Resourcefulness

Resourcefulness is figuring out how to get over, around, or through barriers to success, and then doing it.

Type

Behavioural

COD

Department of Personnel and Training DoPT

Levels

Basic

Gets the job done within an appropriate time frame

Plans and makes mid-course changes when necessary to achieve goals

Proficient

Shows persistence in overcoming obstacles

Injects originality into daily work through research, personal knowledge, and networking relationships

Provides new insights into problems or situations

Advanced

Considers the implications of proposed courses of actions

Takes new initiatives aimed at improving team performance

Anticipates critical issues and requirements to help set appropriate departmental/ organizational objectives

Expert

Seeks best practices inside and outside the Organisation to anticipate change

Stays open-minded and encourages others to bring new perspectives

Allocates resources to strategically aligned initiatives, making tough trade-off decisions as necessary