Definition: Keeps the organization’s mission, vision, and values at the forefront of employee decision making and actions; ensures alignment of organization’s strategic plan and agency practices with vision, mission and values.

– Identifying long-term goals and championing the implementation of different or alternative ideas.

People who are competent at visioning generate creative and strategic solutions that can be successfully implemented. They think in innovative ways and support similar thinking in others. They challenge and push the organization to constantly improve and grow.

Behaviors

• Thinks in innovative and creative ways
• Views tactical problems or initiatives from a broad perspective and emphasizes solutions that support strategic objectives
• Generates new ideas/solutions that can be successfully implemented
• Challenges and pushes the organization to constantly improve and grow
• Identifies long-term, future goals for the organization and/or the department
• Champions his/her ideas to successful implementation
• Supports and champions the strategic initiatives of others

Today organizations need professionals who are task focused and achieving results. professional are required to either deliver or drive for results. Front line associates are required to ‘Deliver results’ and Supervisors / Managers / Senior management are required ‘Drive for results’.

This (Action Oriented – Achieving Business Results)competency is measured with behavior indicators such as: Assertiveness, Self-Reliance, Work Pace, Realistic, Frustration Tolerance. The intensity of the behavioral traits will make a huge impact on the performance and efficiency.

Pointers to improve this competency:

1. Set ambitious, urgent time deadlines in your work. This applies to important decisions as well as
   projects.
2. Energize your team help them to understand the need for results
3. Finish what you start, avoid jumping around between several unfinished activities / tasks/ projects.
4. Make a list of your goals and objectives at the beginning of each day (a “to do” list).
5. Break large jobs into smaller pieces. This will enable to complete and track them.
6. Set firm deadlines for having a job done.