Roadmap to Business Partnering for HR Professionals
The potential for Human Resources to play a vital business role has, on occasion, been underestimated. In developing the Human Resources competency model, we were conscious of making sure [...]
It’s Your Career Development – So Who Should Be In The Driver’s Seat?
THE NEED FOR TALENT In a growing economy or in a down economy, there is always a need for employees at all levels to be fully competent and motivated. [...]
How to Develop the Competency of Decisiveness
Leaders, especially those in senior management, need Decisiveness. They must be able to make high stakes decisions, such as whether to accept a multi-million dollar deal, restructure the organization, cancel [...]
Advantages of Multiple Models and One-Size-Fits-All Competency Models
When competency models are needed in an organization with many different jobs, there are two basic strategies for model building: “one-size-fits-all” approaches and multiple model approaches. I will describe these [...]
Build your own job competency models
Many companies are building their own competency models without the help (& expense) of external consultants. More than 1,000 HR professionals have attended a three-day workshop and learned how to [...]
Competency Modeling – Research or Intuitive Approach
There are three approaches to building a competency model: 1) Research 2) Intuitive 3) Balance of Research and Intuitive 1. Research Approach Research approaches to competency model building emphasize systematic [...]
What will key users of a competency model need from it?
The planning of a competency model requires identifying the most important stakeholders and users and considering how they will want to use the model. People in the job often want [...]
Do your executives and managers need a Global Perspective?
To maintain global competitiveness, changing circumstances are demanding global strategic visions and new organizational structures that are conceptualized, articulated and implemented by managers. What is a “global perspective”? It is [...]