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Companies gain and sustain their success through their reputation for being good at what they do and being the best at providing products or services to their clients in a timely and cost effective manner. Preferred suppliers are those companies that can be relied upon to enhance the performance of their customers by delivering the right quality at the right time and at the right cost, …consistently. The ability to satisfy customers in this way depends upon having staff with the right mixture of skills and knowledge who are motivated to put the customer first

The core competency of a business is the knowledge and the ability to turn that knowledge into a product or service. To build a business around that or those competencies they must be commercially viable and the organisation must have the skills to deliver them efficiently to the market. In mature industries the core competency may be the way in which the company can differentiate itself from the competition in the delivery of a standard product or service.

Markets and technology change, People change and Customers change.

Companies need to employ the skills that are relevant to: -
a) the core competencies of the business
b) the changing needs of the market.

A Strategic Skills Requirements review will look at: -

This includes reviewing Technical, Managerial, Leadership and Operational Skills. Based on such an internal audit Hinkson Associates work with clients to identify the priorities and immediate needs. In consultation with the client conclusions are drawn about whether or not it may be necessary to recruit skills into the organisation or develop them gradually, creating career opportunity and advancement for members of the team who have the aptitude and the ambition. The client is provided with a recommended action plan and an ongoing commitment to support, training resources and re-evaluation to encourage the growth and evolution of the company.