A leader who scores highly in this area consistently
- Engages stakeholders to co-create impact goals
- Demonstrates the capacity to work together in establishing common long-term objectives
- Develops and communicates compelling visions of possible research impact
- Demonstrates understanding of a range of pathways to impact, and the mechanisms to achieve them
- Conducts thorough background research, including historical context, and shares insights to engage participants
- Tests assumptions, experiments with solutions, and integrates the feedback to make progress
- Anticipates and mitigates barriers to impact
- Adaptively manages projects while maintaining focus on research impact
- Brings the right people together with the skills, resources and purpose to make real progress