Organizations are more complex than ever, and focusing too much on Gary Hamel’s idea of “core competencies” is both outdated and damaging to your company’s emotional infrastructure. Since Gary Hamel ...

The Office of Personnel Management last week announced that it would conduct a new survey of federal agencies to determine what skills are needed for jobs throughout the federal government, an effort ...

A knowledgeable, skilled and well-trained workforce is critical to a company's success. Improving competencies allows an organization to remain adaptable and competitive, ultimately contributing to ...

A recent study spotlights the blend of skills new high school graduates need in a rapidly evolving workforce landscape.

Core competencies are the key skills and abilities an individual or a company possesses. These include the knowledge and experience you bring to the job, the activities that bring the company the ...

I’m catching up with some email from my last column on the behavioral competency known as customer responsiveness. A recurring inquiry has to do with defining the subtle differences among similar ...

What makes an effective leader? Many people would likely agree there are essential skills and behaviors that contribute to the effectiveness of a leader. And to ensure emerging leaders are ...

Brian Stecher and Laura Hamilton, measurement experts at RAND, share the results of their study on how schools and districts should consider assessments for measuring competencies like creativity and ...

A novel management theory looks past individual leaders to constraints that might limit their effectiveness. As a leader, you may sense the heavy mantle of work to be done, employees to motivate, ...

The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a new circular establishing a national digital competency framework for ...

Psychosocial care is considered an important component of quality cancer care. Individuals treated for cancer can experience biologic or physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical consequences (eg, ...