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Visioning and Alignment

Actively shaping and communicating the organizational vision and values to ensure understanding and alignment throughout the organization.
Level 1 Aligns personal work goals and actions

BEHAVIORS

  • Ensures that personal work goals are aligned with their own work area.
  • Explains how own role assists in achieving the organization's vision.

QUESTIONS

  • Describe a situation where you made sure that your personal work goals were in line with the goals and plans for your work area.

Probing Questions

* What were you working on?

* How did your work relate to the goals/plans of your area?

* How did you ensure that you stayed in line with your area’s goals/plans?

* How do you know your approach was successful?

  • Tell us about a time when you were conscious that your role/work was contributing to the achievement of the organization's vision.

Probing Questions

* What was the situation?

* Why did you feel your work was important?

* What did you do as a result of your understanding?

* What was the reaction of others?

Level 2 Aligns team goals and actions

BEHAVIORS

  • Ensures that team activities are aligned with the broader vision.
  • Helps team members understand the broader vision and how their work relates to it.
  • Eliminates or restructures activities that do not support the future success of the organization.

QUESTIONS

  • In the past, how have you monitored the activities of your team to ensure they were consistent with the broader vision of the unit/organization?

Probing Questions

* Describe the situation, including your role.

* What monitoring mechanisms did you use?

* How did you apply them?

* What did you do to get the team back on track or to keep them on track?

  • What have you done in the past to ensure that your team members are aware of the strategic vision of your unit/organization and how their work relates to it? Describe a specific example.

Probing Questions

* What methods of communication did you employ to get the information across?

* What information did you pass on to your staff?

* What difference do you think this has made in terms of the team’s effectiveness?

Level 3 Aligns program/ operational support

BEHAVIORS

  • Develops and implements programs and processes aligned with the strategic direction and vision.
  • Monitors current developments and trends that may affect the implementation of organizational direction, programs or plans.

QUESTIONS

  • In helping teams to set goals within their areas, how have you ensured that the organizational goals and vision have been taken into consideration? Describe a particular situation, including your role.

Probing Questions

* What goals was the team setting?

* How did you convey the importance of keeping goals consistent across all organizational levels?

* What was the outcome?

  • What is an example of a time when you played a key role in the development and implementation of programs and/or processes, ensuring that they were aligned with the strategic direction and vision of the organization?

Probing Questions

* What programs/processes were developed?

* What was your contribution?

* How did you ensure that the programs/processes were in alignment with the strategic direction of the organization?

* What was the result?

  • Describe a time when you identified factors that you anticipated would affect the implementation of the organization's programs (positively or negatively).

Probing Questions

* Describe the situation.

* What factors did you identify?

* What actions did you take?

* What was the outcome?

Level 4 Aligns strategic support

BEHAVIORS

  • Sets strategic goals and approaches in line with the organization's vision and values.
  • Scans external and internal environments to identify and assess emerging trends, opportunities and threats that may influence future directions.
  • Responds to emerging trends with initiatives that are aligned with the organization's vision and values.
  • Promotes a shared understanding of the organization's vision and implications for organizational direction.

QUESTIONS

  • Describe an example of a time when you played a role in promoting an understanding of the organization's vision and its implications for the direction of the organization.

Probing Questions

* What was the organization’s vision?

* How did the organizational vision relate to its direction?

* What did you do to promote understanding of the organization’s vision?

* What challenges, if any, did you encounter?

* To what extent would you say you were successful? What makes you say that?

  • Could you talk about a time when you addressed internal and external factors that may influence future directions of the organization?

Probing Questions

* Describe the situation.

* What were the influencing factors?

* What actions did you take?

* How did you know if your actions were aligned with the organization’s vision and values?

* What were the results?

Level 5 Shapes the vision and values

BEHAVIORS

  • Plays a leadership role in shaping the organization's vision and values.
  • Describes the vision and values in compelling terms to promote enthusiasm and commitment.
  • Positions the organization to deal with broad emerging trends and issues.

QUESTIONS

  • Describe a time when you played a leadership role in the development of your organization’s vision and values.

Probing Questions

* Describe the situation, your role, and that of others in developing the vision/values.

* What process was used to develop the vision/values?

* What factors were especially critical in developing the visions/values, and what was your role in dealing with these factors?

* What was the outcome?

  • Could you give an example of how you positioned an organization to deal with broad emerging trends and issues?

Probing Questions

* Describe the situation.

* What were the emerging trends and issues?

* What was your strategic plan?

* What actions did you take?

* What was the outcome?