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March 6, 2023 by Jeff Griffiths Leave a Comment

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, work and community.  Jeff joins the board along with  Lee Ackerman, Aniisa Allahar, Jennifer Aubin, Heidi … [Read more...] about Jeff Griffiths appointed to Board of Directors for LearningCITY Collective

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February 23, 2023 by Jeff Griffiths Leave a Comment

Managing Risk:The Tale (or is that tail?) of the Loaded Skunk.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Competencies, Implementation, Knowledge, Leadership, Management, Risk Management

January 31, 2023 by Jeff Griffiths 2 Comments

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

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Business, Competencies, Competency 101, Competency Frameworks, Implementation, Knowledge, Leadership, Management

June 10, 2021 by Jeff Griffiths Leave a Comment

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 last 20 or so years, and it is where I’ve spent the majority of my time as a consultant. A lot of the work in the … [Read more...] about Defining Competency for Professions

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May 18, 2021 by Peter Andryszewicz Leave a Comment

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 applying competency can help you solve some of your pressing business issues, great! The next question is… where do I start? The first step to implementing competency-based … [Read more...] about Implementing Competencies in Your Business: Setting Up a Competency Working Group

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April 29, 2021 by Peter Andryszewicz Leave a Comment

Scoping a Competency Project

By Peter Andryszewicz You’ve read our series on competency here. Now you’ve decided that you want the bring in a competency-based system into your organization. Where do you start? The best starting point is to scope the project. This will ensure that you have thought about what you want and, what it takes to get it. This will allow you to make an informed decision about whether or not it is worth proceeding. If you have been part of scoping activities for competency projects in the … [Read more...] about Scoping a Competency Project

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March 11, 2021 by Jeff Griffiths 2 Comments

Competency Frameworks – How Much Detail is Enough?

J.L. Griffiths, FCMC CTDP Competency frameworks are a fundamental tool for developing your organization and your workforce. They are a vital part of a competency management SYSTEM. Yet… they often aren’t used effectively. Complaints run the gamut from “too much detail, too cumbersome, too complicated” to the other extreme “not detailed enough” Maybe the problem is that people are trying to use frameworks to accomplish things they weren’t designed to address. How much detail is … [Read more...] about Competency Frameworks – How Much Detail is Enough?

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March 3, 2021 by Jeff Griffiths Leave a Comment

Competency 101 – Part 4: SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!

Jeff Griffiths, FCMC CTDP In my previous article, I mentioned some of the facts supporting the use of competencies. Some of you said “prove it” – so here’s some hard data. In Canada, the ground floor level on competencies is based on the “Essential Skills” – what in other contexts have been called workplace literacy, basic literacy, or “foundation skills”.  A lot of active research has been conducted to look at what happens when employers focus on these competencies when hiring and … [Read more...] about Competency 101 – Part 4: SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!!!

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February 22, 2021 by Jeff Griffiths Leave a Comment

Competency 101 – Part 3 Ok… So What Can I Use These Things For?

Jeff Griffiths, FCMC CTDP In the previous two Competency 101 articles, Part 1 and Part 2, I introduced some foundation ideas around competencies. The next question that comes up is “Why should I use them? What makes this better than what I’m doing now?” Well, here’s what we know about traditional hiring practices: The traditional way of hiring someone involves reviewing resumés to find people who seem to have the right skills and experience, conducting interviews to gauge how they … [Read more...] about Competency 101 – Part 3 Ok… So What Can I Use These Things For?

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February 8, 2021 by Jeff Griffiths 3 Comments

COMPETENCY 101 – PART 2 Profiles, Frameworks, Libraries … Huh? Different ways to organize competencies and make them useful.

Jeff Griffiths, WorkForce Strategies International  In the first article in this series, we clarified the difference between competencies, tasks and skills. “Ok” I can hear you saying, “So now I know the difference. So what? What do I do with them?” In this second article in the series, we want to expand on competencies, and look at how we can organize them to be useful. The Competency Profile Remember the pitcher in the first article?  Clearly a pitcher needs … [Read more...] about COMPETENCY 101 – PART 2 Profiles, Frameworks, Libraries … Huh? Different ways to organize competencies and make them useful.

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