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Execution

Setting goals, monitoring progress, and taking the initiative to improve your work.

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Teams prioritize Execution for a role when:


  • Remaining committed to pursuing goals and reaching deadlines increases productivity and the quality of work
  • Seeking out challenges contributes to organizational performance and personal development
  • Developing novel solutions and persevering through challenges helps to overcome obstacles
  • Being thorough and detail-focused ensures that expectations are met

An ideal candidate will need to:


  • Attend to details to ensure accurate and timely completion of projects
  • Solve complex problems despite time pressure
  • Consistently surpass quality standards
  • Develop specific and challenging goals that will push one’s limits

Competencies for Execution include:

Monitoring progress


Behaviors include:
  • Improving performance by analyzing prior mistakes or problems
  • Monitoring activities and overseeing resources
  • Doing the best possible work to achieve challenging goals
  • Learning what is important to produce quality work and avoid costly mistakes

Setting challenging goals


Behaviors include:
  • Remaining calm and level-headed when faced with multiple or conflicting goals
  • Developing specific goals to prioritize and organize work
  • Creating ambitious goals
  • Establishing short and long-term goals
  • Skillfully tackling challenging problems

Following instructions and directions


Behaviors include:
  • Adhering to rules or policies
  • Following a plan
  • Pursuing work goals and keeping up with the pace and flow of work
  • Learning how to get the job done right and understanding new procedures

Focusing on quality of output


Behaviors include:
  • Accepting responsibility for mistakes
  • Demonstrating thoroughness and attention to detail
  • Completing work in a timely manner without making errors
  • Always trying to do the best possible work
  • Learning what is important to produce quality work

Taking initiative


Behaviors include:
  • Looking for and taking advantage of opportunities at work
  • Seeking to be the driving force or coordinator of projects
  • Presenting innovative ways to do things that improve work effectiveness
  • Completing work in an accurate, thorough, and timely manner
  • Finding ways to improve the way work is done
  • Putting forth extra effort

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