One Thing I Don't Do When Creating Competency Models

When I create a competency model, there are so many things I look at. The one thing I don’t look at?
Indicators of poor performance.
I’m sure we all already know what poor performance looks like. To me, the lowest behavior you want is one that meets expectations. And everything should just go up from there.
That’s why today we’re discussing why I don't memorialize poor behavior in competency models, and why asset-based competency models work.▶️ One Thing I Don't Do When Creating Competency Models
▶️ Key Points:
00:58 The one thing I don’t look at when creating a competency model
04:43 Why I don’t memorialize poor behavior in a competency model
07:30 Taking an asset-based approach to competency modelsResources from this episode:
Competency Model Episodes:
▶️ Episode 51: How to Use Your Competency Model to Develop a Comprehensive Training Program
▶️ Episode 39: Ask These Two Questions to Identify Your Nonprofit's Core Competencies
▶️ Episode 20: How to Determine Which Competencies Are Right for You
▶️ Episode 19: One Nonprofit's Honest Opinion after 6 Months with a Competency Model
▶️ Episode 18: Four Reasons Your Competencies Don't Work
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