Competence Management - An Innovation In Efficiency
Competence management aims at using optimally and developing the competencies of employees, that is their ability to put in practice their knowledge, experience, know-how according to the goals of the corporation they work for. Competence management is relatively new field in human resources but has been increasingly recognized and implemented within firms over the past few years and is widely seen as essential for the achievement of a company's objectives.
To enable competence management, it is important to get the support of the management, which can be done through management coaching, as they will be the one in charge of directing the competence management strategy. They would have to evaluate each of the employee's competencies but also establish a set of the competencies needed for every task the company might need to perform. If you don't feel that your management can handle that task, there are professionals out there who will do it in your case.
If you can determine the best uses for your employees, the efficiency of your office will rgeatly improve. Business coaching will help you determine what they do best, and competence management will help you match your employees with the most approprtiate duties for them to perform.
Thus employees will quickly realize the requisite competencies for their jobs and what additional knowledge they need to gain to get ahead in their careers. The employees themselves realize the kind of training they required. Hence there is no need analysis by human resource management to identify the area of training.
There are several simple ways to determine the best roles for your employees and the skills that they have individually. The simplest is just to ask them. Have them write their best skills down and keep track of the files so that you can fill any job with the best person. A centralized network removes much of the work that this duty would entail, and allows you to choose from the employees of the entire company.
Competency management is the best way to manage the human capital of your company and will also give you great return on investments. It is a also a way to get the employees involved and interested in their job, by offering them a chance to participate actively in the fulfillment of your company's objectives.
The aim of management coaching is to upgrade the abilities of employees by training them to execute various management tasks effectively. Similarly, competence management seeks to match the knowledge and skills of employees to the needs of the tasks. It also helps employees realize what type of skills they need to acquire to progress in their careers. Through business coaching, employees can be made to realize the importance of managing competencies and to become involved in the process. While the organization learns to manage its human capital in the best way possible, its employees become more interested in their jobs and how they can work towards the organization's objectives.
Published July 20th, 2007
Filed in Business, Career, Management
