Leadership Competencies - Executive

External Awareness

The ability to identify and integrate key external factors into daily work activities. Analytical being tied to a particular environment.

Maintains current knowledge of key legislation, regulations, policies, procedures; economic, social, scientific, and political trends and developments; and their impact on the organization and its internal and external stakeholders
Considers the impact of external events in near-term and long-term planning
Integrates Administration priorities and initiatives into plans or strategies for accomplishing organizational goals and objectives
Demonstrates awareness of the progress of key legislation and the dynamics underlying that legislation
Considers organizational and political realities, the media, and special interests when making decisions

Expert: Models, leads, trains, and motivates multiple levels of personnel to be excellent in external awareness.
Advanced: Even in the most complex situations, maintains up-to-date knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, procedures and political trends, articulates critical business issues, and applies knowledge to decisions.
Intermediate: Usually maintains up-to-date knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, articulates critical business issues, and applies knowledge to business decisions.
Basic: Sometimes understands and uses good judgment in guiding the business, negotiates well on its behalf, and develops effective tactics based on knowledge of the organization and the industry.
Awareness: Demonstrates common knowledge or an understanding of external awareness, but may avoid or miss opportunities to understand or guide the organization.