Self-assessment tool - Euclid Network

This self-assessment tool is prepared for the third sector leaders who are working in a very dynamic environment and need to adapt quickly to the new realities that demand changes in leading and managing the culture and work of the organisation.

What you are about to read is not a test that you pass or fail but the learning tool that will help you understand yourself better—your personal style, leadership skills, learning styles, values, and much more. You shall assess 13 different competences that are combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that affect your performance. The end result will give you an indication of each specific competence as well as overview of the competences that you need to acquire or improve.

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ABOUT YOU

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COMMITMENT

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. My values and actions are aligned with organisational mission and strategy. (copy) *

2. I support others to understand their role and encourage and support initiatives which are in line with organisational mission and strategy. *

3. I continuously monitor challenges and opportunities and improve strategy to achieve organisational mission. *

4. I lead and support other members of the team to understand, adapt and implement adjustments to the organisational strategy. *

5. I convey enthusiasm and commitment, motivating people internally and externally to contribute to the organisational mission. *

VISION AND STRATEGIC THINKING

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I am aware of the importance of external environment, trends and different stakeholders in developing and implementing organisational strategy. *

2. I develop vision, mission and set of long-term organisational goals involving different team members and other stakeholders. *

3. I develop set of actions and alternative scenarios to meet long term objectives together with team members and other stakeholder. *

4. I review strategy implementation taking into account risks and changes in the environment hereby developing new approaches and concepts. *

5. I am ensuring that all team members are familiar with the organisational strategy in order to motivate them and drive their results. *

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I build relationship with organisational funders keeping them updated and informed. *

2. I diversify sources of funding, segmenting types of funders and using appropriate financial strategies and systems to secure optimal financial resources. *

3. I make financial calculations based on interpretation of existing financial data. *

4. I estimate the cost of turning an idea into value creating activity and make sure that created activities have the long term value. *

5. I evaluate the impact of financial decisions and use different tools to ensure financial transparency and organisational accountability. *

ADVOCACY

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I analyse stakeholders' interests, build bonds and gain their support to advocate for a cause. *

2. I design and plan approaches and campaigns that align with organisational strategy and mission. *

3. I create coalitions, lobby and advocate with people and organisations in the country and internationally. *

4. I identify and create opportunities to initiate new partnerships within and beyond own sector to increase the influence. *

5. I set up mechanisms for follow up and evaluate the outcomes and impact of organisational advocacy efforts. *

ENVIRONMENTAL UNDERSTANDING

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I am aware of the environmental changes and how they affect my organisation. *

2. I collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data on sector and wider economic and political trends to overcome challenges and identify most appropriate strategic response. *

3. I make strategic decisions based on a broad understanding of different perspectives and diversity. *

4. I reach other organisations and generate new opportunities, partnerships and alliances to facilitate the achievement of organisational goals. *

5. I monitor trends affecting the organisation and evaluate organisational strategies in using existing opportunities and avoid possible threats. *

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I explore, develop and pilot innovative ideas and approaches, anticipating problems and needs of the team, the organisation or the beneficiaries. *

2. I promote an open-minded environment and support team members to generate innovative and creative thinking and experiment. *

3. I actively seek new solutions that improve the value-creating process. *

4. I seek ways to advance the knowledge base in support of the mission and resources to achieve added value to organisation. *

5. I reach out to other actors nationally and internationally to co-create new solutions to shared problems in the sector generating, developing and testing ideas that create value. *

ANALYTICAL THINKING

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I collect information from different sources on issues that concern organisation, discerning relevant from irrelevant information and look for their correlation. *

2. I define the root and cause of the problem, identifying the critical connection or patterns within different situation and identifying central/critical part of the problem. *

3. I make decisions on bases of relevant facts or references with a view to presenting alternatives to the solution. *

4. I use combination of experience and gathered facts for drawing up a conceptual map and design the framework for decision making. *

5. I identify patterns and key indicators of success that would inform the best decision-making on future challenges. *

ENGAGING AND DEVELOPING OTHERS

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I provide secure environment with necessary resources for the effective and efficient team work committed to the organisational mission and vision. *

2. I set up clear directions and expectations from people and delegate responsibilities not tasks according to job descriptions and abilities. *

3. I lead by example, show interest in others work, encourage and empower them to grow. *

4. I promote and practice culture of open and timely feedback on people's performance, inequalities, challenges and assumptions and identify follow up solution steps. *

5. I make sure that people have work-life balance in team to maintain healthy workforce and promote long-term effectiveness and achieving the organisational goals. *

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication (posture, body language, eye contact and gestures) adjusted to the audience. *

2. I use active listening affectively, checking own understanding of others’ communication. *

3. I combine different techniques of exposition, narration or argumentation in accordance with the audience and the purpose. *

4. I use storytelling to advance the mission and enhance the profile of the organisation. *

5. I adjust vocabulary while presenting messages to enhance the understanding. *

COLLABORATION

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I am open to help other team members spontaneously or on their request. *

2. I am sharing relevant information with team members and encouraging others to do the same, making sure that team is informed. *

3. I build safe environment where all team members are encouraged to openly give and receive feedback. *

4. Jointly with team members I clarify their individual roles and responsibilities according to their abilities, perspectives and talents. *

5. I build effective team thorough encouragement, respecting different points of view and supporting team decisions. *

ADAPTABILITY

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I openly accept and appropriately respond to well-reasoned changes in the working environment, generating new or adapting tested solutions. *

2. I identify own and others resistance to change, create consensus in the team about importance of adaptability and flexibility, encouraging others to see the positive outcome and benefits to adapt, referring back to mission. *

3. I adapt the general plan, goal or projects to fit the new and unforeseen situations. *

4. I cope well and respond constructively to situations of uncertainty, like lack of resources or crisis situations. *

5. I permanently evaluate and monitor the work methods and procedures to improve the organisational results. *

SELF-AWARENESS

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I understand the impact that beliefs, values, strengths and weaknesses have on emotions and behaviours. *

2. I am able to recognise my behaviours and emotions, expressing or controlling them according to the situations. *

3. I can read other people's behaviour and emotions and manage them within the team. *

4. I remain composed and focused, supporting and calming others in difficult and extreme situations. *

5. I rehearse techniques or activities to manage emotions or stress. *

LEARNING ORIENTATION

Please assess the frequency of each behaviour. 0-Never 1-Occasionally 2-Often 3-Regularly

1. I am aware that I lack certain skills and knowledge and actively seek learning opportunities to acquire them. *

2. I implement new knowledge and lessons learnt in everyday work dedicating time to learn with others, team members, funders or beneficiaries. *

3. I introduce proactively new and more efficient ways to perform tasks and help others to achieve goals through new learning. *

4. I ensure evaluation of activities and projects, learning from both successful and less successful situations. *

5. I support the concept of a learning organisation where people are skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge cultivate tolerance, foster open discussion, and think holistically and systemically. *

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