In my first article for Forbes in July 2014, Is Enterprise Architecture Completely Broken?, I compared enterprise architects to Milton, a character in the cult film Office Space who has nothing ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard instructor and bestselling author on leadership communication. “Leadership is the most critical competency for business ...

Identifying a core competency is a common practice in business management. A core competency is something specific about a company and how it approaches its work that its competitors will find ...

There are many definitions of success. But to me, success in business means separation from the competition. And one of the best ways to do that is to develop core competencies. The concept of core ...

If you answered with a product name you’re at risk. I’m sure it’s a very successful product, but it’s tethering you to the past; success forms the most restrictive shackles. Your core competency ...

In a world of rapid disruption, the idea of having a core competency–an intrinsic set of skills required to thrive in certain markets–is an outmoded principle. Apple, Nike, and Netflix have better ...

As medical education increasingly prioritises standardisation and algorithmic decision-making, the qualities that define the ‘art’ of medicine—improvisation, narrative attunement and observational ...

But what is a core competency? And how can an enterprise separate a core competency from day-to-day business functions, many of which remain relevant and important? NEARSOL itself has extensive ...