Here's a post from Jim Berkowitz which talks about how champion companies leverage people as a competitive advantage:
When Capital Magazine editors asked Dr. Ellen Weber for a feature article for their November issue, she decided to explore how companies today compete for those hard to land places at the top. Winners tend to champion brain based problem solvers.
Here are 10 Smart Skills of the 66 smart skill sets that replace traditional hard and soft skills, for brain based problem solvers.
1.Outcome Based – Do you take solid steps toward doing your ideas?
2.Make Abstracts Concrete – Do you see and work for specific results?
3.Approachability – Do others come to you for advice and for fun?
4.Boss Relationships – Does what you say to the boss show support?
5.Business Acumen – Would others describe you as skilled at work?
6.Career Ambition – Have you upgraded your position lately?
7.Caring About Direct Reports – Do you develop and grow from direct reports?
8. Comfort Around Management - Do you share ideas and learn from management?
9.Command Skills – Do you take and give productive commands?
10.Compassion – Would others at work describe you as compassionate when in need?
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