Competency Home Page

Value of the Tool

How to Use This Tool

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

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How to Use This Tool

This tool is designed so the reader can reference information by various methods.  The following information is provided to accurately describe what each leadership competency looks like:

• A definition of a competency
• A description of the importance of the competency to a Service leader
• A description of how the competency is demonstrated in the Service
• The elements that make up the competency for a particular organizational level
• The behaviors that make up the element
• A listing of potential developmental activities that can be used to increase or develop competence