In this post I will elaborate one some relevant characteristics
of competencies. Competencies are one
of most effective ways to channelize capabilities for advantage but many times
misunderstood therefore large number of implementations (over 60%) don’t
benefit the organizations where the models are implemented.
In an earlier post I tried to clarify about
competencies being something that differentiates people on their abilities.
Competencies are defined in context, which implies that what may be competency
in one context may not be so in another one.
So Point one about competency is “context”
Second, if we a person has a competency the
application has to be consistent in order for it to be competency. Taking an
example close to the Indian context if you consider batting as a competency for
Sachin Tendulkar then he should be able to bat well consistently across various
types of pitches viz., bouncy, sow, fast and similarly be consistent when
playing spinners or medium pacers, googly specialists and so on.
Third, competencies can be developed. In that sense it is a coachable construct. . However what comes to mind here is about “Application”.
One needs to understand the behavioural anchors well to get a clear map as to
how to develop and build proficiency on the competency. Most organizations define competencies in behavioural
terms. The behaviours are organized in
order of increasing proficiency either using an appropriate point scale
(ranging from 3 to 5 levels) or a nominal scale (High, Medium, Low and so on)
Further competencies encompass behavioural descriptions
that can relate to knowledge, skills or attributes and a combination of these.
They can be threshold or differentiating. Every job role will have both
threshold as well as differentiating competencies.
Above are a few aspects of competencies to bring
some clarity on the concept that is very relevant for organizations
performance.
More elaborations on competencies and its application
in organizations in later posts.
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