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…

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…

Competency Frameworks – How Much Detail is Enough?

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…