Competencies at Work

CHAPTER 3

Competencies in the Context of Organizational Systems

In this chapter, we will reinforce the importance of using competencies as a shared language across applications in the context of an organization’s business and talent management system. We will provide more background for how competencies impact an individual’s career life cycle. We will also explore the most frequent competency applications and tools in organizational settings. We will theme these tools and applications across three broad areas: talent acquisition, talent development, and talent performance. We will also illustrate this career impact through an example of how a competency model is woven through the career of one organization’s employee. Finally, we will explain ...