I had a meeting with someone yesterday who told me that in their company, the phrase “competency model” is not to be spoken. That’s not actually that unusual.

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How to manage career development expectations with a competency model

With skill gaps growing, keeping good people is paramount to success. Competency models enable people to assess their capabilities for the job they want next so they can upskill and be ready for it.

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How to measure success with a competency model

If you’re using the right competency assessment system, one that empowers people to pull the learning they need and treat “skills as currency”, they will create an individual development plan (IDP) and execute it monthly to create a development habit.

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How do we keep the competency models current and in use by the organization?

Create a rhythm for periodically re-examining the competency model for changes. Much like the process for customizing competency model behaviors, we recommend sending out the model in a Word document

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How do I create competency-based learning that address needs of different business units with shared development goals?

If you work in Learning and Development in either a federated hub-and-spokes model or you own L&D for the corporation, you l want to be able to create competency-based learning content that addresses the needs of different business units.

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Continual Upskilling starts with knowing current skills gaps and providing personalized learning to address them

CEOs have finally recognized that talent skill gaps may render them unable to compete. So, there’s never a better time to assess the skill gaps in your organization (know how big the problem is) and measure progress over time.

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How do you incorporate soft skills into a competency model that revolves around hard skills?

As you build your competency model, you will often get a lot of pushback in terms of hard skills vs. soft skills. These skills also transcend jobs, even those that don’t currently exist. So when you are looking to both upskill and reskill, these skills matter.

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How can I use competency models/capability frameworks?

There are so many places you can use competency models within the organization and throughout the employee lifecycle. For example- job description, recruiting/interviewing…

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