Gallup recently reported that 68% of the U.S. workforce was disengaged. I contend that one big cause of the problem is the continued use of generic competency models for hiring purposes I must have ...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor has released a competency model for the long-term care industry that officials hope will solve long-standing issues of low wages and a high staff turnover rate.

Have you ever wished you could clone your most effective leaders? There’s a better way: Using competency models. Competency modeling is a way to clarify the skills and behaviors that are common ...

We often hear from the Operations team saying, “we don’t get the right people for the job”, complaining about the HR team. The HR team in turn says, “the operations’ team did not know what skills were ...

Perfection may be your goal when developing a competency model for your supply management team. While that’s admirable, keep in mind the most important characteristics of the plan are consistency and ...

James Stiles, CSP, explained that the development of Johnson & Johnson's "global health and safety competency model" has been driven by a longstanding upper-management mandate that the company's most ...