Understanding how competency models fit in

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Understanding how competency models fit in

At their core, competency models are attempts to identify and leverage the most important knowledge, skills, and traits that are linked to productivity and success in a given environment. So for example, a leadership competency model might contain things such as staffing and leading a team, effective conflict management, or creative problem solving. The list of skills and traits are typically shorter than longer, maybe containing five to 15 elements. There's no perfect number. The real goal is to accurately model the elements of success for a given environment.

If we assume that you can identify this list of things that one should possess, well there are many ways we can use that list. They're now used to attract and hire new employees, to create effective training and development experiences, as a vetting instrument when promotion decisions are being made, and of course, they're used as a core part of the employee evaluation process. There are many benefits associated with using competency models. These include: providing a summary of the experience.


Source: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/performance-review-foundations/understanding-how-competency-models-fit-in