A Quote by Stephen Covey

Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can be screened for.

Stephen Covey

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Clearly Improved Key Learned Skill Talent Taught Trust

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Stephen Covey
American - Educator
October 24, 1932 - July 16, 2012

The ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is the key professional and personal competency of our time.

Stephen Covey

For most of America's history, people typically aspired to acquire 'a competency' rather than great riches. A competency meant the ability to comfortably sustain a household without depending on others. 'Competence' also meant being capable and reliable. The American Dream was that people who worked hard and capably could support their families.

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To be an objective leader means aligning your models with the needs of the organization. There is no question anymore that collaboration, seeking out diverse perspectives and developing new ways to look at challenges and opportunities, is a key leadership competency.

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He is not poor who has a competency.

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It's not a competency if you don't know the edge of it.

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Authority does not equal competency.

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Our core competency is really in processors.

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He's at the chocolate teapot end of the competency scale.

Nick Hornby

Trust is a competency. It's something you can get good at. It's a strength you personally, and your team and your company can master. Being good at it will elevate every other strength you have.

Stephen Covey

The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but skill can only be attained through Hours and Hours of hard work perfecting your talent as a craft. Which is why Talent will fail you without skill.