Framework to Understand Skills

In order to be able to make a marketable package and the following framework will help.

We need to first understand the kinds of skills

Discipline / Functional Skills (Technical skills of academic discipline or business function)

Procedural Skills (Procedures are defined to perform tasks efficiently; technical personal need to follow technical procedures and almost everyone in an organization needs to follow some business procedure)

Soft Skills (the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness)

Attitudes influence an individual's choice of action, and responses to challenges, incentives, and rewards

Next - these skills need to be placed in a context see glossary for definitions


Industry (Understand key drivers and key functions – with your skills and attitude check if it is the right place to be in)

Function (understand the role, the tools and the language)

Discipline - Narrow down / focus on what is relevant to Industry & Function and master the key concepts -

For example a mechanical engineer will need to use a different kind of skill to design a power turbine from what is required to maintain a compressor in a paint shop. The discipline viz. Mechanical Engineering requires to be placed in a functional and industry context to understand the skills to be used.

This context determines what tools will be used and their application.This determines the effectiveness of a in a job.