Outstanding Leadership – this is about others

Leading Yourself Leading Others Leading the Function Leading the Service
  • I am an ambassador for the service, taking pride and responsibility for the work we do and encouraging others to do the same.
  • I work with the team to establish a clear sense of purpose and set expectations to achieve our goal. 
  • I work with people both inside and outside the organisation to set clear work and objectives, actively monitoring the performance of the team and giving positive developmental feedback. 
  • I work with others to establish the strategic direction and the working goals of the organisation.
  • I take responsibility and accountability for the quality of my own work.
  • I take responsibility for team effectiveness which focusses on improving outcomes and decisions.
  • I am accountable for the output of my teams and devolve responsibility 
    for work to the appropriate level.
  • I communicate with passion and integrity to maintain and elevate the reputation of the service to staff, stakeholders and the public. 
  • I use non stigmatising behaviours or language and non stereotypical language. 
  • I promote two way dialogue.
  • I value and appreciate differences in people and treat everyone with kindness and respect
  • I encourage all the people in my team to speak and share their views.
  • I value the team and know how to make best use of their diverse skills and strengths.
  • I use a variety of engagement methods to seek feedback and understand people’s views on emerging issues.
  • I champion our ambition to display outstanding leadership at every level to create an environment where people can bring their whole self to work and be the best they can be.
  • I role model proactively, learning new skills and behaviours.
  • I look for opportunities to support others through appraisal and coaching, developing my own skills where necessary. 
  • I use debriefing and other learning from the organisation to help my team develop.
    •I am flexible in my leadership approaches, appropriate to the individual and situation, to ensure people give their best.
  • I look for opportunities to develop people and promote a learning culture.
  • I nurture future talent and proactively plan for succession. 
  • I take the opportunity to coach, support and mentor people outside of my own immediate team or discipline.
  • I foster and embed the principles of a learning organisation.
  • I ensure fair and effective systems and methods are in place for succession and nurturing people’s career.
  • I role model ethical and outstanding leadership, 
    encouraging a coaching culture and putting in place mechanisms which give people access to coaching and mentoring.

 

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