Creating a Culture of Competence

MICHAEL ZWELL, PhD, is CEO of Metamor-phics and developer of CompetencySuite, a suite of integrated, competency-based HR applications on the Internet. He is also Chairman of Zwell International, the executive search firm he founded in 1982. In 1997 and 1998, the MacArthur and Annenberg Foundations, as part of the largest and most visible school reform movement in the country, funded Zwell International and Metamorphics to develop competency-based selection and performance management processes for principals in the Chicago Public School System. Dr. Zwell is a contributor to such diverse journals as Directors and Boards, U.S. Banker, and Sales and Marketing Management.