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SELF-MANAGEMENT
Please
note: This competency profile will be revised to be consistent
with the Alberta
public service competency model.
COMPETENCY
DESCRIPTION
Below
is a description of the competency as well as behaviours
typically demonstrated by high performers in each classification.
Self-Management: Managing
and continually improving one's own performance.
Behaviours:
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Administrative
Support
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Professional
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Managers
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| Demonstrates
ethical behaviour. |
Manages
stress effectively. |
Demonstrates
good judgement. |
Chooses
challenges or conflict. |
| Demonstrates
desired values and behaviours of the organization
and high personal standards of ethics and integrity
by being honest and treating others with respect. Influences
others to model these behaviours. |
Manages
personal wellness in the face of ongoing and significant
stress. May apply special techniques or plan
activities ahead of time to manage emotions or stress. |
Makes
decisions, takes actions, and chooses options being
mindful of the potential impact on the organization,
the client or the team. |
Pursues
continuous learning; seeks challenging assignments,
and is excited by a challenge. Looks for and
gets new responsibilities. Speaks up when disagrees
with management, clients or others in power, but
disagrees politely, stating own view clearly and
confidently, even in a conflict. |
ASSESSING
YOUR SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS
The
Learning
and Development Toolkit on the Personnel Administration
Office website has a
self-assessment tool you may find helpful.
DEVELOPING
COMPETENCE IN SELF-MANAGEMENT
- TIPS FOR STAFF
| Behaviour |
Ideas for
On-the-Job Competency Development |
| Demonstrates ethical behaviour. |
- Admit a mistake.
- Think
of someone who makes you feel respected. Why
do you feel that way around that person? Resolve
to develop one of this person's qualities.
- Evaluate
a recent difficult decision and ask yourself
if you will be pleased with the outcome
10 years from now. Who might disapprove? Why?
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| Manages stress effectively. |
- Think
of the things you enjoy and pick three quick
activities you could do to escape daily tensions
(e.g. go for a walk, exercise, deep breathing,
meditation, talk with a friend about something
unrelated to work or read the comics). Incorporate
one of these activities into your schedule every
day.
- Ask
a colleague what they do to manage stress. Implement
one of this person's strategies.
- Write
down the 5 most important goals in your life. For a week record how you spend your
time. Identify time spent on different areas
of your life. Is your time use consistent
with your values and goals? If it isn't it
may be causing you stress. How can you better
align them?
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| Demonstrates good judgement. |
- Talk to colleagues about their approaches to
making difficult decisions and see what you can
learn from their methods.
- When
considering options, force yourself to go from
details to the big picture. For example
- what specific things need to be done to implement
this decision? What will be the outcome? What
effect will this decision have on the team, the
clients, and the organization?
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| Chooses challenges or conflict. |
- Volunteer to chair or take part in a focus group
or team that interests you.
- Take
the initiative to learn the background on an
upcoming project. Ask your manager to
allow you to work on it.
- Before
going to a meeting where an idea of yours will
be discussed, practice what you might say
to promote your idea. If you know of a specific
colleague, subordinate or superior that does not
agree with the idea, tailor your remarks to that
person's concerns. After the meeting, ask
a co-worker for feedback on how it went. Did
you assertively and politely champion your idea?
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DEVELOPING
COMPETENCE IN SELF-MANAGEMENT
- TIPS FOR SUPERVISORS
| Type of
Support |
Ideas
for
Developing Staff |
| Coaching |
- Debrief staff on projects or issues, and take
the time to discuss what went well and what didn't,
along with what could be done differently next
time.
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Development
/Training |
- Provide opportunities for and reward continuous
learning.
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| Role Modeling |
- Admit your mistakes, and encourage employees
to do likewise.
- Reward honesty and integrity.
- Encourage the work unit to take a break or to
have fun to release stress and increase productivity.
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PREPARING
FOR AN INTERVIEW
- POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
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Describe the level of stress in your job
and what you do to manage it.
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How do you assess organizational impact when
choosing options or making decisions?
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Describe
a situation in which you disagreed with superiors or
a client, where there was a high degree
of sensitivity. How did you handle it?
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