This simple but comprehensive equation explains competencies for everyone interested in their career path. The book provides a global view of work and how employees and leaders provide value to organisations. It explains why some employees are happy with their roles but others are too stressed or imcompetent because they are not yet ready for the complexity of the work.It is a guide for youngsters who want to understand work and how they can reach their potential. For more mature workers it explains options for further growth in their career path. In organisations this is a framework for human resource development for both leaders and developers of talent. We owe it to ourselves to be happy in our work: the Competency Equation will show you how to achieve this.