What do the 25 competencies mean?

When you are reviewing a report that contains the DNA assessment, you will be asked what they mean. Here are the definitions.

Appreciating Others - Identifying with and caring about others.

Conceptual Thinking - Analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns, and/or abstract concepts to formulate connections and new insights.

Conflict Management - Understanding, addressing, and resolving conflict constructively, 

Continuous Learning - Taking initiative to regularly learn new concepts, technologies, and/or methods.

Creativity and Innovation - Creating new approaches, designs, processes, technologies, and/or systems to achieve the desired results.

Customer Focus - Anticipating, meeting and/or exceeding customer needs, wants, and expectations. 

Decision Making - Analyzing all aspects of a situation to make consistently sound and timely decisions.

Diplomacy - Effectively and tactfully handling difficult or sensitive issues.

Employee Development/Coaching - Facilitating, supporting, and contributing to the professional growth of others.

Flexibility - Readily modifying, responding, and adapting to change with minimal resistance.

Futuristic Thinking - Imagining, envisioning, projecting, and/or creating what has not yet been actualized.

Goal Orientation - Setting, pursuing, and attaining goals, regardless of obstacles or circumstances. 

Influencing Others - Personally affecting others' actions, decisions, opinions, or thinking.

Interpersonal Skills - Effectively communicating, building rapport, and relating well to all kinds of people.

Leadership - Organizing and influencing people to believe in a vision while creating a sense of purpose and direction.

Negotiation - Listening to many points of view and facilitating agreements between two or more parties.

Personal Accountability - Being answerable for personal actions.

Planning and Organizing - Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed effectively.

Problem Solving - Defining, analyzing, and diagnosing key components of a problem to formulate a solution.

Project Management - Identifying and overseeing all resources, tasks, systems, and people to obtain results.

Resiliency - Quickly recovering from adversity.

Self Starting - Demonstrating initiative and willingness to begin working.

Teamwork - Cooperating with others to meet objectives.

Time and Priority Management - Prioritizing and completing tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within the allotted time frames.

Understanding Others - Understanding the uniqueness and contributions of others.

 

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