The number one reason competency projects fail is that people rush to start creating competency profiles for their jobs. They don’t spend the time developing a competency framework or roadmap that they can apply across the entire organization.
So, you have decided to define the key competencies or skills needed for successful performance across your different roles. Now, you are wondering what you should do with your leadership roles because leaders often require a completely different skill set than those technical experts or specialists.
There are four main types of competencies that can be used to describe successful job performance for your jobs.
Are you looking for a way to organize your jobs? What about a way to arrange your career streams and career paths? Or how about a way to make competency profiling (i.e., identifying the key behaviours in your jobs) easier? Then look no further than job families.