Achievement Orientation

This competency is about how well you set goals and achieve standards of excellence and improved personal performance. You examine your ability to apply yourself, to persist and to manage under pressure to achieve goals and targets. You look at how well you manage different points of view and take calculated risks.

Achievement Orientation

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Level1

Managing Familiar Tasks

does what is asked and tries to do a job well; confident in own ability when handling routine work; relies on own judgement where issues and tasks are familiar; accepts goals without questioning them; shows hesitancy when not on familiar ground or when working towards new/unfamiliar goals

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Level2

Achieving Results

enjoys achieving required results for all tasks; is aware of inefficiencies and may express frustration at delays; enjoys working on new but unambiguous tasks/projects where support is assured and readily available; guides own actions and approaches to task achievement, but is readily influenced by others

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Level3

Taking Responsibility for Results and Approach

sets moderately difficult goals and achieves required results through independent effort; demonstrates a high level of determination and persistence where goals are clear; promotes and justifies own approach and decisions within area of responsibility; is prepared to say "no" and question expectations/goals when appropriate

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Level4

Pursuing High Standards

motivated to set targets which are a definite stretch, but not unrealistic or impossible; establishes and adheres to high standards of performance; seeks added responsibility; displays an optimistic "can-do" approach in new and diverse situations; persists and takes repeated or different actions to overcome obstacles

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Level5

Achieving Challenging Targets

sees self as a prime mover and catalyst in the achievement of challenging and significant targets; does not depend on others for ideas or reassurance; takes reasonable and well-calculated risks in order to achieve quality results; confident in dealing with challenging questions/different opinions from peers/superiors

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