Sense into people processes

Instead of spending time and money on passing fads and single cures the current digitalization age calls for integrated people processes. Basic competencies link the acquisition of competencies (recruitment) to their development (coaching). Collective team competence builds on individuals' competencies.


Among the multilingual tools, WOPI measures competency potentials while WOPI360 measures realized competence and WOPI-C measures competence nourishing culture. Tools for management of competence.



Basic competencies

Basic competencies are 14 competent ways of performing the five basic forms of work: independent performance, leadership, collaboration, planning & problem solving and work environment fit. Same competencies depict jobs, individuals and teams, below.

Independent performance
1. Quality seeking, focus
2. Results seeking, competition
Leadership
3. Setting direction, leading action
4. Inspiring, leading thoughts and impressions
Collaboration
5. Communication, networking
6. Advising, supporting others
7. Listening to, serving others
Planning & problem solving
ImplementingInnovating
8. Fact vs. Idea orientation
9. Focused vs. Broad perception
10. Standard vs. Creative solutions
11. Cautious - Risky implementation
Work environment & viewing
12. Orderly vs. Variable work environment
13. Realism vs. Optimism
14. Self-reflection


Additional competencies

Teamwork, leadership, learning, innovation as well as work wellbeing are coached with educational self-appraisal questionnaires followed by actual WOPI assessment.

Teamwork
Team roles - team leader, controller, collaborator, specialist, idea generator
Leadership
Leadership roles - direction setter, administrator, participator, coach, change agent
Learning
Learning styles - experiential, analytic, conceptual, learning by doing
Innovation
Two-phase model - Creative product -> Implementation
Work wellbeing
Personal protections & vulnerabilities - optimism, burnout, etc.
Personal ways of coping - direct action, interaction, planning, detachment, self-focus


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