Purdue’s Leadership & Professional Development Competencies were established to provide a cross-discipline model of leadership development for all Boilermakers. The 20 competencies were established ...

When Hewlett-Packard merged with Compaq, one of the most challenging elements was integrating their two unique corporate cultures. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 2001, an HP executive told ...

Starting and running a business requires several skills and competencies. While some people are born with these entrepreneurial abilities, others hone them through years of work. As a small-business ...

Effective leaders require competency in core skills. Expertise in core competencies associated with leadership roles typically enable a person to lead others, develop ...

PLC frames its curriculum in terms of broad competencies that are the keystones to our leadership education because they cut across every profession, academic discipline, and human endeavor where ...

The decisions that leaders face on a daily basis become more and more uncertain as the speed of technology forces further change. Market pressure, consumer demands and politics cause leaders to zig ...

What are the critical competencies needed to lead in our fast-changing business environment? This question was the focus of a study jointly conducted by the professional services firm Heidrick & ...

Educators are very familiar with “soft skills,” or those that are peripheral to the core curriculum—nice additions if you have the time. Associating “soft” with a skill often means it is often ...

“Competency systems can produce more equity, but only if we’re really intentional about making equity a goal. Unless we drive more time and support to students that need it, a competency system could ...