Human Capability

Human capability, the fifth determinant, is about people, their strengths, weaknesses, values and how they are likely to best work together to achieve the organization’s vision. 

The ability to work is one of the most important human endeavors and ideally, every individual should have the opportunity to work to his or her maximum level of capability. Thanks to Elliot Jaques[1], our potential capability can be measured. It’s possible for realistic and meaningful job roles, careers and career plans to be put together using science, not guesswork.

The four major elements of human capability include:

• The level of complexity of mental processing (CMP) which we are capable of,
• Our value (interest in) or commitment to particular work (V),
• The extent to which we possess the knowledge and skills for particular work (K/S), and
• Our expression of requisite behaviors which enable us to function effectively and harmoniously within the culture of the organization.

In short, Jacques framework[2] makes its possible to remove some of the guesswork in finding and placing the right people in the right jobs.  This is the critical step to enabling people to express their full capability, a prerequisite to gaining full engagement and productivity within a workforce.