For Leaders: Does not act For Leaders: For Leaders: Identifies For Leaders: Successfully For Leaders: Identifies on information pertaining to Occasionally does not act and acts upon the identifies and acts upon and visualizes options and the interdependencies upon underlying underlying connections of options, new ideas and formulates innovative between issues and connections of conflicts potential conflicts between innovative approaches, approaches; proactively processes in his/her between new ideas, data or new ideas, pieces of data understanding potential addresses potential functional area of aspects of a situation or aspects of a situation conflicts between new conflicts between new expertise/department or ideas, pieces of data or ideas, pieces of data or agency aspects of a situation aspects of a situation For Leaders: Insists on For Leaders: For Leaders: Implements For Leaders: Proactively For Leaders: Fosters an implementing new Occasionally implements new approaches/ programs initiates new approaches environment that supports approaches/programs that new approaches/programs that prove to be effective /programs that improve the smooth implementation are ineffective or that may be ineffective effectiveness of new approaches/ unreasonable programs to improve effectiveness Cultural Awareness Definition: Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics; treats all people fairly and consistently; effectively works with people from diverse backgrounds by treating them with dignity and respect Unsatisfactory Successful Performer - Successful Performer Successful Performer - Exceptional Performer Performer Minus Plus Does not recognize cultural Occasionally recognizes Recognizes cultural Initiates strategies for Develops strategies for differences; may use cultural differences among differences among people overcoming cultural overcoming even the most unfounded stereotypes to people and tries to bridge and effectively works to differences to achieve challenging cultural develop an understanding cultural gaps bridge cultural gaps common goals differences to achieve of others common goals
For Leaders: Does not act on information pertaining to the interdependencies between issues and processes in his/her functional area of expertise/department or agency For Leaders: Occasionally does not act upon underlying connections of conflicts between new ideas, data or aspects of a situation For Leaders: Identifies and acts upon the underlying connections of potential conflicts between new ideas, pieces of data or aspects of a situation For Leaders: Successfully identifies and acts upon options, new ideas and innovative approaches, understanding potential conflicts between new ideas, pieces of data or aspects of a situation For Leaders: Identifies and visualizes options and formulates innovative approaches; proactively addresses potential conflicts between new ideas, pieces of data or aspects of a situation For Leaders: Insists on implementing new approaches/programs that are ineffective or unreasonable For Leaders: Occasionally implements new approaches/programs that may be ineffective For Leaders: Implements new approaches/ programs that prove to be effective For Leaders: Proactively initiates new approaches /programs that improve effectiveness For Leaders: Fosters an environment that supports the smooth implementation of new approaches/ programs to improve effectiveness Cultural Awareness Definition: Demonstrates an open-minded approach to understanding people regardless of their gender, age, race, national origin, religion, ethnicity, disability status, or other characteristics; treats all people fairly and consistently; effectively works with people from diverse backgrounds by treating them with dignity and respect Unsatisfactory Performer Successful Performer - Minus Successful Performer Successful Performer - Plus Exceptional Performer Does not recognize cultural differences; may use unfounded stereotypes to develop an understanding of others Occasionally recognizes cultural differences among people and tries to bridge cultural gaps Recognizes cultural differences among people and effectively works to bridge cultural gaps Initiates strategies for overcoming cultural differences to achieve common goals Develops strategies for overcoming even the most challenging cultural differences to achieve common goals
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