Competency models are used to define which characteristics and performance requirements are needed to meet a certain expectation. A competency is essentially being adept and capable at a certain skill ...

Thomas Fuller, an English churchman and historian from the 17th century once said, “All things are difficult before they are easy.” In fact, we know thanks to Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers that the ...

Building your competence boosts your confidence … and confidence is a close friend to high achievers. Building your competence is like cleaning your house. If you stop cleaning, dust collects. The ...

If your company’s tired of reinventing the wheel with each integration project, it’s time to establish an integration competency center (ICC). Actually the concept works for business intelligence, ...

Every recruiter and hiring manager knows it's best to seek candidates who align with the company's long-term objectives, but knowing and doing are two different things. Getting the right candidate the ...

Competency management systems allow employers to evaluate employees' performance. Use of these systems allows managers and supervisors to identify gaps, deploy remedial training, recruit staff and ...

We often admire and reward self-confidence—especially in leadership circles and boardrooms, where a confident stance can open doors. But how often do we stop to consider whether that confidence we see ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ronnie Arnold, IHRDC Competency Development Product Manager, recently gave a presentation at the 2013 Getenergy VTEC Middle East/North Africa conference entitled “The seven ...

A new report from CompetencyWorks offers "logic models" for helping to build understanding about competency-based education. Co-author Chris Sturgis warned in a blog article that the 59-page document ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has developed an infection preventionist competency model to support IP education, according to an American Journal of Infection ...

This blog is a continuation of the Building AI Leadership Brain Trust Blog Series which targets board directors and CEO’s to accelerate their duty of care to develop stronger skills and competencies ...