In Executive Core Qualifications, you'll learn...
- How to question conventional methods, encourage new ideas and implement new processes and programs
- How to foster team commitment, spirit, pride and trust and facilitate cooperation to accomplish team goals
- How to deliver high-quality products and services and anticipate the needs of internal and external customers
- How to develop a high-performance workforce through effective recruiting and performance management
- And much more!
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) define the competencies needed to develop a federal corporate culture that drives results, serves customers and builds successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization. ECQs are required for entry to the Senior Executive Service (SES) and are used by many departments and agencies in selection, performance management and leadership development for management and executive positions. The five ECQ performance areas include the following.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
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Leading change+
- Question conventional methods, encourage new ideas and implement new processes and programs
- Examine new information and personally adapt to changing conditions or unexpected obstacles
- Deal with pressure, adversity and setbacks and remain optimistic and persistent
- Develop long-term goals, objectives and priorities and capitalize on opportunities when they appear
Leading people+
- Foster team commitment, spirit, pride and trust and facilitate cooperation to accomplish team goals
- Encourage differences of opinion yet prevent confrontation by resolving conflicts constructively
- Support an inclusive workplace in which differences are valued and leveraged effectively
- Develop the knowledge and skills of team members through formal and informal training
Results driven+
- Deliver high-quality products and services and anticipate the needs of internal and external customers
- Conduct thorough analysis of problems, generate alternatives and make effective recommendations
- Make effective and timely decisions that consider the long-term impacts on people and operations
- Identify new opportunities, develop new products and services and make improvements in current ones
Business acumen+
- Demonstrate understanding of budgeting, procurement, contracting and monitoring expenditures
- Develop a high-performance workforce through effective recruiting and performance management
- Use organizational technology effectively and ensure access to and security of technology systems
Building coalitions+
- Develop networks, build alliances and collaborate across boundaries to build strategic relationships
- Identify internal and external politics that impact the organization and balance them with organizational reality to determine appropriate management action
- Build cooperation and consensus through effective persuasion and negotiation
