Developing a Competency Leadership Model for a Mayor

Developing a Competency Leadership Model

For a Mayor

Introduction

The development of a competency model is built by forming a collection of attribute, talents, expertise, behaviors, or traits, which is needed to outline the desired type of person for a leadership post. A competency should be used as a guide not as the ultimate terms for developing a leadership assessment plan. By using the competency model as a guide an organization can avoid synthetic or process which often fail to address certain organizations’ cultures, environments, and distinctions. Competency model is an assortment of competencies when conveyed together delineates a positive execution in specific work setting. Competency models are also a core part of human resource operation like staffing, training and development, and performance management.

According to Emiliani (2003) in the development of leadership programs the process includes the recognition of competencies and the formation of competency models. In a competency models there are attributes that is essential to accomplishing a successful strategic objectives business (Emiliani, 2003). Within most competency model there is a created depiction of preferred competencies which, include examples of the preferred behavior, recognized as indicators (Emiliani, 2003). Organizations take components of competency models to determine qualifications and enhance leadership efficiency for impending challenges in their business (Emiliani,2003).

This author will develop and present a competency model for political official such as a mayor. Moreover, this author will provide a summary of his competency model which will include detailed talents, skills, behaviors, viewpoints, and intellectual capacity, he consider ...

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