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Responsibility, Personal Accountability & Ownership

Definition

Takes pride in the job.  Actively engages in professional self-development opportunities.  Accepts individual responsibility for all actions taken.  Demonstrates professionalism when judged, critiqued and/or  praised by risks taken.
 

Behavioral Descriptions

Proficiency Level 5
  • Goes beyond what is expected for the role or job in order to help the organization reach its goals.

  • Seeks to have a broad impact on the organization’s overall success.

  • Expresses ideas for continuous improvement as well as producing work of excellent quality.
     

Proficiency Level 4
  • Openly solicits feedback about own behavior and puts suggestions into action.

  • Recognizes ways to improve productivity and customer service.
    Understands how personal actions directly affect the success of the organization.

  • Engages in professional self-development opportunities.

  • Takes ownership and assumes responsibility for objectives
     

Proficiency Level 3
  • Holds self accountable for and achieves objectives.

  • Learns from past experiences; remains positive about work; takes pride in job; strives for excellence.

  • Accepts responsibility and understands consequences for failures and mistakes as well as accomplishments and successes.

  • Is productive, carries fair share of workload.

  • Is a steward of state assets.

Proficiency Level 2
  • Takes nominal amount of responsibility for assignments  and work goals, duties and objectives.

  • Minimal effort put into professional-self development opportunities.

Proficiency Level 1
  • Accepts no responsibility for projects assigned.

  • Continuously provides excuses for incomplete assignments and unfinished work, goals and/or job duties.

  • Demonstrates no loyalty to the job and the agency.

 

Suggested Activities for Development
  • Content under development.

Recommended Courses
Additional Resource
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Behavioral-Based Interviewing Questions