Responsive and Adaptive
Level:
Developing
Developing
Responsive to the Government of the day and works with agility in uncertain situations to improve the lives of people in New Zealand.
- Is open-minded and inquisitive, and quick to grasp and use new concepts and information.
- Is learning about Māori and non-Māori world views, and identifies their own knowledge gaps
- Adapts to altered instructions and priorities.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and change, and recovers quickly from setbacks.
70% on-the-job learning
- Take opportunities to work across teams, groups, and different subject areas.
- Work on policy problems where there is less structure or control.
- Learn to accept that policy development and projects don’t always go to plan.
- Look for opportunities, when priorities or directions change.
- Challenge ideas and assumptions.
- Reflect on your work – what went well, what didn’t go so well, what did you learn? Discuss your findings with your manager and other colleagues.
20% learning from others
- Accompany your manager or senior colleagues to meetings where ‘uncomfortable’ conversations or trade-offs are required to meet the policy objective.
- Ask senior colleagues how they operate in areas of ambiguity or uncertainty.
- Ask senior colleagues about how they respond to change and are resilient to setbacks.
10% formal learning
- Take a critical thinking course.
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Use the Development Pathways Tool
The Development Pathways Tool can help you identify how to develop your skills (or your team’s skills) to the next level of policy practice.
Explore the tool further by selecting the skill you wish to develop and by selecting the development level you want to achieve.