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Executive Leader Competencies

Competency Home Page

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What is a Competency?

OPM Leadership Competencies

OPM Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ)

Leadership Competencies by ECQ

Four Organizational Leadership Levels in the Service

Process Used to Develop the Model

The Model at a Glance

An executive leader, or leader of organizations, is defined as a Service employee at the GS-15 or Senior Executive Service (SES) level.  An executive leader is often a seasoned supervisor or has been one in past employment, and has responsibility for managing complex programs at a Regional or National level.  An executive leader typically supervises multiple senior leaders and demonstrates leadership abilities.

Click on the links below for the definition and importance of each competency.

image that lists the 7 mission critical competencies for the Executive Leader Vision link to the strategic thinking competency in the PDF guide link to the decisiveness competency in the PDF guide link to the accountability competency in the PDF guide link to the decisiveness competency in the PDF guide link to the influencing and negotiating competency in the PDF guide link to the political savvy competency in the PDF guide

PDF version of the Executive Leader Competencies

Competency Home Page
Last Updated: November 20, 2008
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