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Definition: Connects information, processes, and events by organizing divergent
information and searching for common themes, patterns, and causal connections.
Simultaneously sees the practical and political issues inherent in any situation.
PUBLIC SERVICE COORDINATOR
- Describes
situations as the product of interrelated processes, structures, systems
and individual behaviors.
- Forms clear interpretations
and understanding of the dynamics of a situation based upon many types
and multiple sources
of information.
- Establishes
and maintains a network of subject matter experts or resources to access
for help or information.
- Actively searches
for both the observable and underlying issues inherent in any situation.
- Knows when to
contact others who have a role or responsibility in a related area.
PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGER
- Relates and
connects visible issues to the underlying political and social issues that
drive it.
- Recognizes and
communicates patterns and causal connections underlying seemingly unrelated
and distinct events.
- Generates explanations
for other that clarify and simplify the complex political relationships
existing across organizations,
constituents,
policies, and procedures.
- Asks the right
questions of subordinates and co-workers to arrive at a common understanding
of the problem.
PUBLIC SERVICE EXECUTIVE
- Reviews Maine
State Government and customer data to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
and concerns.
- Discusses the “big picture” of
each department with a variety of experts and colleagues to understand
all of the factors behind performance.
- Gathers together
representatives from agencies and groups that exert influence and force
within Maine State Government when making
wide-reaching
decisions.
- Identifies and
addresses underlying Maine State issues before working with ‘surface’ issues.
