The concept of a skill matrix was introduced when a manager’s supervisor asked about coverage during vacation and whether a matrix of key competencies was in place. This highlighted the importance of ...

As a manager, I view it as my responsibility to provide every engineer with a realistic and achievable growth plan they can execute against. In that responsibility, I try to be fair and objective, ...

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Understanding the types of communication skills and competencies is a vital skill both for managers and business owners as well as employees. Interacting with others is a large portion of many ...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago used to rely on paper competency checklists in its nursing professional development. Using paper checklists was challenging and inefficient to ...

Information competency skills are the skills necessary to glean information effectively from sources. Many individuals develop these skills during their school years, while others develop them after ...

Educators are very familiar with “soft skills,” or those that are peripheral to the core curriculum—nice additions if you have the time. Associating “soft” with a skill often means it is often ...