83 Management Competencies - Defined (Paperback)

INTRODUCTION Competencies and competences have often been used interchangeably when the subject of competencies is discussed. There is a difference in the terminology. Competencies refer to the combination of skills, knowledge/experience/behaviors/attitudes that a job incumbent possesses while a competence is the level of ?excellence? in such competency, as exercised or displayed by the job incumbent.. Often, when discussing or reviewing the subject of Competencies, the relevance of ?standard? arises. A ?standard? is the minimum acceptable level of competence (in a specific competency) expected of a job incumbent in the workplace. A brief explanation is made of the difference between the above mentioned terms in this book. Those interested in more details are encouraged to read the two companion books on the subject of ?Competencies.? Examples of Clustering of competencies under a major Competency and Leveling in each competency are also shown. Leveling is similar to competencies. This book is written with the primary objective of assisting Managers understand what competencies are. 83 Competencies are identified and descriptions provided for each. The two companion books referred to above deal with the application of competencies in various facets of managing employees in the workforce. LSOM