Competence and Content
22 October 2008 door Walter
In the process of explaining what the difference is between Coaching and Consulting I often talked about the “products” both activities deliver: Competence and Content. But these terms are vague and broad interpretable. The list below comes from a presentation that I gave and is a first attempt to shine more light on this subject.
Some remarks:
- Change (things in general) can be looked at from a content and a competence perspective.
- Both aspects, content and competence, are only functional when in balance.
- They are created in different ways:
- Content: Project management
- Competence: Learning experience
For example
A written role description is a static product, content. The ability to understand the consequences and have the skills to perform the role is a competence. It comes with experience.
List
|
Content |
Competence |
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Consulting |
Coaching |
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General |
Personal |
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Product |
Process |
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Status |
Growth |
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Concrete |
Not tangible |
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Rational |
Intuition |
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Directive |
Interdependent |
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Objective |
Subjective |
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Science |
Art |
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Static |
Permanent growth |
|
Structure, Process description, Tools |
Ability, Skills, Attitude |
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