Competency-based interview questions ask candidates to share an example from their past experience that illustrates a specific competency required for the job. The best answers are specific and ...

Core competencies are the key skills and abilities an individual or a company possesses. These include the knowledge and experience you bring to the job, the activities that bring the company the ...

One of my favorite business quotes of all time is attributed to Jack Welch, General Electric’s CEO from 1981 to 2001. During his time at GE, the company’s market value grew from $12 billion to more ...

The education field is regularly plagued by the need for common definitions as new practices emerge. As we’ve seen with personalized learning, ambiguous terms for ambitious ideas can create widespread ...

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., in just ...

Advocates of competency-based education see it as a way to free students from age-based cohorts and seat-time. But there may be drawbacks to this innovative approach, too. Educators all over the world ...