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As a city, we need a plan to continuously develop our competencies better and faster than any other. To start, we need to align on the important enabling competencies and just as important, we need to agree on what we call them.
To do with this, we spent the past two years developing the Competencies for Life. The Competencies for Life are an integrated set of 25 enabling competencies anchored in six clusters.
These six clusters include:
Your ability to consider evidence and apply it to a problem is an enabling skill and you need these problem-solving competencies for everything you do. It is important because it allows you to analyze and connect the dots to solve problems, big or small.
The enabling competencies included in the Problem Solving cluster include:
Analytical Thinking
Systems Thinking
Creativity
Curiosity
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
Self-reliance allows you to push back against obstacles or setbacks, with confidence, to achieve goals and continue moving forward. They allow you to not be discouraged and never give up, while simultaneously doing the best you can and be patient for desired results.
The enabling competencies included in the Self-Reliance cluster include:
Taking Initiative
Determination
Adaptability
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
Collaboration competencies provide the ability to work with others (one-on-one or in groups) to achieve an end goal. Research shows people with strong collaboration competencies also have a high emotional intelligence, as they’re able to anticipate and manage interpersonal dynamics. This can lead to being able to minimize risks and increase the probability of success.
The enabling competencies included in the Collaboration cluster include:
Emotional Intelligence
Conflict Management
Inspire and Lead Others
Trust
Value Relationships
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
Allows us to give and receive information with other people, both in personal and professional environments. It Is how you build and sustain relationships, as well as build bridges between people with diverse viewpoints. It allows you and others to understand information more accurately and quickly, while avoiding misunderstandings and frustration.
The enabling competencies included in the Communicating cluster include:
Active Listening
Verbal Communication
Written Communication
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
Means being able to access and understand available information that allows you to remain current with trends within your community and workplace. Core literacy competencies also mean maintaining the ability to engage in professional processes more efficiently while promoting an identity that is willing to participate.
The enabling competencies included in the Core Literacies cluster include:
Reading Literacy
Good With Numbers
Financial Literacy
Civic Literacy
Technological Literacy
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
Are important because an investment in your learning and development, as well as for the organization you work for, ensures the best talent outcomes. To keep your knowledge current and stay ahead of changes, you need to be continuously growing and learning from experiences. It also means being organized to increase efficiency with completing tasks to save time and money.
The enabling competencies included in the Core Work Workplace Skills cluster include:
Defining Workplace Goals
Managing People and Money
Professional Identity
Continuous Learning
Time Management
To learn more about these competencies please watch the short video or click the link below.
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