Quotes About Competence

Whether somebody is really competent - whether he has a good hockey mind, whether he's a good person to lead a hockey club - is something determined over a long period of time, not one tournament.

We are moving toward a global economy. One way of approaching that is to pull the covers over your head. Another is to say: It may be more complicated - but that's the world I am going to live in, I might as well be good at it.

I ran track, and basically played every sport.

Somebody who knows what they're doing, who has a good track record, they come across as very articulate, bright and looking for a challenge - that's absolutely my kind of hire.

I think I've got a track record and an experience brief that I'll put up against anybody's.

I offer a proven track record in the big leagues that can hit left-handers or right-handers.

I went to a small school, so I had to be a jack of all trades and master a few.

I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.

I am amazed that CNN can't get its act together.

Birth is about making mothers... strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.

You cannot trust Jesus in areas in which you don't think him competent.

Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.

There are three qualities a leader must exemplify to build trust: competence, connection, and character.

What has become clear is that Britain cannot trust the Conservatives to run the economy. Everyone knows that I'm all in favour of apprenticeships, but let me tell you this is no time for a novice.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

If someone asks you to make a cup of coffee, make the best cup of coffee they've ever had, because why would they trust you with anything else if you can't do that? No task is too small.

Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who's swell.

Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

Trust is a skill, one that is an aspect of virtually all human practices, cultures, and relationships.

Trust me," he said. "I know what I'm doing... or at least" -- he strolled confidently to the door -- "Felix does.

A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.

Act like you know what you are doing, listen hard, and eventually you will know what you are doing.