Leadership Flashcards
Leadership
What are the corporate values?
Trust, Quality, Excellence (TQE)
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What are the 6 leadership competencies?
- Develops culture and people
- Accountable for results
- Applies strategic agility
- Communicates and builds relationships
- Demonstrates business acumen
- Drives innovative change
“3 - D’s, 2 - A’s, and 1 C”
Leadership
What leadership competency is “demonstrates alignment with city values and genuinely fosters the long term learning and development of others?”
Develops culture and people
Leadership
What leadership competency is “takes ownership of responsibilities and produces results through the timely implementation and evaluation of programs and policies?”
Accountable for results
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What leadership competency is “maintains awareness of internal and external trends (political, inter-governmental and community of interest) and applies this knowledge to support the long term vision and success of the city?”
Applies strategic agility
Leadership - What leadership competency is “proactively builds and maintains professional relationships, networks and or contacts (internally and externally) and effectively works and communicates across the organization?”
Communicates and builds relationships
Leadership
What leadership competency is “enhances performance and builds public trust by understanding the impact of decisions, issues and outcomes to the city’s business needs and strategic priorities?”
Demonstrates business acumen
Leadership
What leadership competency is “develops an environment which embraces change, encourages acceptance and guides others to proactively, effectively and efficiently move through transition?”
Drives innovative change
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What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- live the corporate values (TQE)
- Build alignment and engagement among employees and teams
- Sustain a respectful workplace
- Attract, retain and develop a talented and diverse labour pool
Develops culture and people
Leadership
What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- make effective decisions
- create a sense of urgency
- hold themselves and others accountable
- drive continuous improvement
Accountable for results
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What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- Be politically savvy and organization wide thinkers
- remain current, be sensitive to and anticipate future trends
- be nimble and readily adaptable to capitalize on opportunities
- clearly link organization strategies to departmental, team and individual contributions
Applies strategic agility
Leadership
What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- proactively establish and manage stakeholder relationships
- provide clear, timely and transparent communication
- support cross departmental collaboration and remove barriers
- establish and maintain effective business networks
Communicates and builds relationships
Leadership
What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- apply financial and business planning discipline
- use fact based business cases which balance intuition of what will drive results
- empower and support decision makers
Demonstrates business acumen
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What leadership competency states, leaders need to:
- Anticipate and lead change
- be open to innovation and manage the change processes
- take calculated risks
Drives innovative change
