{"id":24544,"date":"2012-01-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wwwebdesignstudios.com\/client05\/in-good-times-tough-times\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:25:35","slug":"in-good-times-tough-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wwwebdesignstudios.com\/client05\/in-good-times-tough-times\/","title":{"rendered":"In Good Times &#038; Tough Times, You Need Competent People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/workitect.com\/consulting\/hr-talent-management-applications\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"In Good Times &#038; Tough Times, You Need Competent People\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19207\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.wwwebdesignstudios.com\/client05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/global-perspective.jpg\" alt=\"Global Perspective\" width=\"397\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a>People.\u00a0 Not money, not buildings, not tools.\u00a0 Competent people are your most valuable resource.\u00a0 And in tough times, you need them more than ever. You need the right ones, the dedicated ones with drive and good instincts.\u00a0 You want them as your managers, your supervisors, your division heads &#8211; organizers and visionaries who keep your business in top form, efficient now and prepared for the future.\u00a0 And you want competence, dedication, and drive in your people:\u00a0 Men and women who routinely get the job done right and on time.<\/p>\n<p>But how can you find and retain those people?\u00a0 And how can you promote those qualities among your existing employees?<\/p>\n<p>These are the key questions that you need answered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0How can I create and keep a unified, motivated workforce?<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0How can I retain and develop my best people?<\/li>\n<li>How do I find and assess candidates for important positions?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Competencies, job competency models and competency-based human resource applications can provide the answers.<\/p>\n<p>Competencies are the skills and knowledge top performers apply in their work are called <em>competencies.<\/em> These competencies include personal characteristics, motives, self-concepts, knowledge, and behavioral skills.\u00a0 The more complex the job, the more important these competencies are.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0Creating an Integrated Human Resource System<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Competencies are the key to executing your organization\u2019s strategy and reaching your long-range goals.\u00a0 But the essential first step is establishing clear short-range and long-range directions.\u00a0 Organizations that skimp on clarification risk developing competency programs that emphasize the wrong skills and confuse employees.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve clarified your strategic directions you\u2019re ready to build a competency-based system that will strengthen and support your organization into the future.\u00a0 The result of this effort will be an integrated human resource system that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assesses the competencies of current employees<\/li>\n<li>Rewards employees who meet job goals and develop target competencies<\/li>\n<li>Provides training and development programs to build key competencies<\/li>\n<li>Promotes employees strong in needed competencies to fill vacant positions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>The Benefits of an Integrated System<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bottom-line benefits of a competency-based system are obvious: Employee motivation leads to increased productivity and higher profits.\u00a0 But the real values of an integrated human resource system are more complex\u2013and more powerful.\u00a0 Focusing on competencies will renew your organization.\u00a0 You\u2019ll uncover startling energies and synergies that can give you the responsive, competitive edge you need.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the benefits, and how to create an integrated system, download our 6-page booklet, Competencies &amp; Competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Download\" href=\"https:\/\/workitect.com\/PDF\/competencies-competitiveness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/workitect.com\/pdf\/CompetenciesCompetitiveness.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"In Good Times &#038; Tough Times, You Need Competent People\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21706\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.wwwebdesignstudios.com\/client05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Workitect_33018-copy.png\" alt=\"Workitect\" width=\"200\" height=\"66\" \/>To learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/workitect.com\/\">products and services<\/a>, and how competencies and competency models can help your organization, call 800-870-9490, email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@workitect.com\">info@workitect.com<\/a><br \/>\nor use the contact form at \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/workitect.com\/competency-based-talent-management-free-proposal\/\">Workitect.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a9\ufe0f2019, Workitect, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People.\u00a0 Not money, not buildings, not tools.\u00a0 Competent people are your most valuable resource.\u00a0 And in tough times, you need them more than ever. 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