In this article, we explain exactly how these two factors are related and why you should always keep this fact in mind. First of all, we would like to explain again in detail how a competence is created, so that it is easier to understand later why it is such a valuable resource for companies and also crucial to success.
How Does a Competence Develop?
Competence does not simply mean knowledge, but it is about much more.
Basically, their creation goes like this:
- It all starts with information that is absorbed by the brain and processed into knowledge along with experiences and context.
- This knowledge is now brought into an application and then enables a person to act according to this knowledge.
- The person can now act, but must also want to do so in order for the action to come about.
- If this was then carried out and successful , one speaks of a competence overall.
In summary, this means that knowledge leads to an action and if it is successful, then there is a competence.
A Valuable Resource for Businesses
It is well known that knowledge, combined with successful actions, contributes to the success of a company. To be more precise, it is about skills. The quantity and quality of these skills are reflected in the work performance. This leads to higher quality of products or services and thus to the company’s success. The better the skills are mature, the more likely they are to succeed. In theory, this sounds simple, but in practice there are challenges. Let’s talk about these now:
- Competencies are a scarce resource and cannot be developed quickly due to the process just described.
- They must be continuously developed, as the world is changing faster and more frequently, resulting in new requirements and also new knowledge, which must be processed again and again. This process also takes time at regular intervals.
- Due to the immense mass of new knowledge, which can now be generated and disseminated quickly, more and more specialization is taking place. This is particularly evident in work processes that are becoming more and more complex and extensive, so that new jobs and more specific skills are needed for the individual. However, if these are too specific, the effort to rebuild them is usually very high and there is also the problem that they cannot be transferred without further ado.
- This means that nowadays many competencies cannot simply be substituted because they are too specific and often actually specifically personal. So buying them externally exactly as it is needed is difficult and sometimes practically impossible.
Even if it is sometimes not so easy to develop the right skills, they are needed together with other factors for the company’s success. So they cannot be dispensed with and therefore a certain amount of attention must be paid to the topic. But there is also a solution for all challenges. We show these in the following section.
Managing Competencies in the Company with Evalea
Despite some difficulties, all this can also be fun and even work pleasantly. And with Evalea. Because with the right module, the entire competence management can be regulated. Competencies can thus be measured digitally and accessible to all and documented in their development. You can find out exactly how this works and what advantages it offers here glean. Integration with other modules also allows you to design a holistic personnel development program, which brings you another big step closer to the company’s success.
Of course, it still takes time and other resources to develop all competencies and always keep them up to date. Nevertheless, the Evalea software makes it much easier to deal with the topic and makes it as resource-saving and clear as possible. You can read more about the competence management module here…
Source: (Kauffeld & Paulsen, 2018)
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