Leaders in the public sector often put their jobs before their development, but we think that the two are not mutually exclusive - in fact, with a little bit of planning and consideration one can accomplish the other. By setting yourself up appropriately you can improve your leadership skills while getting your job done.

Leadership Success Profile capability areas

Navigating for the future: Strategic leadership

You position teams, organisations and sectors to shape, define and respond to the future. Be it policy or service delivery, you work effectively with others to figure out what the future should look like - and how to get there.

Capability areas: Leading strategically, Leading with influence, Engaging others

Stewardship of people, functions, organisations and systems: System leadership

You ensure capabilities, assets and initiatives are built with the future of the State Services system in mind. You know when and how to use relationships, ICT, financial, supply market and people levers. Managing the tension between conflicting priorities you make the decisions for the good of the system for the long term.

Capability areas: Enhancing organisational performance, Enhancing system performance, Leading at the political interface

Making it happen with and through others: Delivery management

You make sure that things happen by translating strategy into action. You focus on getting things done, with and through others - knowing which key decisions you need to make, where to influence, when to collaborate, and when to delegate. You create strong teams that deliver results.

Capability areas: Achieving ambitious goals, Managing work prioritiesAchieving through others

Identifying and developing our 'talent': Talent management

You attract retain and develop individuals with the attitude, skills and potential to deliver results - for today and tomorrow. You create positive work environments and figure out what people need to deliver results and how to get the best out of them.

Capability areas: Enhancing people performance, Developing talent, Enhancing team performance

Leadership character

Capability areas: Honest and courageous, Curious, Self aware and agile, Resilient

Leading strategically

Leading strategically

Think, plan, and act strategically
Leading with influence

Leading with influence

Clear, persuasive and impactful communication
Engaging others

Engaging others

Understanding employee engagement
Enhancing organisational performance

Enhancing organisational performance

Continuous improvement
Enhancing system performance

Enhancing system performance

Collaborative governance
Leading at the political interface

Leading at the political interface

Leading with political awareness
Achieving ambitious goals

Achieving ambitious goals

Be a higher ambition leader
Managing work priorities

Managing work priorities

Plan, prioritise and organise
Achieving through others

Achieving through others

Delegating success
Enhancing people performance

Enhancing people performance

Elevating your employees performance
Developing talent

Developing talent

The key to effective coaching
Enhancing team performance

Enhancing team performance

Cohesive, high performing teams
Curious

Curious

Stimulate your curiosity
Honest and courageous

Honest and courageous

Courage in leadership
Resilient

Resilient

Building your resilience
Self-aware and agile

Self-aware and agile

Optimise your effectiveness