Leadership theory

Officers Joint Appraisal Report

The OJAR, introduced in March 2001, covers 10 performance attributes explored during annual appraisals for officers across the forces. These are as follows:

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  Leadership
  
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  Professional effectiveness
  
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  Effective intelligence
  
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  Judgement
  
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  Management
  
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  Initiative
  
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  Reliability
  
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  Powers of communication • Subordinate development
  
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  Courage and values.
  

For more information please visit: http://www.army.mod.uk/linked_files/ag/servingsoldier/career/usefulinfo/files/pdf/OJAR%20Intro%20B ooklet.pdf

6. EO for Local Government – Compendium of Competencies

The Employers' Organisation for local government's (EO) role is to help councils achieve the high standards of people management needed to ensure the continuous improvement of services. Their website includes a compendium of leadership competencies developed by and/or used by local authorities across the UK. These have been classified into 20 different categories as indicated below.

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   Change: includes Challenge, Leadership for Change, Managing Change/Strategic Thinking.
   
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   Communication: includes Communicating, Communication and Customer Care, Listening and Organising
   
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   Corporate Focus: includes Collective Responsibility, Corporate Focus, Developing a Learning Organisation, Evaluating and Improving Organisational Performance, Organisational
   

Awareness, Organisational Effectiveness

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   Customer Focus: includes Commitment to Quality Customer Service, Customer Focused Service Delivery, Sharpening Customer and Service Focus
   
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   Decision Making: includes Analysing and Solving Problems, Decision Making, Identifying and Solving Problems, Judgement.
   
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