How Does Competency Help a Business Organization?
Competencies are the skills, behaviors and performance standards
that turn the “what” of an expectation into the “how.” Business owners can use
core organizational competencies to define the business culture, support
strategic goals and make hiring decisions. All these uses ensure the business
and its employees meet their goals.
Objectives
- Through the process of competency mapping these goals become employee performance benchmarks. Managers use these benchmarks to identify training needs that ultimately increase the productivity and performance of employees and the efficiency, effectiveness and competitive nature of the business as a whole.
Process
- After identifying core competencies, management often includes individual employees or employee focus groups in the creation of new, competency-based job descriptions. The use of interviews, questionnaires, existing job descriptions and performance appraisal forms are commonly used as work groups identify the skill set, knowledge level and attitude necessary to meet core competencies within each role. Once complete, mapping involves a thorough analysis during which a manager and employee work together to identify weaknesses and strengths and chart a course for further action.
Everyday Benefits
- Competency mapping establishes a level of objectivity that encourages open communication between management and employees. Managers are able to more objectively appraise performance and be more specific in communicating to employees what is necessary for success. Employees gain a clearer understanding of the expectations of their role. Following up with competency-based training not only provides ways for employees to expand their current skills, but it also provides a well-defined path for learning new skills through cross-training and for moving up in the organization.
Moving Forward
- Mapping core competencies to the skills potential employees
already possess is another way that competency mapping can help a business.
Including core and job-specific competencies in job opportunity announcements
provides an objective basis for evaluating applications and weeding out
unqualified candidates. Competency mapping can also shorten how long it takes
to hire and reduce training requirements by allowing hiring personnel to bring
in only those candidates who already possess or are well on their way to
possessing core competency requirements.
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ReplyDeleteBusinesses can develop core competencies by identifying key internal strengths and investing in the capabilities valued by their employees.
DeleteOK. If they have same code of ethics with same culture can be core competencies. If they have sub cultures competencies can be vary towards same goal.
DeleteCompetencies are the skills, behaviors and attributes which are directly related to successful performance in a job. Informative article.
ReplyDeleteof course that's why Employers struggle to establish, measure, and develop competencies and skills for their employees.
DeleteA competency is a way to put into the practice some knowledge, know-how, and also attitudes, inside a specific context. ... core business processes, customer relationships, and financial issues; integration of all these elements will reflect .
ReplyDeleteOrganizations are starts with a set of high-level core competency standards such as innovation, creativity, technical expertise, quality and a customer-oriented focus, all of which reflect strategic business goals
DeleteCompetencies of a company is always beneficial for the company in terms of keeping the company ahead of its competition. Good article !
ReplyDeleteCompetencies are the skills, behaviors and performance standards that turn the “what” of an expectation into the “how.” Business owners can use core organizational competencies to define the business culture, support strategic goals and make hiring decisions
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ReplyDeleteCompetency:The mix of perceptible and quantifiable information, skills, capacities and individual attributes that add to upgraded worker performance and eventually bring about organizational achievement. To get competencies, it is important to define the various components of competencies
ReplyDeleteDeveloping core competencies enables organizations to gain competitive advantage with the express benefit of increasing sales and profits. And for that, primarily the core competencies of an organization should be identified.
ReplyDeleteCompetencies will be most successful if used for sourcing candidates, selection and onboarding, performance management, learning and development, assessment and promotion.
ReplyDeleteNice article.Competencies are helping a company in being a potential leader in the industry.
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