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Foundational Level Performance:

  • Support a positive team environment by being reliable, communicating clearly, and contributing to shared goals in alignment with our department’s expectations.
  • Meet deadlines, fulfill commitments, ask for assistance when needed, and offer support to others when the opportunity arises.
  • Set clear expectations, foster a positive and inclusive environment, and align individual efforts with organizational goals.
  • Understand the role of each task and the importance these elements have on the greater outcomes of the unit and the skills necessary to complete the objective successfully.

Intermediate Level Performance:

  • Manage individual and team performance by onboarding, setting clear expectations, offering timely feedback, and guiding team members through their responsibilities to support the unit’s success.
  • Delegate tasks appropriately, conduct regular check-ins, and provide constructive feedback.
  • Analyze and interpret methods to guide, develop, and motivate individuals and teams.
  • Evaluate and assess strategies to foster a positive and inclusive environment, manage performance, and align team efforts with organizational goals.
  • Understand the cross-implications of various functional areas and their interplay. Recognize the need for cross-training and back-up services to better deploy departmental resources and resolve issues.
  • Innovate possible process improvements, increase efficiencies, and individual skillset development as appropriate.

Advanced Level Performance:

  • Lead teams through the comprehensive employee lifecycle by fostering engagement, developing talent, and aligning day-to-day work with organizational values and strategic goals.
  • Facilitate onboarding and mentorship guidance for managers to provide to their employees.
  • Develop and sustain high-functioning teams by designing people-centered strategies that inspire performance, promote accountability, and integrate the employee experience with the institution’s strategic goals/plan.
  • Create long-term workforce development plans, cultivate a culture of inclusion and innovation, and lead organizational change through a people strategy meant to motivate individuals and teams.
  • Design and formulate strategies to set clear expectations, foster a positive and inclusive environment with growth opportunities, manage performance constructively, and align team efforts with the institution’s strategic goals/plan.
  • Fitting necessary skills and skillsets with individual personnel strengths and weaknesses to establish the most effective aggregated team.

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