Competencies in Talent Management—A Changing Landscape
Competency models are clearly one of the cornerstones of an integrated talent management framework and software platform. These guideposts for aligning employee behaviors and capabilities with organizational goals, needs and values have become increasingly prevalent; however, it can also be argued that the upside potential of competency assessments is still largely unchartered territory. A new approach to using competency libraries and assessments within the Talent Management arena could bring that upside potential within reach; and Starfield www.starfieldtms.com, from Beeline solutions, is one company pioneering this innovative approach.
Starfield’s unified Talent Management Suite has been architected from the ground-up based on five core talent management principles which are outlined later in this white paper. These principles are likely to fundamentally change the way competency assessments and libraries are utilized within mid-to-large sized organizations for the purposes of evaluating and managing employee performance, guiding employee development and workforce planning initiatives, and materially driving employee engagement and retention...