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# What are Competencies?

## Competencies are what separate good performers from great performers. In other words, they are the skills required to be successful in your role. These can be skills that you have already mastered, and need to continuously apply to your role or they can be skills that you already possess, but need to be worked on in order to perform to the best of your ability.

To add competencies to your plan, simply select the competency from the drop-down list.

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