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Result Overview

This behaviour is about enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values.

Partial strength: Your responses indicate that you are competent within some areas of your approach, however, there are still things that you could focus on developing to further improve.

Approaches to work

This behaviour involves having a clear understanding of your own role and responsibilities and how these fit in with the wider organisation you work in, as well as keeping up to date with developments across the sector. To improve in this area, you could:

  • strengthen your engagement with local AUA activity, supporting Advocates and Network Co-ordinators with their planned activity, or by taking up a role with the AUA (view opps)

  • participate in for webinars sharing best practice

  • connect with colleagues across the sector using social media channels

  • attend conferences to network, learn from others and reflect on the bigger picture across the sector, and encourage colleagues to do the same where possible

  • make sure your team is aware of its longer-term goals and how these fit with department and organisation objectives

  • apply to represent the AUA at an international conference, with one of our partner organisations

  • write a blog or career story to enhance others’ sector knowledge

Reading

Events/webinars/webcasts

  • Attend Intro to HE (if new to the sector)

Result Overview

This behaviour is about taking a holistic view and working enthusiatically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.

Developing: Your responses indicate that you are demonstrating some of the elements to be effective in this area but there is room for you to further develop your approach.

Approaches to work

This behaviour involves properly understanding problems and challenges to come up with suitable solutions by working with others and trying out new approaches. To improve in this area, you could:

  • make sure you’ve accurately identified the issue you’re trying to resolve; what’s the problem? How do you know?

  • ask colleagues for their ideas and suggestions or approach a wider audience through online forums

  • ensure you are open to considering solutions that have been suggested by others

  • use a cost-benefit analysis to help inform decisions when choosing between a number of options

  • complete any formal training or qualifications that might help you to find a solution to a particular issue

  • participate in action learning sets to gain support in finding solutions

  • attend conferences to learn from peers

  • use your networks to seek advice

  • balance new ideas with tried and tested solutions

  • support your colleagues to find their own solutions instead of providing all the answers

  • seek input from your colleagues to develop shared solutions

  • make sure you’re giving colleagues space to be creative and try out new approaches to work

Reading

Result Overview

This behaviour is about being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly.

Partial strength: Your responses indicate that you are competent within some areas of your approach, however, there are still things that you could focus on developing to further improve.

Approaches to work

This behaviour involves developing and maintaining a network of contacts and keeping up to date with what is happening in your professional area as well as the importance of clear communication. To improve in this area, you could:

  • become an advocate or network co-ordinator to expand your own networks and support others’ networking

  • sign up for AUA member forum updates to view and get involved in the conversation

  • expand your network using different social media platforms

  • sign up for weekly blog email roundup

  • write a career story to share your experience with others

  • ensure that your own behaviour and approach to work provide a positive role model to your colleagues

Reading

  • Take a look at our Good Practice Guides: Report writing and writing clearly (add links)

Events/webinars/webcasts