How did you What was the outcome? Tell us about a time when it was for you necessary to plan for several alternatives in facing the organisation. response to changes How did you evaluate the alternatives? What factors did you take into consideration? What was the outcome? Tell us about a time you rather than get stuck in the had to take a broad view of a problem detail. What was the problem? How did you ensure you did not get lost in the detail? What was the outcome of this? What are the department/agency? key issues likely to affect the future of your work or How is your role likely to change in response to issues? What will you need to do to meet these challenges? What, if anything, can you do now to prepare for changes? Organisational awareness Definition: is attuned to changing organisational dynamics; forge links with other teams and business areas; take account of different functions in developing plans and activities. other in your job? teams do/did you liaise with How are/were they similar to and different from your own team? What things did/do you need to take account of in co-operating with them? How did/do you know who to liaise with? It can be difficult to keep yourself fully aware of the wider organisational environment in which your team operates. When did in another division something you did not know about, or part of the department, limit your ability to achieve an outcome? What did you How did you deal with this differently next time? How do you your colleagues about issues in keep up with other parts of the organisation? Give me an example of when this was especially important. How did you ensure you spoke to the right people? What was the outcome? How do you in other parts of your organisation? find out about what is happening How would you compare your knowledge in this area to those of your colleagues? What do they know more about then you? What do you know more than them? When have you of when working or had to take account another area’s responsibilities planning work? Why was this important?
How did you What was the outcome? Tell us about a time when it was necessary for you to plan for several alternatives in response to changes facing the organisation. How did you evaluate the alternatives? What factors did you take into consideration? What was the outcome? Tell us about a time you had to take a broad view of a problem rather than get stuck in the detail. What was the problem? How did you ensure you did not get lost in the detail? What was the outcome of this? What are the key issues likely to affect the future of your work or department/agency? How is your role likely to change in response to issues? What will you need to do to meet these challenges? What, if anything, can you do now to prepare for changes? Organisational awareness Definition: is attuned to changing organisational dynamics; forge links with other teams and business areas; take account of different functions in developing plans and activities. other teams do/did you liaise with in your job? How are/were they similar to and different from your own team? What things did/do you need to take account of in co-operating with them? How did/do you know who to liaise with? It can be difficult to keep yourself fully aware of the wider organisational environment in which your team operates. When did something you did not know about, in another division or part of the department, limit your ability to achieve an outcome? What did you How did you deal with this differently next time? How do you keep up with your colleagues about issues in other parts of the organisation? Give me an example of when this was especially important. How did you ensure you spoke to the right people? What was the outcome? How do you find out about what is happening in other parts of your organisation? How would you compare your knowledge in this area to those of your colleagues? What do they know more about then you? What do you know more than them? When have you had to take account of another area’s responsibilities when working or planning work? Why was this important?
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