
Team Leaders- 360 degree Feedback
Aimed at: Operational team leaders and managers whose primary responsibility is the day to day management of people in organisations of all sizes.
Competency Framework
You must complete all mandatory competencies and can select up to three optional ones.
| Mandatory Competencies | Optional Competencies |
| Team Working | Developing self |
| Developing others | Adaptability/Change Management |
| Motivation | Analytical Thinking |
| Delivering Results | Planning and Organising |
| Resilience | Leadership and inspiring others |
| Integrity and Ethical Management | Influencing |
| Customer Focus | Time Management |
| Relationship Building | |
| Communication |
Mandatory competencies
Team Working
This competency reflects the ability to contribute to teams and to improve their effectiveness through personal commitmentSupports less experienced colleagues
Encourages a strong sense of team spirit
Focuses the team on what will contribute to success in the long term
Develops ideas and solutions jointly with others
Gives fair and constructive feedback to team members
Takes responsibility for team's actions
Develops a wide network of productive relationships around the business
Developing others
This competency reflects the ability to improve performance through training and development of individuals and teamsAccurately identifies what people are good at and where they have potential to develop
Understands people's strengths and aspirations and takes them into account when allocating responsibilities
Sets and agrees objectives with people and monitors their progress
Provides personalised coaching and support to others
Promotes the idea of continuous improvement
Creates a positive learning environment
Encourages others to stretch themselves
Motivation
This competency reflects the ability to support and encourage individuals and teams, so that they give of their bestDisplays genuine interest in people and their progress
Gives praise and open recognition
Demonstrates belief in the abilities of others
Takes time to discover what motivates individuals
Involves others and encourages full participation
Has strength and maturity to support individuals and teams through difficult circumstances
Motivates others through personal example
Delivering results
This competency reflects the ability to focus oneself and others on achieving specific outcomesEffectively implements company initiatives
Manages projects successfully from inception to delivery
Is able to progress several issues simultaneously
Encourages others to aim high and exceed normal expectations
Challenges those who fail to achieve the required standards
Focuses effort on priority tasks and activities to achieve maximum results
Sets realistic deadlines, tasks and standards for others
resilience
Integrity and Ethical management
This competency reflects the ability to work ethically according to professional & company valuesAccepts responsibility for own work & decisions
Admits mistakes
Sticks to decisions which have been made and stays true to their word
Gives credit to deserving parties and does not take credit for the work of others
Maintains principles even if short term commercial advantage is compromised
Is loyal to the company and its principles
Uses positional and personal power with care and restraint
Customer focus
This competency reflects the pursuit of the highest level of customer serviceShows respect and friendliness to customers
Anticipates future customer needs and trends
Focuses on identifying opportunities to benefit customers
Talks and listens to customers to clarify their real needs and expectations
Strives to resolve customer concerns
Offers advice and guidance in responding to customer enquiries
Relationship Building
This competency reflects the ability to get on well with a wide range of people and build long term trusting relationshipsIs good at resolving people issues before they get out of hand
Builds rapport with people
Notices when others need help and support
Goes out of way to develop trust in relationships
Is sensitive to the unspoken feelings of others
Brings tensions to the surface, helps to resolve conflicts and produces a positive outcome
Looks for common ground and builds co-operation even in difficult circumstances
Communication
This competency reflects the ability to give and gather information and to actively manage the communication processStates own views clearly and concisely
Listens to and considers others? views
Asks questions to find out others? real views and check understanding
Tackles disagreement constructively
Conveys complex information in plain language
Has a manner, style and presence that makes a positive impression
Uses electronic communication channels appropriately and in a way that generates a positive reaction in the recipients
Optional comptencies - you may choose up to three of these
Developing self
This competency reflects the ability to focus on own development and to take action to learnSees own development as important
Is able to accurately identify own development needs
Takes responsibility for setting up their own learning opportunities
Reviews & consciously learns from experience
Evaluates own performance
Actively seeks feedback to assist with continuous self-improvement
Open to learning
Adaptability/Change Management
This competency reflects the ability to respond & adapt to changing circumstances and to manage, solve problems and provide solutions in a climate of ambiguitySuggests ideas for possible improvements
Adopts ideas used successfully elsewhere
Translates ideas into practical solutions
Enthusiastically accepts beneficial change
Identifies when changes are needed
Generates innovative ideas and solutions
Challenges conventional views to benefit the business
Analytical thinking
This competency reflects the ability to analyse, investigate & interpret data, issues & situationsAble to methodically analyse large amounts of information and draw out the right conclusions
Backs up conclusions with logical analysis
Is able to bring together information from a number of different sources when forming a decision
Clarifies key issues before reaching a decision
Weighs up the pros and cons of alternative solutions
Judges issues objectively, avoiding personal bias
Formulates clear and specific proposals for action
Planning and Organising
This competency reflects the ability to plan, organise and prioritise work. Balancing resources, skills, priorities and timescales to achieve objectivesEnsures own work is accurate and timely
Identifies clear targets and priorities
Concentrates effort on priorities
Allows for contingency in plans
Holds structured, productive meetings
Reviews and reassesses plans and priorities on a regular basis
Plans for the long term
Leadership and inspiring others
This competency reflects the ability to use personal skills to guide and inspire individuals/groups towards achieving goalsLeads without aggression or arrogance
Delegates effectively to others
Shows trust in the abilities of others
Generates energy and enthusiasm in others
Takes a lead in uncertain situations
Inspires others to believe that they can achieve worthwhile goals
Is a source of strength in times of uncertainty
Influencing
This competency reflects the ability to influence and persuade othersMakes a strong & positive impact in a group
States own views & opinions & backs them up with clear evidence
Is persuasive without being aggressive
Has the appropriate skills to turn objections into positive outcomes
Anticipates how people are likely to react and prepares appropriately
Continually assesses a situation and adapts behaviour accordingly
Is good at influencing senior people and winning support for a case
Time Management
The ability to make most effective use of one's own time and that of othersIs punctual and a good timekeeper
Is constantly aware of what is the best use of their own time
Resists temptation to take on other people's problems at the expense of own productivity
Challenges the need to go to irrelevant or time wasting meetings
Says 'no' assertively when time is not available
Only uses email when it is the most efficient and most appropriate form of communication
Gets the job done without procrastinating or delaying.