Abstract: This session focuses on methodological considerations when building multi-level competency models. Based on my experience building command competency models for three levels in the U.S. Army, I will offer insights and discuss challenges faced in the process. The competency model-building process I employed relied heavily on military SMEs through qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys. Major challenges involved navigating changing industry-specific jargon, eliciting needed information from SMEs, synthesizing the information to determine how competencies manifest at various levels of leadership.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Wolters joined ARI in 2009. She served as a Research Psychologist at the Fort Leavenworth Research Unit. In 2014, she began serving as a Team Leader/Research Psychologist for the Personnel Assessment Research Unit. Prior to coming to ARI, Dr. Wolters was an adjunct faculty member at Ferris State University from 2007-2009. Dr. Wolters holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Central Michigan University and a B.S. in Psychology from Ferris State University. Her professional memberships have included the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
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