HBR Case Study January 2007

The Very Model of a Modern Senior Manager.
By: Morrison, Mike, Mark, Reuben, Ray, Rebecca, Manderlink, George, Ulrich, Dave, Harvard Business Review,
Jan 2007, Vol. 85, Issue 1

The head of HR is creating a competency model for the organization -- but the rest of the leadership team isn't so sure



Building a leadership competency model at Barker Foods -- a framework that would not only highlight the critical values, knowledge, and skills necessary to lead any of the divisions of the consumer-packaged-goods company but also identify the corresponding tasks, behaviors, and measures of success. There was mixed support for such a plan among the members of the senior team.