Understanding the Power of Competency Modeling

Competencies are characteristics that differentiate highly effective performers from others.  Effective Competency Models capture the essential knowledge, skills, abilities and values needed for superior performance and successful organizations.

Our September program, “Understanding the Power of Competency Modeling,” will be presented by David Smith, CEO of EASI●Consult®.  David will review a common misconception that all competencies are similar in nature. He will explain the distinction between job-specific knowledge or skills seen as linked to the content of the job (Technical/ Functional Competencies) and robust personal characteristics that tend to transfer across jobs and are enduring (Behavioral Competencies). He will talk about why the distinction between the two has important implications for HR initiatives such as:  recruitment, selection, training, appraisal, development, and succession.

Additionally, David will review the “Four Factor Success Model” for considering behavioral competency development:  Cognitive, Interpersonal, Emotional, and Motivational factors and share a process EASI●Consult® uses with clients to collect information for competency building to:  interview job incumbents using Behavioral Event Interviewing (BEI), review the interview feedback, and develop the model.

The program is designed for the participants to be able to list “burning questions” at the beginning of the program and for David to answer these and any other questions throughout the program delivery.

PRESENTER

David E. Smith, Ph.D., CEO of EASI●Consult®

Dr. David Smith is the president and founder of EASI·Consult, LLC, a Human Capital Solutions consulting company. He and his company have created and implemented over 100 competency models in private and public sector organizations. David continues to provide a strong vision for his management consulting firm -- to establish an advocacy role for organizations interested in using and establishing “best in practice” assessment and development tools to support Human Capital Strategies throughout their organizations.

Prior to establishing EASI·Consult, Dr. Smith spent 18 years as the chief psychologist for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., responsible for all assessment & selection programs worldwide. David led and participated in over 15 major plant start-ups, expansions and sales office openings, both domestic and international. He developed and delivered competency-based assessments for positions from entry level to the C –Suite.  In 1995 David established and led a company-wide task force to develop and validate an Anheuser-Busch “Core” Competency Model. The model identified the knowledge, skills, abilities and values necessary for all employees at all levels of the organization to meet A-B’s strategic goals and provided a vehicle to integrate all areas of HR, across the company.

David received his Ph.D. Industrial/Organizational Psychology from