This weekend, I was reading about Strategy and practice in
operations to create better financial standings for the firms.
For a firm to survive and thrive in the market place, or for an
employee to get hired and promoted in work place, individuals
and institutions formulate theories those will work for them
explicitly or unconsciously. Those are called strategies.
However, a person cannot act or pretend forever in a role he
is not, without having real character or competencies in him.
Likewise, companies cannot transform into their role model
entities without having or building up real core competencies.
Core competencies made firms or employees unique, valuable
(in the eyes of customers or employers). Based on the unique
and strong competencies or strategic capabilities businesses
build their sustainable competitiveness in the market place.
Along that line, I compiled what are my core competencies,
what are my "strategic", "complementary" and other assets.
Strategic thinking for competitive advantage has to have
environmental analysis (know the terrain), market based view
(know the enemies, allies and opportunists), resource based
view (know your own force, morale, strength, and combat
readiness). Self reflection of one's own strengths, assets and
capabilities will be resource based view.
I believe high level of energy, drive, ethics of honesty, hard
work in combination with unique international experience,
ability to communicate at all levels, cultural awareness, skills
in advanced technology and product development are core
competencies. I must build up my career based on on those.
Complementary assets are academic qualifications: college
degree in engineering and post graduate advanced degree
in software technology product design, industry certifications
: recognition certification from an industrialized Western
European nation and engineer certification from a leading
technology company in US. Learning from MBA studies and
an array of 20 plus hands on professional training courses.
I guess those assets complement above core competencies.
Valid work permits, permanent residencies at hand, or under
progress will make me more eligible in the eyes of employers.
The readiness to relocate, loyalty to employer and boss, ability
to present and presentable personality, sincere care of well
being of juniors will constitute as make-or-buy assets.
Monday, 22 June 2009
Personal attributes, assets and capabilties as basis of career building
Labels:
core compentcies and strategies,
skills,
uniqueness
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