How can we achieve our 2022 goals? A focus on process and metrics will not be enough. We also need to make sure that our people have the skills needed to perform in their roles and that we have built the connections between people, roles, skills and the goals we want to achieve.

Sometimes learning is seen as a solitary thing. People go into themselves, study and are tested. This is true of some people some of the time. But there are many people who are social learners and skills are most often applied in teams. Team learning is a critical part of capability development. Learn more about the Ibbaka approach to team learning.

Competencies are often aligned to jobs and roles, or sometimes to tasks and activities. There is another way to align competencies with the organization and even with individual aspirations. That is to align skills and competencies with goals. Ask, what skills and competencies are needed to achieve goals.