The ground on which the competitive game is played is shifting under us. Understanding, developing and applying skills is an organizational imperative.

TeamFit is doing research into skill models. As part of this, we are looking at critical skills & have shared a short survey. Here are some preliminary results.

Competency models, all rely on skills and skill definitions. This raises the critical question, who gets to define a skill? To answer this question we need to know a few things. What is a skill term and how are they used? Who is concerned with the definition of a skill and how does it impact others? We conclude by inviting you to think about how you define your own key skills

Modern skill management systems use words to represent complex skills that can combine motor, perceptual, cognitive and communication skills. Does this work?

When asking the question "what skills will i need tomorrow", organizations must understand the core skills applied today, the emerging skills that are developing in their workforce and the future skills that will need to be leveraged tomorrow. Companies that want to go beyond their core skills insights can, develop a resilient and differentiated workforce for the challenges ahead.

Knowledge work, unlike industrial work does not rely on a series of repeatable tasks, rather it is reliant on challenges to address, and goals to achieve. How does work change if we all think of it as a portfolio of projects? Let's explore this topic

Pattern recognition is one of the most important foundational skills but also one of the most difficult to come to grips with.

In today's connected world our personal brand and how we represent ourselves are part of being a professional. Skills are a powerful way to paint a portrait of who we are, what we can do and who we aspire to be.

Who you are has become far more important than what you do. As jobs change and work becomes more fluid we need to look beyond roles into skills, and not just the skills most used but potential and aspirational skills.

Skills can evolve over generations. The context of our skills can connect in surprising ways and lead to insights into our own creativity.