2-1: Self Analysis: Behavioral Competency: The Business Domain

First, review the module

resources

, including the text readings and SHRM resources. Next, carefully examine the behavioral competencies within the Business domain. The three clusters within the business domain are business acumen, consultation, and critical evaluation. Once you are familiar with the business domain clusters, conduct a self-reflection and analysis by responding to the following three questions as your journal:

• Strengths: What are your areas of strength within the business domain, and how did you determine a cluster as a strength? Provide supportive examples.
• Weaknesses: What are your areas of weakness within the business domain and how did you determine a cluster as a weakness? Provide supportive examples.
• Strategies: What are your strategies for the development of behavioral competencies within the business domain? Provide supportive examples and information from your research.

resources

Cybersecurity Has a Serious Talent Shortage opens in new window

This article from the Harvard Business Review explores a report from Frost & Sullivan that found that the global cybersecurity workforce will have more than 1.5 million unfilled positions by 2020. But the security industry is a fast-growing market, and the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts it will become a $101 billion opportunity by 2020. So what is causing the talent shortage?

Introduction to Human Resource Discipline of Staffing Management opens in new window

This SHRM resource provides an overview of the discipline of staffing management. It includes links to articles pertaining to workforce readiness, workforce planning, job analysis, job description, sourcing and recruiting, hiring practices, and legal and regulatory requirements. As you read, consider strategies and best practices of job analysis and design of work, HR planning and recruitment, and selection and placement.

The SHRM Body of Competency & Knowledge opens in new window

Reference this resource throughout this course to develop an applied understanding of the strategic role of HR functions in an organization. As you review this resource, consider HR initiatives that impact the various functional areas within the HR knowledge domains of the technical competencies of people, organization, and workplace.

OL 600 Module Two Journal Guidelines and

Rubric

Self Analysis: Behavioral Competency: The Business Domain

Overview: For this journal task, you will conduct a self-reflection of your current strengths and skill gaps related to the behavioral competencies within the
business domain. You will also suggest ways to improve upon your weaknesses. This activity will help you practice the use of behavioral competencies that you
will need to complete your final project.

Journals in this course are private between each student and the instructor.

Prompt: First, review the module resources, including the text readings and SHRM resources. Next, carefully examine the behavioral competencies within the
business domain. The three clusters within the business domain are business acumen, consultation, and critical evaluation.

Once you are familiar with the business domain clusters, conduct a self-reflection and analysis by responding to the following three questions as your journal
assignment.

 Strengths: What are your areas of strength within the business domain, and how did you determine a cluster as a strength? Provide supportive
examples.

 Weaknesses: What are your areas of weakness within the business domain and how did you determine a cluster as a weakness? Provide supportive
examples.

 Strategies: What are your strategies for the development of behavioral competencies within the business domain? Provide supportive examples and
information from your research.

Refer to the Module Two resources and other course materials to support your responses. Your instructor will provide feedback pertaining to your self-reflection
and offer recommendations for skill development.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Dedicate a

minimum of one paragraph of analysis for each of the three questions listed above.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Strengths Discusses areas of strength within the
business domain, including how a
cluster is determined as a strength,
and supports responses with evidence

Discusses areas of strength within the
business domain, but does not
sufficiently discuss how a cluster is
determined as a strength, or does not
support responses with evidence

Does not discuss areas of strength
within the business domain

30

Weaknesses Discusses areas of weakness within the
business domain, including how a
cluster is determined as a weakness,
and supports responses with evidence

Discusses areas of weakness within the
business domain, but does not
sufficiently discuss how a cluster is
determined as a weakness, or does not
support responses with evidence

Does not discuss areas of weakness
within the business domain

30

Strategies Discusses strategies for the
development of behavioral
competencies within the business
domain and supports responses with
evidence

Discusses strategies for the
development of behavioral
competencies within the business
domain, but discussion is cursory or
lacking in detail, or responses are not
supported with evidence

Does not discuss strategies for the
development of behavioral
competencies within the business
domain

30

Articulation of Response Journal assignment is free of errors in
organization and grammar

Journal assignment contains errors of
organization and grammar, but the
errors are limited enough that the
assignment can be understood

Journal assignment contains errors of
organization and grammar that make
the assignment difficult to understand

10

Total 100%

• OL 600 Module Two Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Self Analysis: Behavioral Competency: The Business Domain

Rubric