Core Competencies · Identification · Component
The evidence file
What the organisation has actually done that demonstrates each candidate — outcomes rather than assertions.
The deliverable
What it is
A competence is demonstrated by repeated outcomes under varying conditions. A single success is a result; the same result three times against different circumstances is a capability.
Counter-evidence belongs in the file. A claimed competence with a record of failures attached is a much more useful entry than one with only the successes recorded.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The instances
Specific occasions where the capability produced a result.
3 attributes: Instance · Date · Conditions
LearnThe comparison
How the result compares with what others achieved in similar circumstances.
3 attributes: Compared with · Relative result · Source
LearnThe counter-evidence
Occasions where the claimed capability did not deliver.
3 attributes: Failure · Reason · Date
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Keep the failures. A pattern in them usually narrows the competence to its real scope, which is more useful than dropping it.
The other components in identification
The candidate list
The things the organisation might be genuinely good at, stated as capabilities rather than as assets or intentions.
LearnThe self-image gap
The distance between what the organisation says it is good at and what the evidence supports.
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