Quotes About Competence

come back when you know what you're doing.

A certain skill at billiards is the mark of a gentleman, but to play too well is the sign of a misspent youth. Lucien Fairchild

Appreciate your abilities and trust your instincts. Just because you haven't done something doesn't mean you can't.

Do what you master; master what you do.

Show me your talents and I'll show you your net worth.

Two thirds of success is skill.

It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.

Pessoalmente, jamais admiti que, ao longo de uma discussão, se procurasse garantir vantagem exibindo a certidão de nascimento. (...) Não importa a idade, mas sim a soberana competência do olhar, que sabe ver as realidades da vida, e a força da alma que é capaz de suportá-las e de elevar-se à altura delas

Age is not always the best judge of competence.

He'd had a real talent, but what was talent without confidence, self-possession, "ownership," as people said, pompously but maybe accurately.

I'm smart and I can be really funny and interesting and I can go toe-to-toe with anybody in a conversation.

Oh, yes!" said Arianna. "You're really good! One of the best.

No competence is required to be a scarecrow!

There may be better lawyers than I, but so far I haven't come across any of them in court.

We tend to assume that when people are experts at one thing, their expertise extends to other areas as well.

You are only as good as the technical proficiency of your athletes.

I've overseen over 150 presidentially declared disasters. I know what I'm doing, and I think I do a pretty darn good job of it.

Para asumir un cargo con éxito, tienes que tener un conocimiento claro de la situación a la que te estás enfrentando y de lo que tienes que hacer y cómo lo tienes que hacer. Los

No matter where you land, the keys to effective delegation remain much the same: you build a team of competent people whom you trust, you establish goals and metrics to monitor their progress, you translate higher-level goals into specific responsibilities for your direct reports, and you reinforce them through process.

the ability to delegate lies at the heart of leadership.3 Regardless of where you land in the organization, the keys to effective delegation remain pretty much the same: you build a team of competent people whom you trust, you establish goals and metrics through which you can monitor people's progress, you translate higher-level goals into specific responsibilities for your direct reports, and you reinforce them through some sort of management-by-objectives process.

Imagine living in a country where the cops are all people who're cut out for the job.

A business that looks orderly says to your customer that your people know what they're doing.

Our technological world demands experts and rewards them. Those who consistently deepen their knowledge and skills to become experts will position themselves favorably. But expertise comes at a cost. Reaching expert status requires a level of discipline and dedication that rises far above mere competence.