Recommends a succession planning process based on key competences, not job titles, to provide greater flexibility and a more strategic and future focus. Discusses the use of a competency model and evaluation methods to identify and develop individuals with the desired skills and talents to lead...

Examines the steps necessary to change an organization to make it more efficient and competitive including changing the corporate culture by identifying company values and overcoming barriers to change. Competence modelling clarifies the leadership expectations of the organization for its...

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the least effective and most effective methods for evaluating job candidates. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the lessons learned by the industrial psychologists of PSP Metrics, Inc, throughout the 65 years the company has been...