Developing the Persuasive Communications Competency
From Workitect's Competency Development Guide, a 280-page resource guide for developing thirty-five competencies. Definition: The ability to plan and deliver oral and [...]
“How to Do HR Right” – FastCompany
Five recommendations from FastCompany article "Why We Hate HR" for improving the effectiveness of HR: Say the right thing, Measure the right thing, Get rid of the 'social workers', Serve the business, Make value, not activity.
The Cost of Higher Quality Decision-Making
How do successful human resource teams manage to do more with less, thus earning their respective title? Less staff, less outsourcing… all [...]
Developing Technical Competencies
The demand for and interest in creating technical competencies has significantly increased in the past few years. When the concept of [...]
Selecting for Success: Succession Planning
The challenge with any corporate succession plan is ensuring its adaptability to the dynamic nature of the actual succession process, as [...]
Test for Competence or Intelligence?
The first competency model was developed in the early 1970’s by the eminent psychologist Dr. David McClelland and consultants from McBer and [...]
The Basics of Performance Management
The basics of performance management is this. Performance is the true test of survival in the marketplace. High-performing employees contribute superior performance, [...]
The Analytics of Managing Performance
The demand for performance-driven analytics has never been greater. By understanding the power of analytics within the human resource function, you can [...]