All leaders play a key role in achieving the objectives of our University’s strategy

To provide our leaders with clarity, consistency and confidence in knowing what good leadership means and requires at Griffith, the University has developed and approved our first Leadership Capability Framework - Creating a future for all: Strategic Plan 2020-2025.

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.

Levels of leadership

The following are the four key levels of leadership across the University
based on levels or accountabilities and impacts, behaviours and expectations and with complexity:

  • Leads others (All Leaders)
  • Leads leaders (accountable for the performance of a number of teams)
  • Leads element
  • Leads organisation

The four main areas of leadership capability are:

  • Purpose and direction
  • Accountability and delivery
  • Capability and growth
  • Culture and engagement

The Framework

All Leaders

All Leaders ensure high engagement of team members by enabling their needs at work to be understood and met.

Leads Leaders

Crystalise contribution to achievement of strategy from teams and ensure that leaders of those teams are effective and fit the culture.

Leads Element

Align function with broader purpose and strategic priorities and enable function to execute its defined contribution.

Leads Organisation

Establish, communicate, disseminate and create conditions to enable achievement of organisation purpose and strategic objectives.

Resources

The following resources can be download and shared as part of a variety of conversations that you may be having with your teams and managers for example:

Next Steps

Work is now underway to implement the framework in all aspects of University workforce activity, and particularly in areas relating to staff and workforce impact and leadership capability development, at a University level as well as in the Academic Groups, Research Centres, Professional Directorates, and day-to-day activities at the local level.

Managers and leaders can contact their HR Business Partner for more information on the framework and its implementation.