Creating Competency-Based Talent Management Processes – Case Study
Air Canada looked for a consultative competency-modeling workshop that could be built upon its own internal data, and tailored to different segments of its HR department, for a variety of applications. It was also seeking guidance on current best practices for organizations with similar challenges. Workitect provided the workshop and a competency dictionary.
The Development Planning Process
COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IS NOT A ONE-PERSON JOB THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS A general 8-step competency development planning process, applicable in any organization, is outlined below, followed by a description [...]
Leadership Development Strategies to Motivate Your Workforce
Leadership is generally known as the social process involving influencing others. The development of great leaders is a systematic process carried out for years and is fundamental for an organization's [...]
Competencies and Succession Planning
The identification, development, and management of talent in an organization requires a succession planning process that includes the assessment of employees' competencies AND performance. Succession planning itself is an [...]
Competency-Based Succession Planning for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
For many small and mid-sized businesses, leadership continuity is one of the most critical yet overlooked aspects of long-term success. Companies often focus on day-to-day operations and growth strategies but [...]
Using Competency Models to Design Effective Leadership Development Programs
Organizations invest heavily in leadership development, yet many programs fail to produce measurable improvements in performance. One of the main reasons is a lack of structure connecting leadership training to [...]
Tailored On-Site Competency Implementation Workshops
Bring Workitect’s expertise to your team with tailored on-site competency implementation workshops. Learn to build competency models, add technical competencies, improve competency-based interviewing, and apply advanced methods—customized to your goals for faster adoption, better hiring, and stronger development.
Performance Management with Competency-Based Systems
Performance Management: Why Competency-Based Systems Are Replacing Traditional Performance Reviews Organizations across industries are rethinking how they evaluate employee performance. Traditional annual reviews often focus on past results, subjective ratings, [...]







