Competencies List
Competencies for managers, supervisors and staff are grouped into four different areas and are listed below. Read BC Public Service Competencies (PDF, 98KB) for their definitions.
Competencies for Strategic Leaders are also split into groups. Scroll to the bottom of this page for a list.
Competencies for Managers, Supervisors & Staff
Leading People
- Change Leadership
- Change Management
- Developing Others
- Empowerment
- Holding People Accountable
- Leadership
Achieving Business Results
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Acumen
- Conceptual Thinking
- Decisive Insight
- Long-Term Focus
- Managing Organizational Resources
- Planning, Organizing & Coordinating
- Problem Solving & Judgment
- Strategic Orientation
Personal Effectiveness
- Building Partnerships with Stakeholders
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Concern for Order
- Continuous Development
- Expertise
- Flexibility
- Improving Operations
- Initiative
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Organizational Commitment
- Reflecting on Difficulties
- Results Orientation
- Self-Confidence
- Self-Control
Interpersonal Relationships
- Concern for Image Impact
- Conflict Management
- Customer/Client Development
- Engaging External Partners
- Impact/Influence
- Information Seeking
- Listening, Understanding & Responding
- Organizational Awareness
- Partners with Stakeholders
- Relationship Building
- Service Orientation
- Teamwork & Cooperation
Competencies for Strategic Leaders
Read more about Competencies for Strategic Leaders.
Core Competencies for All Strategic Leaders
- Vision & Goal Setting
- Promoting Empowerment
- Creating & Managing Change
- Solving Problems Creatively
- Executive Presence
- Building Strategic Alliances
Job Profile Specific Leadership Competencies
- Service Delivery: Motivating for peak performance
- Project Management: Building team orientation
- Project Management & Governance: Designing strategy and structure
- Negotiations: Negotiating/conflict management
- Stakeholder Relations: Communicating effectively
Other Leadership Competencies
- Developing People
- Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Seeking & Using Feedback
- Fostering Trust
- Handling Crises
Indigenous Relations Behavioural Competencies
- Building a Trust-Based Relationship
- Change Leadership
- Collaborative Planning, Organizing & Coordinating
- Commitment
- Credible Champion
- Cultural Agility
- Empathy
- Empowering Others
- Ingenuity
- Managing Organizational Resources
- Open Listening
- Process Orientation
- Promoting Accord
- Self-Discovery & Awareness
- Strategic Orientation
- Sustained Learning & Development
