Thomas Fuller, an English churchman and historian from the 17th century once said, “All things are difficult before they are easy.” In fact, we know thanks to Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers that the ...

Argosy University System is among the first institutions in a movement toward competency-based education, creating new models of direct assessment that promise to reduce time-to-degree and offer ...

Editor’s Intro: Teaching for global competence should be part of every subject, but sometimes it’s difficult to think of ways to integrate global learning into fields like engineering and science.

Global competence is increasing in prominence at multiple levels of education, including secondary and postsecondary. Often, though, there seems to be a disconnect between these levels, when instead ...

Distance can make any relationship awkward. Distance, even bridged by web meetings, can degrade the social and emotional richness that enables people to work together comfortably and effectively. So, ...

In my previous article I shared my favorite quotes from Li Lu on the subject of circle of competency. While those quotes are great, they won't have any practical value unless we can actually put them ...

workforce challenges leveraging the Whole Person Competence Development (WPCD) approach can lead to a more engaged and empowered workforce, equipped to embrace modern technologies and new ways of ...

Experts have questioned how a new report aiming at tackling the competency issues in the industry would work in practice. The Competency Steering Group’s interim report, Raising the Bar, published at ...

We often admire and reward self-confidence—especially in leadership circles and boardrooms, where a confident stance can open doors. But how often do we stop to consider whether that confidence we see ...