To assess competencies, learning and performance professionals, not just performance professionals, must work with a competency model that is measurable. A measurable competency model identifies the competencies of the position or job, as well as the behavioral indicato... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Assessment , Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development

My passionate belief has been, and is today, that leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do. Yet it is what leaders donot what leaders arethat others see and judge. So what can a leader do? Define a clear vision that has its foundation in the organizations valu... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Coaching and Mentoring , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General

Human performance improvement (HPI) is a field that is generally applied in business. Most of the time, practitioners are external consultants, but there are some internal positions as well. Rarely do you see an HPI practitioner work for a not-for-profit, however, becau... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General

How many times have you sat in a meeting where the topic being addressed isnt all that interesting, and the person facilitating the discussion is struggling to keep everyone engaged? A few people are offering ideas and discussing the issue. Others are doing nonrelated p... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Human Performance Improvement

People experience change in their personal and professional lives every day. Perhaps you must travel a new traffic route due to construction, or reschedule a meeting because your work priorities changed. With our years of experience in dealing with change, you'd think w... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General