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Chief Executives: a task-based learning plan
Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
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Understand the profile before choosing priorities
The table shows the ten highest importance ratings among 31 skills with usable ratings. Skills tied on importance can share a rank. Importance (1–5) and level (0–7) describe different dimensions. A level of 4 is not 4/7 of a course, and neither scale is your personal score. Source dates refer to the underlying rating, not the database release date.
| Skill | Importance / 5 | Level / 7 | Rating date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.75 | 5.38 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.38 | 4.88 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Critical Thinking | 4.38 | 4.75 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Management of Financial Resources | 4.25 | 5.25 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.25 | 5.25 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.25 | 5.00 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Coordination | 4.25 | 4.88 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Speaking | 4.25 | 4.75 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Systems Analysis | 4.12 | 5.12 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
| Negotiation | 4.12 | 4.75 | 08/2023 · Analyst |
Anchor the plan in an actual task
Choose one reported task you want to understand better. Then choose one to three skills and describe an appropriate learning activity, evidence you will review and a date. For practical work requiring authorization, choose relevant coursework, observation or supervised training.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 6: Decide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology
Level 4: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
Which options, constraints and consequences would you compare, and what could change the choice?
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
Level 6: Develop a plan to provide emergency relief for a major metropolitan area
How would you separate the problem into parts and compare possible explanations?
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
Level 6: Write legal brief challenging a federal law
What assumption could change your conclusion, and what evidence would you check first?
Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 6: Develop, monitor, and adjust annual budgets for a large corporation
Level 4: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
Which assumptions, cost categories and approval information would a reviewer need?
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 6: Manage recruitment and training programs for a high-performance company
Level 4: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
What roles, expectations, feedback and support would help people complete the work?
Systems Evaluation
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
Level 6: Evaluate the long-term performance of a new computer system
What would indicate the system is meeting its purpose, and what comparison would be fair?
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
Level 6: Direct a project requiring coordination between multiple subcontractors
Who would need what information, and at which handoff would timing matter?
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
Level 6: Argue a legal case before the Supreme Court
How would you explain the task, audience needs and next step in a short conversation?
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 6: Identify how changes in tax laws affect locations of manufacturing operations
Level 4: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
What inputs, outputs and dependencies would you map before proposing a change?
Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Read the scale examples
These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for chief executives.
Level 4: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
Level 6: Work as an ambassador in negotiating a new treaty
Which interests or constraints need to be reconciled, and what question would clarify them?
Review the result
Your plan should explain why the selected skills matter for your chosen task, what you will do next and what evidence you will examine. Revisit the plan after that activity. Completing a worksheet or matching an occupation’s ratings does not establish professional competence.
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Source and practice material
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