstacles
- Sees beyond the current business model and astutely identifies trends and makes linkages between business issues and potential opportunities
- Has peripheral vision; thinks laterally about external trends
- Draws out new insights from diverse and complex information that are not obvious to others
- Defines a clear long-term vision for the business; paints a compelling picture of new opportunities
- Understands program inter-dependencies and the need to integrate activities across functions/areas related to project planning, program implementation and evaluation
- Develops new concepts, adapts current solutions and implements new approaches to meet emerging or evr changing business needs
- Analyzes complex business issues, develops new concepts and distills new solutions which are consistent with the strategy and vision
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Personal Accountability
Personal Accountability
- Does not make excuses for errors or problems
- Takes responsibility for mistakes & corrects them
- Communicates clearly to stakeholders when deadlines and agreements cannot be fulfilled
- Is accountable & takes responsibility for his own behavior and the related results
- Does not diffuse blame for not meeting expectations
- Faces up to problems with people quickly and directly
- Holds oneself and others accountable for making principled decisions and addresses unethical and unsatisfactory behavior head on
- Presents oneself as a polished professional who exemplifies success and credibility
- Inspires others to be more professional
- Demonstrates professionalism when judged
- Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions
- Follows through on commitments
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Influencing Others
Interpersonal Relationships
- Is Sensitive to people’s needs and feelings
- Is willing to relook at own point of view , for a big picture view which benefits all
- Is a good listener, uses empathy to read others (e.g., understanding, is aware of, and sensitive to a client’s or co-worker’s situation) and acts accordingly.
- Constructively addresses differences of opinions, resolving conflicting situation by being cognizant of different perspectives and ways of working.
- Demonstrates an awareness of own style
- Thinks carefully about the likely effect on others of one’s words, actions, appearance and mode of behavior and makes adjustments as necessary
- Seeks out opportunities to meet people and develop a network
- Facilitates discussions and gives consideration to a range of interests, options and possibilities
- Inspires and persuades others to voluntarily follow direction, pursue and achieve goals, and adopt new positions or opinions
- Promotes the creation of shared mission, vision, and values, and uses those principles to guide actions
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Creativity & Innovation
Creativity & Innovation
- Applies original thinking & generate innovative solutions in work situations
- Identifies implicit assumptions in the way problems or situations are defined or presented
- Sees alternative ways to view or define problems
- Is not constrained by the thoughts or approaches of others
- Challenges the status quo by continuously reviewing personal work processes
- Questioning traditional or established processes to make improvements
- Targets important areas for innovation and develops solutions that address meaningful work issues
- Leverages diverse resources & draws upon multiple and diverse sources for ideas and inspiration
- Views situations from multiple perspectives
- Explores different lines of thought
- Combines ideas in unique ways or makes connections between disparate ideas
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Team Work & Collaboration
Team Work & Collaboration
- Actively seeks the participation/input of others in work functions and projects
- Builds appropriate alliances across organizational lines
- Doesn’t take hard, non negotiable positions
- Encourages collaboration among the team members
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other teams
- Fosters a climate of collaboration
- Maintains smooth, effective working relationships
- When working with others, looks to add value
- Works effectively as a member of informal teams or groups
- Shifts priorities, changes style and responds with new approaches as needed to meet group goals
- Facilitates communication between people experiencing conflict who have previously been unable to solve problems
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Stakeholder’s Management
Stakeholder’s Management
- Identifies stakeholder’s at the project initiation phase and their concerns
- Prioritizes stakeholder’s concerns and potential impacts on the project
- Manages stakeholder engagement by addressing stakeholder’s’ need and keeps the communication lines open
- Manages the expectations of stakeholder’s throughout the lifecycle of the project
- Offers to cover the responsibilities of a colleague while he/she is on vacation
- Makes necessary information available to project stakeholder’s in a concise and timely fashion
- Sets and, if necessary, reset stakeholder expectations
- Manages stakeholder relationships to ensure commitment and involvement, and to encourage effective collaboration
- Communicate risks and their possible results to stakeholder’s, Warns stakeholder’s if changes will affect them
- Holds regular consultation to ensure that requirements are agreed and solution is negotiated that is acceptable to the majority of stakeholder’s
- Understands the root cause of stakeholder behaviour, and assesses if there is a better way to work together to maintain a productive relationship
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