as the political, formal procedures and key decision-makers and parties based on • Anticipates issues, • Demonstrates broad social and economic the organization’s influencers. understanding of issues, challenges and outcomes understanding of social issues, to achieve accountabilities. • Effectively uses both climates and cultures in and effectively operates and economic context results formal and informal own and other to best position the within which the • Recognizes and uses formal structure, rules, channels or networks for organizations. organization. organization operates. • Accurately describes • Supports the changing • Understands and processes, methods or acquiring information, operations to accomplish assistance and the issues and culture of culture and methods of anticipates the potential work. accomplishing work external stakeholders. operating, if necessary, trends of the political Uses this information to for the success of the environment and the • Actively supports the goals. public service mission negotiate goals and organization. impact these might have and goals. initiatives. • Ensures due diligence on the organization. by keeping informed of • Operates successfully in business and operational a variety of social, plans and practices. political and cultural environments. • Uses organizational culture as a means to influence and lead the organization. Modifies current approaches Creates new concepts Questioning • Analyzes strengths and Introduces new • Integrates and Nurtures creativity Acknowledges the need conventional weaknesses of current approaches synthesizes relevant • Develops an for new approaches approaches, approaches. • Searches for ideas or concepts into a new environment that • Is open to new ideas. exploring • Modifies and adapts solutions that have solution for which there nurtures creative • Questions the thinking, questioning and alternatives and current methods and worked in other is no previous conventional approach responding to approaches to better environments and applies experience. experimentation. and seeks alternatives. Creative challenges with meet needs. them to the organization. • Creates new models • Encourages challenges • Recognizes when a new Thinking • Identifies alternate • Uses existing solutions innovative solutions and methods for the to conventional approach is needed; solutions based on in innovative ways to or services, using organization. approaches. integrates new intuition, precedent. solve problems. • Identifies flexible and • Sponsors information quickly while • Identifies an optimal • Sees long-term experimentation adaptable solutions while experimentation to considering different solution after weighing and fresh consequences of still recognizing maximize potential for options. perspectives. the advantages and potential solutions. professional and innovation. disadvantages of organizational standards. alternative approaches. 11
as the political, social and economic issues, to achieve results formal procedures and the organization’s accountabilities. • Recognizes and uses formal structure, rules, processes, methods or operations to accomplish work. • Actively supports the public service mission and goals. key decision-makers and influencers. • Effectively uses both formal and informal channels or networks for acquiring information, assistance and accomplishing work goals. parties based on understanding of issues, climates and cultures in own and other organizations. • Accurately describes the issues and culture of external stakeholders. Uses this information to negotiate goals and initiatives. • Anticipates issues, challenges and outcomes and effectively operates to best position the organization. • Supports the changing culture and methods of operating, if necessary, for the success of the organization. • Ensures due diligence by keeping informed of business and operational plans and practices. • Demonstrates broad understanding of social and economic context within which the organization operates. • Understands and anticipates the potential trends of the political environment and the impact these might have on the organization. • Operates successfully in a variety of social, political and cultural environments. • Uses organizational culture as a means to influence and lead the organization. Creative Thinking Questioning conventional approaches, exploring alternatives and responding to challenges with innovative solutions or services, using intuition, experimentation and fresh perspectives. Acknowledges the need for new approaches • Is open to new ideas. • Questions the conventional approach and seeks alternatives. • Recognizes when a new approach is needed; integrates new information quickly while considering different options. Modifies current approaches • Analyzes strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. • Modifies and adapts current methods and approaches to better meet needs. • Identifies alternate solutions based on precedent. • Identifies an optimal solution after weighing the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches. Introduces new approaches • Searches for ideas or solutions that have worked in other environments and applies them to the organization. • Uses existing solutions in innovative ways to solve problems. • Sees long-term consequences of potential solutions. Creates new concepts • Integrates and synthesizes relevant concepts into a new solution for which there is no previous experience. • Creates new models and methods for the organization. • Identifies flexible and adaptable solutions while still recognizing professional and organizational standards. Nurtures creativity • Develops an environment that nurtures creative thinking, questioning and experimentation. • Encourages challenges to conventional approaches. • Sponsors experimentation to maximize potential for innovation. 11
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