Leadership development report (Leading for Change)

U

Executing tasks

U1

Task-Relevant Knowledge:

Knowledge of standard practices and procedures necessary to accomplish tasks.

U2

Delegating:

Assigning tasks to the appropriate people based on knowledge of individuals, work processes, organizational planning and work group flow.

U3

Attention to Detail:

Placing focus on the details of the task to be accomplished.

U4

Coordinating Work Activities:

Coordinate the work-related activities necessary for task completion of all relevant constituents (both inside and outside of the group/organization). Adjusting your own plans in light of how others are acting or how the environment is changing.

U5

Providing Feedback:

Providing both positive feedback and critiques, in a timely and constructive manner, to allow others to know how they are doing and improve on weaknesses.

U6

Multi-Tasking:

Working on a variety of tasks simultaneously and shifting your resources between multiple systems when needed

V

Solving Problems

V1

Analytic Thinking:

Using existing information to logically evaluate situations and solve problems. Utilizing inductive and deductive logic to make inferences.

V2

Analyzing Data:

Summarizing and making inferences from information

through the application of statistics and qualitative analyses.

V3

Mental Focus:

Concentrating and avoiding distractions when making sense of information that is not immediately coherent.

V4

Decision Making:

Quickly prioritizing and evaluating the relative costs and benefits of potential actions needed to complete a task.

V5

Designing Work Systems:

Designating the responsibilities of individual jobs and structuring the work of groups in organizations.

W

Managing Information and Material Resources

W1

Managing Materials and Facilities:

Monitoring the delivery, inventory and flow of materials using tracking systems as well as, identifying and designing facility location/layout to maximize productivity.

W2

Managing Information Resources:

Understanding information needs and providing access to efficient tools for project management, data analysis, strategic planning, and process controls.

W3

Performing Administrative Activities:

Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing other daily administrative tasks. Entering, transcribing, recording, or storing either written or electronic information.

W4

Maintaining Quality:

Evaluating materials and information produced against a set of standards through the use of measures of quality in order to track system and/or group progress.

X

Managing Human Resources

X1

Succession Planning/Recruiting:

Examining organizational structure to identify staffing issues needed to achieve strategic objectives. Attracting many qualified applicants for open positions within the organization..

X2

Personnel Decision Quality:

Making good personnel decisions by identifying and assessing the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to successfully perform a role in the organization.

X3

Managing Personnel Policies:

Developing and monitoring policies, programs, and procedures related to work practices and compensation.

X4

Maintaining Safety:

Minimizing potential safety hazards and maintaining compliance with company policies, safety laws, and regulations.

Y

Enhancing Performance

Y1

Enhancing Task Knowledge:

Involving the group in discovering methods to enhance task performance and redirecting the group to achieve better task completion.

Y2

Eliminating Barriers to Performance:

Identifying roadblocks and redundancies in work processes. Promoting improvements in task performance.

Y3

Benchmarking:

Facilitating communication outside of the organization to identify and integrate the best practices in task design and performance

Y4

Strategic Task Management:

Matching the appropriate people and resources in the organization to maximize task performance. Maintaining task performance through times of turbulence.