By the Author of WANTED: Eight Critical Skills You Need To Succeed
If you are a newly-minted MBA graduate, you probably have already had some business experience and have had an opportunity to see the real world in action (for better or worse). Your decision to return to the academic world for awhile most likely resulted in either a first job disappointment crisis (see “The Doom Loop”) […]
Read More…Core competency models are good – but they are generally static and do not account for dynamics that occur over time. There are two important variables affecting core competencies that change over time. These two variables are: Changes in technology and the nature of the business itself. Individual behavior in positions that have core competencies […]
Read More…Core competencies are NOT difficult to understand, but the way some organizations describe them clearly shows that there does not seem to be full agreement in their description. Perhaps this is a way to create some confusion about the subject and, accordingly, create a need for consulting services! That’s a bit cynical, I know, but […]
Read More…You have certain “Profit Makers” in your organization, and it pays off in more ways than one to know their skill profiles. The best way to describe this is by an example: Not too long ago we conducted a study for a large food company that had approximately 90 individuals in “Managing Director” positions. These […]
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