Competency and the Link to Engagement and Performance: If you’re not focused on competency… what ARE you focused on?

Competency and the Link to Engagement and Performance: If you’re not focused on competency… what ARE you focused on?

At WFSI, we’re laser-focused on competency as THE key to organizational performance. And while there are companies who say they have a competency focus, when you scratch a bit below the surface, you find that things aren’t necessarily what they may appear to be. One example we’ve seen repeatedly is in recruiting for “entry-level” positions….

Competency Testing in Recruiting: It’s Probably A LOT Easier Than You Think…

Competency Testing in Recruiting: It’s Probably A LOT Easier Than You Think…

When we talk to companies about testing for competency during recruiting and selection, we often get pushback: “That’s too complicated!” “That’s too expensive!” “That takes too much time!” But does it really? We maintain that the biggest reason that companies don’t do really engage in competency testing is that they really don’t have a proper…

News You Can Use | Issue 01 |

News You Can Use | Issue 01 |

What We’ve Been Reading Competency-based hiring… it’s an emerging trend, and it seems to (finally) be catching on. Maybe.   It’s an interesting and emerging trend, driven by employer dissatisfaction with traditional skills proxies – there’s an article here from way back in 2015 from the US-based SHRM organization, that explains what it is, why you…

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Truth Behind Pluralistic Ignorance

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Truth Behind Pluralistic Ignorance

I am writing this short blog for business owners, line managers and HR staff trying to set up their businesses to become more competitive in the employment market but finding it difficult to move their teams ahead. It addresses the difficulty of attracting and retaining talent on two levels. Firstly, it provides some very brief…

Jeff Griffiths appointed to Board of Directors for LearningCITY Collective

Jeff Griffiths appointed to Board of Directors for LearningCITY Collective

Our co-founder Jeff Griffiths has been selected to the inaugural Board of Directors for the Calgary “LearningCITY Collective” – a unique initiative to create a truly vibrant and rich learning culture in Calgary that includes all forms of learning: formal, informal and experiential, credited and non-credited, from all aspects of the learning ecosystem – school,…

Did Knowledge Work Just Have Its “Pond Half Full” Moment?

Did Knowledge Work Just Have Its “Pond Half Full” Moment?

What do you mean by “Pond Half Full?” For those who haven’t been paying attention, ChatGPT, OpenAI’s generative language chatbot was released for free public use in November of last year. (if you haven’t had a chance to experiment with it yet, you should: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ ). The system has been developed and ‘trained’ to hold…

Defining Competency for Professions

Defining Competency for Professions

Jeff Griffiths, FCMC CTDP Profession: An occupation in which a professed knowledge of some subject, field, or science is applied; a vocation or career, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.  – Oxford English Dictionary Creating competency frameworks and competency models is an evolving field that has gained greater prominence over the…

Implementing Competencies in Your Business: Setting Up a Competency Working Group

Implementing Competencies in Your Business: Setting Up a Competency Working Group

By Peter Andryszewicz Competency Implementation If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you should now have an understanding of what a competency is, how to organize them, what they can used for, the value of using them and how much detail is needed to make them effective. If these articles have convinced you that…