Simon
Thanks for the list.
I would qualify facilitation with facilitating other peoples learning
where learning = problem solving and critical reflection.
I would also add the competence of
"Building and Maintaining Relationships/Networks " and
"Political Acumen" to your list
Thanks again
Gary
At 10:41 PM 6/30/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Most of the responses I received to my request "What are the Key MANAGERIAL
>competencies" seemed to be about semantics (and so I'll address my use of
>terms first). I offered to share my list of 56 generic ones with folks who
>shared their ideas with me/us. Lots of people asked for my list without
>offering any ideas of their own and a few willingly gave some ideas.
>Thanks for the latter!
>
>So here it is (while the company CEO gave me permission to share this list,
>I can't go into great detail about individual competencies on it -- sorry):
>
>
>
>MANAGERIAL = any function of "handling" tasks or relationships in the role of
> manager, leader, or follower. This term does not just mean manager.
>
>COMPETENCY = any skill, knowledge, attitude, behavior, confidence, ability,
> or experience used to effectively deal with the demands placed
> on people by their surrounding [work] environments.
>
>GENERIC = useful, perhaps even critically important, to any person in the
> organization who has a managerial role/task or relationship (from
> executive to frontline -- these aren't just for middle managers).
>
> Please note that these 56 were right for the corporation studied *
> (an EXTREMELY functional and relationship oriented company), but
> other organizations have had longer and shorter competency lists.
>
>
>
>THINKING
>
>Expanding memory capacity
>Critically evaluating data
>Looking for problems
>Solving problems analytically
>Innovating through creativity
>Making decisions
>Judging under uncertainty
>
>COMMUNICATING
>
>Writing
>Presenting
>Public Speaking
>Actively Listening
>Clarifying Messages
>Giving Feedback
>Receiving Feedback
>
>MANAGING
>
>Time
>Meetings and discussions
>Projects and priorities
>Finances and budgets
>Hiring and staffing
>Leveraging techology
>Disseminating information
>
>LEADING
>
>Flexing style
>Resolving conflicts
>Working from service perspective
>Interpreting the vision
>Setting new directions
>Planning strategy
>Leading by example
>
>CHANGING
>
>Dealing with ambiguity
>Coping with complexity
>Superising multi-systems
>Understanding drivers and politics
>Identifying global and local trends
>Being a catalyst for change
>Willingness to take sensible risks
>
>DEVELOPING TEAMS
>
>Understanding group development
>Fostering team building
>Utilizing diversity
>Debriefing experience
>Celebrating success
>Handling team alterations
>Planning for input
>
>DEVELOPING OTHERS
>
>Appraising performance
>Coaching and mentoring
>Adjusting for varied learning styles
>Not blaming
>Guiding reflection
>Offering and asking for assistance
>Preparing others for change
>
>DEVELOPING SELF
>
>Caring for personal needs
>Balancing work and life
>Being self-directed and self-motivated
>Having awareness of own personal styles
>Planning own performance improvements
>Disclosing non-negotiables
>Improving interaction with others
>
>
>
>I would add another 7 for FACILITATION (making 63).
>Has anyone out there got any more to offer at this time?
>What's missing? Thanks for sharing....
>
>
>
>* Due to the ethics of research, the name of the organization studied must
>remain confidential. Due to the proprietry nature of this list, I am not
>permitted to publicly explain any competencies. Thanks for understanding.
>
>
>REGARDS! Simon.
>
>===================================================================
>
>Simon Priest, PhD, retired prof. & founding member of "eXperientia"
>"eXperientia" is a non-profit international consulting consortium
>
>(in latin) "eXperientia" means conscious learning for life derived
>from purposeful reflection on direct participation in action events
>
>E-addresses: mailto:
spriest@ups.edu mailto:
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>Website URL:
http://www2.tscnet.com/~experien/experientia.html
>
>
Gary Wallace -
g.wallace@uws.edu.au