Scorecard Critical Competencies for A Players

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3	Competency	Description	Candidate	Candidate	Candidate
4	Organization and planning	Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities.	A	A	B	Note: You can put A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, or C for any competencies
5	Follow-through on commitments	Lives up to verbal and written agreements, regardless of personal cost. Upholder or Obliger.	A	B+	A
6	Communication	Speaks and writes clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or talkative. Strong written communication via email.	A-	A-	A-
7	Relationship building	Able to build new relationships with diverse stakeholders. Maintains, nurtures, and cultivates relationships over time.	A	B+	B+
8	Analytical skills	Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.	B+	B+	A
9	Persuasion	Able to convince others to pursue a course of action.	B+	B	B
10	Attention to detail	Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.	B	B	B
11	Proactivity	Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.	B	B	B
12	Efficiency	Able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.	B	B	B
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14	Company Core Competencies	Description
15	Nimble	Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change. Flexible and adaptable.	A	B	B
16	Nurturing	Excellent listener. Lets others speak and seeks to understand their viewpoints. Empathizes with the full spectrum of entrepreneurs' experiences and emotions.	A-	A	B
17	Optimistic	Exhibits positive attitude and feels excited about our work. Has can-do attitude. Likes giving and receiving high fives.	B	B	B
18	Risk-tolerant	Willing to try new things, open to new ideas that might not work, and learning from failures or setbacks	B	A	C
19	Humble	Minimal ego. No sense of entitlement or cockiness. Demonstrates servant leadership to support others in any tasks.	A	A	A
20	Honesty	Does not cut corners ethically. Speaks plainly and truthfully.	A	A	A
21	Integrity	Does what is right, not just what is politically expedient. Earns trust and maintains confidences.	A	A	A
22	Teamwork	Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.	A	A	C
23	Work ethic	Possesses a strong willingness to work hard, long hours to get the job done. Has a track record of working hard.	A	B	B
24	Advance?	Yes, maybe, no?	Yes	Maybe	No
25		Note: You can put A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, or C for any competencies
26	Note: Company ones should be updated to map to your core values	As	11	8	6
27		Bs	7	10	10
28		Cs	0	0	2
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