Competencies

Question 1

Adapting and responding to change:

Answer 1

• Change positively
• Modifies approach to new challenges
• Open attitude/New ideas
• Supports New plans/initiatives
• Alter view - new information
• Adapts style/behaviour
• Relates to people
• understands different cultures and how they interpret information
• Accepts ambiguity
• Works confidently when info unclear

Question 2

Coping with pressures and setbacks:

Answer 2

• Focused on work under pressure
• Emotional display
• Work life balance
• Optimistic outlook
• Everything will turn out well
• Problems in perspective
• Open and receptive to criticism, deals with it in a positive manner.

Question 3

Working with people:

Answer 3

• Understands what is important for another person
• Recognises others limitations
• Offers appropriate support
• Attends to emotional concerns
• Adapts behaviour
• Works in harmony, co-operation and communication
• Praises contributions of others
• Shares information with others
• Consults widely during decision making
• Demonstrates patience

Question 4

Creating and innovating:

Answer 4

• New ideas
• Fresh insights
• Questions traditional methods to improve working practices/work performance
• Discuss advantages and disadvantages
• Describes benefits to organisations
  Demonstrates a liking for change

Question 5

Adhering to principles and values:

Answer 5

• Acts to clear ethics and values
• Models high standards of behavior
• Unbiased treatment of others
• Draws on diverse backgrounds and knowledge of people
• Creates equal opportunities for all
• Treats all groups of people equally
• Takes community demographics into account when making decisions
• Works towards making the organisation more socially responsible

Question 6

Diversity and inclusion:

Answer 6

• Equality act 2010
• Understands 9 protected characteristics
• Seeks to understand different perspectives and cultures
• Contributes to a climate of diversity
• Sensitive to cultural norms
• Learns from others who have a different perspective
• Avoids and challenges stereotyping
• Demonstrates unbiased treatment towards others
• Understands importance of inclusive workforce
• Promotes fairness and equality