Creating a Culture of Competence

By Michael Zwell

Competence-and its role in achieving peak performance-remains one of the hot issues in business today. Yet it's not enough for individual leaders, managers, and employees to demonstrate personal competencies. Rather, an entire organization must be unified to create a culture of competence. This culture can then be passed along to succeeding generations of employees who will continue to contribute to, and strengthen, a company's future. In Creating a Culture of Competence, Michael Zwell provides a bold, prescriptive approach to achieving organizational success through improved individual and group job performance and satisfaction. He clearly defines those core qualities that lead to peak performance, then illustrates, step-by-step, how companies can identify and develop individual leadership, managerial, and employee competencies for maximum personal and organizational benefit. Based on years of personal experience and research, Creating a Culture of Competence expertly combines behavioral theory with solid business practice to create positive organizational change. You'll discover how to: * Use vision and competencies for cultural transformation * Create competency models * Implement competencies in selection and performance management You'll learn what really makes an organization successful . . . understand how HR's role is becoming central to building a high-performance organization . . . find out what technologies are being used to change corporate culture . . . then combine these elements to create a highly effective, competency-based organizational strategy. Creating a Culture of Competence offers a blueprint for hiring, developing, and retaining a superior workforce. By encouraging individuals to realize their potential, then motivating them to work in concert, you can lead your organization to reach its objectives . . . and get superior business results.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471350745
• ISBN13: 9780471350743
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Powerful Lever

Michael Zwell has succeeded at presenting a practical, useful tool for corporate transformation for all who choose to put in the effort of following his simple steps. I was impressed by the systematic methodology presented and the visionary implications of the book. It provides guidelines for all interested in getting the most out of their employees from H.R. professionals to Chairmen of the Board.

Buildining your Culture Competency

In most organizations, changing your culture to a new culture that support your change is the most difficalt that face organization. Adopting compentencies or mismatch the real organization needs may lead to change failure. This book will provide you the tool how to create your needed compentences to your culture change. It provides a very clear guidelines that will assist conultants and management as well to indentify thier direction. So are you in the right direction to create the targeted culture or not? One of the few new books that addresses these issues. I highly recommend this book for organizations who are in the process of a change or going to one. additionaly if you are reviewing your organization change and culture, this would be one of the book that is helpful to you.