Assessment and development centers have a bright future in the Indian organizations. The Indian experience has revealed that it would be worthwhile to combine the assessment with development process and utilize this powerful technique to develop leaders who can lead transformation of their organizations towards greater glory and a more secure future.

In a dynamic business environment, managers need to constantly identify and build the desired competencies among the staff for ensuring rapid organizational growth and development. Tapping the existing competencies of the staff and enhancing them in the desired direction does not remain just an issue for effectiveness, it is a necessity for the very survival of any organization. The competencies required for making employees effective are also constantly changing with the ever changing business environment. It has, therefore, become necessary for all the executives to understand, map and evaluate the current levels of competencies of employees for further individual and organizational effectiveness. Development of employees through competency mapping, assessment centers, feedback mechanism and development plan has become a challenge for many organizations.

Competence should not be confused with competency. Competence is akin to role definition as they specify the content of the job. It refers to abilities based on work tasks or job responsibilities. For example, it can be said that mobilizing the savings of customers as bank deposit is a competence expected from a manager of a bank. For this, the individual requires competencies such as Job knowledge, communication and interpersonal skills.

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