http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/competence The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/delphian-school-oregon/delphian-school/demand-competence-accountability-not-time-spent <p>Does a student understand and can he apply what he has learned? </p> <p>At Delphi, that is the final question that the instructor as well as the student must answer before any<br /> educational step is considered complete. We hold each accountable for the students'<br /> quality of study. </p> <p>Students advance within the Delphi Program based on simple, unvarying<br /> criteria: a full understanding and an ability to <em>use</em> the information. Progress<br /> is not based on one's age or the amount of time one spends at something. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/delphian-school-oregon/delphian-school/demand-competence-accountability-not-time-spent">read more</a></p> academic camp competence boarding school(s) Delphi Delphi Academy Delphi Academy Oregon Delphian Delphian School learning-paced education non-traditional education non-traditional schools Oregon boarding school(s) private school(s) Leadership Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:07:44 -0400 The Delphian School Oregon 1401528 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/jim-bolt/executive-development-past-present-and-future/competence-human-resource-profession <p> I just read about the results of an interesting new study, “<a href="http://www.softscape.com/whitepapers/SGTN.htm">State of the Global Talent Nation</a>”, conducted by Softscape. 94% of the 250 human resource professionals surveyed say they “don’t feel their personnel are adequately prepared to meet future company goals”. And that is 30 percent worse than three years ago. What’s even more disturbing? More than half of them say the big reason this is so is they are not confident that their business effectively manages human resource processes. </p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/jim-bolt/executive-development-past-present-and-future/competence-human-resource-profession">read more</a></p> workforce readiness HR human resource professionals human resource management Softscape workforce Human Resources talent management study competence HR processes Survey global hr trends Leadership Management Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:34:49 -0400 Jim Bolt 897729 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/james-mcintosh/nonsense-work/nonsense-work-10 <p> <strong>Leave your old job behind:</strong> </p> <p> Let's be optimistic for a minute and think about your next promotion. Yes, some people do get promoted during a recession. </p> <p> Here's a question for you to consider, just in case you are one of them: Why do many people who earn a promotion fail at the higher-level job? </p> <p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/james-mcintosh/nonsense-work/nonsense-work-10">read more</a></p> competence promotion nonsense Peter Principle Leadership Management Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:05:20 -0500 James McIntosh 740493 at http://www.fastcompany.com