The Framework
Click on the levels and capability areas to get a description of the different capabilities and behaviours.
Leadership Capability Framework
This should also be read in conjunction with the Leadership Capability Framework applies to all University leaders – anyone who is accountable for leading the performance, outcomes and development of staff in the achievement of University strategic outcomes and operational performance.
New Learning Initiative: Course Club is bringing colleagues together to building these capabilities through shared learning experiences. Find more information on this and other development activities visit the Staff Development Sharepoint site.
Leads Self
Typically academic and professional staff who do not manage or supervise others. |
| Student or service centric | Understands and prioritises user need Is guided by user satisfaction and collects and considers a range of data and user feedback to understand current and future user needs. |
Delivers a remarkable user experience Engages and collaborates with users to provide accessible, fit for purpose solutions and adjusts focus or approach when required to respond to changing user needs. | |
| Student or service centric builds skill in being able to identify, prioritise, and analyse the needs of colleagues, students and the broader community in the design and delivery of work. | |
Typically academic and professional staff who do not manage or supervise others. |
| Collaborative & inclusive | Builds high performing partnerships and teams Develops productive working relationships and partnerships, and contributes to a collegial team environment. |
Commits to diversity and inclusion Recognises the positive benefits of diversity and acts at all times in a way that promotes an equitable, diverse and inclusive University. | |
| Collaborative & inclusive builds skill in creating diverse, strategic and productive partnerships and teams, and including and involving others in respectful ways. | |
Typically academic and professional staff who do not manage or supervise others. |
| Innovative & enterprising | Continuously develops self and others Responds constructively to development feedback, grows self-awareness and builds and shares expertise to create a continuous learning environment. |
Has a growth mindset and is intrapreneurial Applies original thinking and experiments with new ways of doing things to generate innovations in disciplines, programs, processes, systems or services. | |
| Innovative & enterprising builds skill in applying original thinking, and cultivating a learning, growth and developmental mindset in the design and delivery of work. | |
Typically academic and professional staff who do not manage or supervise others. |
| Digital & data enabled | Harnesses digital technology Uses digital tools to innovate programs, processes, systems or services. Keeps up-to-date with the digital evolution. Creates and edits digital content. |
Makes data driven decisions Analyses, interprets and critically evaluates a range of data sources and data to inform decision making. | |
| Digital & data enabled builds skill in confidently using a range of digital technologies to improve the design and delivery of work, as well as skill in using a range of data analysis techniques to make informed, data driven decisions. | |
| Strategic & commercial acumen | Achieves strategic results that support Griffith objectives Understands, supports and delivers outcomes that further the University's vision, mission, and strategic objectives. |
Demonstrates financial acumen Ensures value for money in the completion and delivery of work and looks for opportunities to reduce costs. | |
| Strategic & commercial acumen builds skill in the design and delivery of impactful work that furthers our strategic objectives and social justice goals, while being mindful of our commercial context and overall sustainability. | |
| Adaptable & resilient | Embraces openness Is open to different disciplines, perspectives, industry knowledge, cultures and experiences, and finds opportunities to learn from them. |
Supports self and others during change Supports self during change by remaining flexible, focusing on the positives, and proactively seeking out opportunities to get involved. | |
| Adaptable & resilient builds skill in being open and receptive to change, as well as applying a range of strategies that support wellbeing during times of change. | |
About the framework
Guides and tools
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