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The Competency Development Guide is the 6th Edition of an easy-to-use,
Featuring actionable tips and resources for the development of 35 competencies.
Competencies are used to identify gaps in each employee’s capabilities so these gaps can be remedied.
#1 IDENTIFYING THE COMPETENCIES YOU WANT TO DEVELOP
Chapter 3 of Competency Development Guide
#2 STEPS TO DEVELOPING COMPETENCIES
(8-Page Report)
An intellectual property license that enables an organization to customize and use the guides throughout the organization is included with our Competency Dictionary
PART I—Self-Competence, A Road to Job Satisfaction
CHAPTER 1: PERFORMANCE TODAY, COMPETITIVE EDGE TOMORROW The Focus on Competencies Helps Employees Sharpen Their Focus
CHAPTER 2: YOUR PARENTS WERE RIGHT. YOU REALLY ARE FILLED WITH POTENTIAL
Steps to Developing Competencies
CHAPTER 3: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, AND WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO TO GET THERE?
Identifying the Competencies You Want to Develop
CHAPTER 4: COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IS NOT A ONE-PERSON JOB
Gather Your Resources and Solicit Help from Coaches and Managers – The Development Planning Process (8 Steps)
Part II—Guidelines for Developing 35 Core Competencies
CHAPTER 5: COMPETENCIES DEALING WITH PEOPLE Leading Others Cluster – 8 Competencies – The Communicating and Influencing Cluster – 7 Competencies
CHAPTER 6: BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
Preventing and Solving Problems Cluster – 6 Competencies – Achieving Results Cluster – 9 Competencies
PART III—Appendix
* Competency Definitions and Behaviors Summary
* External Resources – Providers and Directories of Training and Development Programs
For Each Competency, There Are Sections On:
* A definition and observable behaviors that may indicate the existence of a competency in an individual
* Importance of the competency
* General considerations in developing the competency
* Practicing the competency
* Obtaining feedback
* Learning from experts
* Coaching suggestions for managers
* Books
* Self-study courses
* External courses and seminars
Details of the Competency Development Guide
ISBN 978-0-9855598-0-9
The Competency Development Guide, also known as the Resource Guide for Developing Competencies, is a workbook that helps organizations implement competency-based human resource systems, and helps individuals improve their competencies and opportunities for career advancement. This 280-page, 8.5” x 11″, spiral-bound workbook provides background on competencies and instruction on setting competency development goals, along with specific suggestions for developing each of 35 different competencies.
Developing competencies can be initially overwhelming for even the most experienced HR practitioners. Workitect ’s Competency Development Guide – Resource Guide for Developing Competencies provides you with a helpful starting point, as well as in-depth information to guide you through the entire process of developing competencies. Whether you’re looking for a ready reference guide or a comprehensive resource, this workbook (e-versions available) will give you the information you need to develop 35 competencies.
Benefits For Employees
Employees will benefit personally from the competency-specific guidance offered in the Guide, a must-have resource for any business professional interested in personal career development. The Guide outlines not only what the competencies entail, but provides tips on how to develop and practice the competency, along with an extensive list of additional resource materials. Learn more
Options And Benefits For Organizations
Choose From A Range Of Options To Meet Your Needs:
* Individual copies that can be purchased
* A PDF version that can be electronically distributed to employees, or printed and distributed based on their needs
* An intellectual property license that includes Word documents that can be easily modified to reflect an organization’s specific requirements.
* Subscriptions to the onlineeDeveloper, an interactive elearning program that incorporates content from the Competency Development Guide.
Taking the time and using the right tools to develop competencies can help you improve hiring decisions, increase productivity and enhance organizational performance. These extensive guides provide you with detailed information to streamline competency development and ensure effective implementation.
The time you’ll save by relying on the advice and examples in this manual will more than cover the cost of ensuring that you, your staff, and key managers have ready access to the tools and information they need.
Focused Competency Development Program
The objective of this program is to improve each person’s performance in terms of their position-specific competencies, and the organization’s overall performance against those competencies, through feedback, coaching, and training.
Organizations With An Intellectual Property License
These organizations have acquired intellectual property licenses that have enabled them to provide customized guides for all employees throughout their organization. TheCompetency Dictionary license that is included with this license has also enabled them to build job competency models and competency-based HR and talent management applications.
A Competency Development Guide license includes licenses for the Competency Dictionary and Competency Interview Guides.
The Resource Guide for Developing Global HR Competencies is the second edition of a 166-page spiral-bound book that provides a comprehensive listing of resources for developing 18 strategic and tactical HR competencies from our competency dictionary for HR that are required of Human Resource professionals working anywhere in the world, including in locations with limited access to resources.
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