--- title: "Leading Educational Strategy: A Capability vs Competency Approach - Future Leadership" description: Has your organisation made the switch from a competency to capability led approach to leadership assessment and development yet? image: https://info.futureleadership.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Leading-Educational-Strategy.jpg --- [![](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Future%20Leadership%20One%20Brand%20Logos%20FY25-05.png?width=851&height=229&name=Future%20Leadership%20One%20Brand%20Logos%20FY25-05.png)](https://futureleadership.com.au) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog) [Back to blog](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog) # Leading Educational Strategy: A Capability vs Competency Approach [Renee Tonacia](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/author/renee-tonacia) Sep 13, 2023, 1:51:21 AM [Leadership Development](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/leadership-development) [Insights](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/insights) [Higher Education](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/higher-education) [Education](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/education) Independent schools and university colleges enjoy similar approaches to their educational intentions. They look to support and enhance their students’ engagement with learning, personal growth and conscientious citizenry. For an organisation to deliver on their core purpose of placing the student at the centre of their work, it requires a high functioning, dedicated leadership team and staff. View Comments Hide Comments [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/leadership-capability-vs-competency) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/leadership-capability-vs-competency) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/leadership-capability-vs-competency) ## Related Articles ## [Enterprise leadership is the art of painting a bigger picture while delivering on the detail](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/enterprise-leadership) [Renee Tonacia](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/author/renee-tonacia) Jun 2, 2024, 1:57:20 AM ![Enterprise leadership is the art of painting a bigger picture while delivering on the detail](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Enterprise-Leadership.jpg) [Leadership Development](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/leadership-development) [Insights](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/insights) ## Why Enterprise Leadership? We often hear the nonchalant chant of *“What got us here, won’t get us there”* ringing through the halls and Teams calls of high growth... [Read More](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/enterprise-leadership) 0 Comments ## [Leading through complexity: A decision-making framework to support future leadership](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/leading-through-complexity) [Nikki May](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/author/nikki-may) Mar 4, 2025, 2:55:53 AM ![Leading through complexity: A decision-making framework to support future leadership](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_661713294.jpg) [Insights](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/insights) [Capability Assessment](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/tag/capability-assessment) ## **Future leadership has a different algorithm: context, capability, capacity.** ### Managing complexity is our responsibility as leaders. In our fast-paced environment, leaders... [Read More](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/blog/news-events/leading-through-complexity) 0 Comments [![](https://info.futureleadership.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Future%20Leadership%20One%20Brand%20Logos%20FY25-05.png?width=851&height=229&name=Future%20Leadership%20One%20Brand%20Logos%20FY25-05.png)](https://futureleadership.com.au) Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram #### About Us - Our Story - Our Team - Our Mission - Our Vision #### Work With Us - Products - Services - Trainings - Free Trial #### Support - Help Center - Community - Contact Support - Live Chat #### Resources - Blog - Webinars - Podcast - eBooks Copyright © 2026, Future Leadership Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Use