Core competencies are the key skills and abilities an individual or a company possesses. These include the knowledge and experience you bring to the job, the activities that bring the company the ...

The role of the human resources manager has evolved over the years. Whether you are hiring for your own internal HR department or outsourcing the work to a firm, make sure that the individual handling ...

There are many definitions of success. But to me, success in business means separation from the competition. And one of the best ways to do that is to develop core competencies. The concept of core ...

After spending last week in Washington, D.C., I was struck by how nervous folks in education circles are about whether states will stick with the Common Core state standards once the Common Core ...

But what is a core competency? And how can an enterprise separate a core competency from day-to-day business functions, many of which remain relevant and important? NEARSOL itself has extensive ...

In a world of rapid disruption, the idea of having a core competency–an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets–is an outmoded principle. Apple, Nike, and Netflix have better ...

A central goal of marketing strategy is to get an advantage over the competition. But how do you do that? Well, one way is to try to keep competitors from entering your business territory in the first ...

Organizations are more complex than ever, and focusing too much on Gary Hamel’s idea of “core competencies” is both outdated and damaging to your company’s emotional infrastructure. Since Gary Hamel ...