Identifying a Set of Generic Competencies
Why should you use a dictionary of generic competencies when you can develop your own dictionary? Because so much competency modeling has been done over the past 40 years, it [...]
Collecting Data to Build Competency Models
The project plan that is completed in Step 2 (Project Planning) will have included one or more methods of data collection that are appropriate for the project. This blog presents [...]
The One-Size-Fits-All Competency Model
SINGLE JOB MODEL > ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL MODEL > MULTIPLE JOBS MODELS Business people business people top view people group business group people happy In the One-Size-Fits-All Approach, a competency [...]
The Single Job Competency Model
When deciding how to approach a competency model-building project, it is useful to consider three distinctive approaches: Single Job Competency Model One-Size-Fits-All Approach Multiple Job Approach A project usually focuses [...]
Key Concepts of Career Development
Whether functioning as a supervisor, coach or employee, a review of several concepts relating to career development helps pave the way to new levels of understanding, insight and growth [...]
The Evolution of Competency Modeling
Word cloud concept illustration of core comptency The first ten years of competency modeling were dominated by consultants trained in the McBer approach. This approach involved a rigorous [...]
The First Competency Model
Competency modeling, an approach originated 40 years ago, has become a mainstream practice in human resource management. Over that period, the methodology has evolved, partly in response to changes in [...]
Communicating with People Involved in a Modeling Project
In our previous blog, we listed points that should be covered with all employees when launching a job competency modeling project. In addition to receiving the same communications provided to [...]