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

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.

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.