Competency-Based Human Resource Management: Discover a New System for Unleashing the Productive Power of Exemplary Performers

by David D. Dubois, William J. Rothwell

Overview

Why a focus on jobs is not enough

Force-fitting employees to job descriptions leads to unhappy people and substandard performance. For years, HR professionals have struggled with this dilemma. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Competency-Based Human Resource Management describes a new model of performance management that matches employee talents to the work that must be done. By focusing on the critical competencies that distinguish star performers, HR professionals can transform the way they recruit, select, train, develop, and compensate top-performing employees.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891062837
Publisher:	Quercus
Publication date:	12/01/2004
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

David D. Dubois has more than thirty years of training and experience in the practice of human resource development and is a consultant to organizations in the public, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors.

William J. Rothwell, PhD is currently a professor at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus and is also President of Rothwell & Associates, Inc, a consulting firm. He is a frequent conference keynote speaker and seminar presenter.

Editorial Reviews

A must read for any manager responsible for change in his or her organization. I have implemented these concepts with my managers and have seen direct results with their strategic thinking and problem resolution skills.—Jacquelyn Nunez, Vice President, Group Operations, The Union Labor Life Insurance Co.

I challenge any HR or training professional to use these methodologies in his or her organization. It will mean a whole new way of partnering with the other functional areas.—Kimberly R. Woollard, Vice President, Human Resources, MacDill Federal Credit Union

A book inexorably linked to post-millennium business success! Best-in-class companies must look beyond profit and head count to drive the world economy and social change. Dubois and Rothwell's brilliant and pragmatic concept of competency-based HR systems is one of the foundations of this contemporary approach!—Regina M. Sacha, Vice President, Human Resources, FedEx Custom Critical

A well-researched book with practical application appropriate for a teaching text as well as a professional resource. A well-balanced presentation of theory and practice that acknowledges challenges as well as opportunities. Very readable - a must for the busy HR professional.—Edith M. Donohue, PhD, SPHR, consultant; coauthor of Life After Layoff

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