Please make sure that you complete the Critical Incident Questionnaire in one sitting. You CANNOT save your answers and come back to them later. Please do not complete the CIQ if you suspect that there may interruptions to your power supply. This will mean that you will have to start at the beginning when the power comes back on.

With each competency, you are provided with a competency definition. Please read it and then answer the questions that follow on each of the competencies which you have been asked to complete.Try to be as specific as possible. REMEMBER TO CLICK ON "SUBMIT" at the BOTTOM of the page before moving onto the next set of competencies.

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CIQ: Enter your name and surname here:

STRATEGIC AWARENESS: Is aware of the broad, long term forces and issues facing the organisation and how they impact on the organisation. Identifies key factors in making decisions to achieve long-range vision and goals and anticipates impact on decisions. Rate yourself on this competency using the drop down box below and then answer the questions that follow.

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Strategic Awareness: Think of your career and provide a practical example/s which support/s your rating and which illustrates your strategic awareness (Type in your answer in the box below)

Give us an example of where you accurately anticipated future trends and consequences.

Give us an example of where you identified the key factors in making decisions to achieve long – range vision and goals.

Give us an example of where you developed long – range strategies that tied in with broader contextual information.

What do you believe will be the long – term impact of one/some of the strategic decision/s that you have taken?