Seven Steps to Developing a Competency
Acquiring competencies has seven steps: (1) identification of the required competencies, (2) self-assessment, (3) observation and study, (4) practice, (5) feedback, (6) goal-setting, and (7) on-the-job support.
The Business Case for Competencies – Part Two
To get a sense of how business and human resources strategy might impact decisions about competency applications, companies were asked to state their primary business strategy objectives, how their HR strategies support these objectives and the intended purpose of implementing competency-based applications. Many of the findings apply to today and can provide insight into the challenges and opportunities facing organizations that are implementing competency frameworks and applications.
The Business Case for Competencies
In 1996, to get a sense of how business and human resources strategy might impact decisions about competency applications, companies were asked to state their primary business strategy objectives, how their HR strategies support these objectives and the intended purpose of implementing competency-based applications. Many of the findings also apply to today and can provide insight into the challenges and opportunities facing organizations that are implementing competency frameworks and applications.
Google’s Approach to Competency-Based Talent Management
Over the years, there has been much ink spilled over the recruiting practices at Google. The company is now very well known for having successfully implemented a talent management [...]
Executive Power: A Form of Bullying or Effective Leadership?
When Marissa Mayer took over the leadership at Yahoo!, headlines of radical changes to strategy, direction and company policies flooded the papers. She came on board taking charge, and [...]
Succession Planning Strategy Can Hurt Company Competitiveness
Last March, we wrote about the benefits and challenges of using competency models for succession planning and mentoring leaders. In today’s employment environment, where there is a clear shortage of [...]
Change Management Needs a Competency Framework
As the pandemic has made clear, change is inevitable. Whether it is planned or reactive, change typically occurs as a necessity to rapidly evolving frameworks and conditions across all [...]
Why Your Talent Management Is Key to Organizational Success
As we enter the third quarter of 2014, most organizations are preparing to kickstart the financial planning process for 2015. If your intentions are to gather a few key [...]