Competent Quotes

“Competition reveals the competent.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“Marketing is so powerful that it can make even an extremely untalented musician a one-hundred-hits wonder.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Confident and proficient people are virtually impossible for a bully to intimidate in any environment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“We sometimes do something fast to compensate for our inability or unwillingness to do it well.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Your confidence kills your fears when they appear. Your competence makes them not to appear at all. Be bold; do it.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Let's go to the Next Level

“Politicians’ competence lies not in solving our problems but in convincing us that they will.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Perfection isn’t necessary as long as you are competent. This means knowing how to achieve objectives that may require skills you lack.”
― Catherine Huang, The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work

“I have become a soldier as competent as my ardent desire to take revenge.”
― Alan Maiccon

“An incompetent government locks criminals up, whereas a competent government treats the criminal as a sickened person that probably has a range of systemic deficiencies that need to be treated in order to rehabilitate them back into society.”
― Steven Magee

“The fear of losing causes bigger suffering than the actual loss and own doubts about the ability to compete make us less competitive.”
― Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

“A Sentient Incompetent employee is preferable to one who is Insentient Competent”
― Sudhir Warier, Competency Management - A Practitioners Handbook

“Buck regarded his two agents, Andrée and Lise, certain he was dropping his two most competent, most capable. Each was a girl who kept her head when all about were losing theirs, as Kipling might have said.”
― Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

“They were not hired for their looks or their sophistication; the most competent ones specialized in puzzles, music, and foreign languages.”
― Sarah Rose, D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II

“When they first met, Peter had looked beyond Arnaud’s gruff personality to see a man who was highly competent, fearless, and deeply committed to the cause.”
― Larry Loftis, Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy

“Influence at work requires that you know what you are doing, have reasonable plans, are competent at the task at hand.”
― Allan R. Cohen, Influence Without Authority

“The challenge and chance to learn is its own reward. It is usually not difficult to figure out ways of offering challenge. Asking your potential allies to join the problem-solving group or passing them a tough piece of your project are ways to pay in the currency of challenge. (If the person is competent, you probably get back more than expected.)”
― Allan R. Cohen, Influence Without Authority

“Does the person see himself or herself as highly competent or still learning?”
― Allan R. Cohen, Influence Without Authority

“Credibility through action. First, he bought himself time to do his homework. Then by terminating the two engineers who weren't competent in their positions, he increased his credibility with Fred as a person who could take action.”
― Allan R. Cohen, Influence Without Authority

“I convince the prospect that I am a highly competent, ultraknowledgeable professional by coming off as a world-class expert in my field, right out of the gate.”
― Jordan Belfort, Way of the Wolf: Straight line selling: Master the art of persuasion, influence, and success / The Wolf of Wall Street

“What I needed was someone totally competent, totally honest, and totally loyal to oversee the project.”
― Donald Trump

“My own experience and a lot of research tell me that you already have what it takes to be a highly competent negotiator.”
― G. Richard Shell, Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People

“Imagine that you are on the street and someone attacks you. If you feel that you must fight back to defend yourself, you might instinctively make a fist and punch at the attacker’s head. In the heat of the moment, you might try to do this over and over again, using one instrument against one target. While natural, this may not be the most effective approach, especially against a competent attacker. Rather, you want to “work the whole body.” Instead of focusing narrowly on one target, or using only one method of attack, more experienced fighters will consider all of their instruments (two hands, two feet, knees, elbows, nearby items that can be used for defense, and so on) and evaluate all potential areas that could be targeted.”
― Deepak Malhotra, Negotiating the impossible: how to break deadlocks and resolve ugly conflicts

“Know-It-Alls control people and events by dominating the conversation with lengthy, imperious arguments, and they eliminate opposition by finding flaws and weaknesses to discredit other points of view. Because Know-It-Alls are actually knowledgeable and competent,”
― Deepak Malhotra, Negotiating the impossible: how to break deadlocks and resolve ugly conflicts

“Know-It-Alls control people and events by dominating the conversation with lengthy, imperious arguments, and they eliminate opposition by finding flaws and weaknesses to discredit other points of view. Because Know-It-Alls are actually knowledgeable and competent.”
― Rick Brinkman, Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst

“Know-It-Alls like Dr. Leavitt are knowledgeable and extremely competent people, highly assertive and outspoken in their viewpoints.”
― Rick Brinkman, Dealing With People You Can't Stand and How to Simplify Your Life

“Wise rulers and competent generals are able to strike, conquer, and achieve results beyond the ordinary due to advance knowledge.”
― Catherine Huang, The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work

“If you are a reasonably competent woman and know how to spot and avoid predictable snares. Like a fox that, no matter how hungry, avoids a baited trap which appears dangerous.”
― Catherine Huang, The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work

“Until more women become recognized as competent and reliable leaders, assuming roles of leadership will remain an uphill battle. By all means, draw inspiration from Hillary Rodham Clinton, former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, business executive Carly Fiorina, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, or Carolyn Lamm (President of the American Bar Association), but remember that the majority of effective female leaders are neither rich nor famous. They’re just competent, devoted, and hard-working people, pretty much like you.”
― Catherine Huang, The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work

“Competent managers must accurately read the situational and follower factors affecting their teams and remain vigilant for changes.”
― Richard L. Hughes Robert C. Ginnett Gordy J. Curphy, Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience by Hughes Richard L. Ginnett Robert C. Gannett Robert C. (1998-10-15) Hardcover

“Competent managers are those who have gained insight into their darkside traits and have found ways to negate their debilitating effects on followers.”
― Richard L. Hughes Robert C. Ginnett Gordy J. Curphy, Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience by Hughes Richard L. Ginnett Robert C. Gannett Robert C. (1998-10-15) Hardcover