The Avilar Blog
Helping businesses use competency management and e-Learning to make the most of their talent
Why You Should Boost Soft Skills in Your Organization
There’s no doubt that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills are essential in our fast-moving, tech-evolving, globally connected world. Companies are frantically investing time and money to recruit, retain and develop employees who know about...
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What did we Learn from the Government Shutdown?
If you believe the headlines, the recent and longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history will be the ruin of the federal government. Out of desperation, many furloughed federal workers sought jobs in private companies, pulling precious cyber skills and other...
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Inadequate Competency Model Hazards and How to Avoid Them
When developed correctly, competency models enable organizations to close skill gaps, increase employee engagement and retention, guide succession planning, and more. However, a poorly developed competency model may not yield desired results. In this article, we'll...
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Why You Need to Up Your Succession Planning Game for Millennials
Last summer, car company Audi launched its Summer of Audi: Promote Yourself commercial where a top-performing employee is recognized for her contributions, then promptly packs her boxes and leaves the company to start one of her own. Audi wanted to emphasize that “a...
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Amazon’s Big HQ2 Decision Put the Spotlight on Competencies
Update as of Feb. 14, 2019: Since the publication of this article, Amazon has announced that it will no longer use New York City as its H2Q location. In Amazon’s year-long search for a second headquarters location (quickly dubbed HQ2), the company faced a...
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To Train or Not to Train: Analyzing Performance Problems
When an employee does something wrong in their job, a common reaction is to provide training as the solution. However, believing that training can solve all behavior and performance problems can set an organization on the wrong path. It may even result in a loss of...
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