Pat Gillick

There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over. I've always tried to preach that consistency and continuity are very, very important. So if I know the baseball people, and I know they're competent and could do the job, I don't see any reason to replace them.

American Businessman

Ralph Northam

In medical school, students are immersed in the realm of medical ethics. It's where new doctors study, learn right and wrong, ask tough questions, and discuss things like end of life care, genetic testing, and patients' rights. In lots of ways, it's the most important part of being a compassionate and competent doctor.

American Politician

Nina Jacobson

As a studio executive, I took the approach that people are competent until proven otherwise. But when you make a movie, because there is so little time to fix things when they break, you have to almost come to it with the mindset that everyone is incompetent until proven otherwise.

American Businesswoman

Paul Watson

I feel that people should have a license to have children, that they have proper education how to raise children. And that nobody should be allowed to be a parent unless they can prove that they are competent enough to be a parent.

Canadian Environmentalist

Naveen Jain

There is no longer a doubt that women are just as competent as men. Gender differences are guided by nurture, as society treats boys and girls differently from an early age.

Indian Businessman

Frank Pittman

Why do otherwise sane, competent, strong men, men who can wrestle bears or raid corporations, shrink away in horror at the thought of washing a dish or changing a diaper?

American Psychologist

Guilherme Leal

We need to be both conscious and competent to design products that emulate nature's life cycles, making sure that they endure and are either recycled or absorbed.

Brazilian Businessman

John Maynard Keynes

If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.

English Economist

Randeep Hooda

If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.

Indian Actor

Ravi Shastri

If I have done a competent job, I should be respected for my competency.

Indian Coach

Refers to a high degree of skill, but doesn't mean the person is the best or perfect.

Skill Level

'Competent' suggests more than just basic knowledge; it implies reliable performance.

Beyond Basics

Use 'competent in' or 'competent at' to specify the area of competence.

Skill Specific

In legal context, it implies that the person or entity is recognized by law as capable.

Legal Ability

Indicates the person meets official or professional standards required for a role.

Professional Standard

'Competent' often relates to legal judgment or a formal assessment.

Legal Context

Suggests adequacy for a task without overstating skill; 'can do' rather than 'excels at'.

Capability Implication

'Competent' means having enough skill to fulfill what is demanded or expected.

Meet Requirements

Used to express ability to handle difficult or emergency situations effectively.

Crisis Management

 They're jumping in the river of money and a lot of these guys they might be able to keep up and they might have the lung capacity and they might be strong but some of these guys actually don't know how to tie knots. And they don't know how to set up anchors. So people leave the school really competent and safe. They practice rescues and wilderness first-aid.

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 It's judging how trustworthy people are in particular respects. And I think that judgment requires us to look at three things. Are they competent? Are they honest? Are they reliable? And if we find that a person is competent in the relevant matters, and reliable and honest,

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 What about reading people's emotions? How healthy are you compared to other people you know? Are you better than average at grammar? Knowing how competent we are and how are skill stack up against other people's is more than a self-esteem boost.

Why incompetent people...

 So while we figure out exactly how to design this regime, the countries at the heart of the scramble for resources should receive adequate support, competent and coherent support to face off the joint challenges of geopolitical competition

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 it's been more than an hour since this great white was hooked now he's out of the sea and into the competent hands of the expedition team the procedure for putting the tag in is it's kind of like surgery you know you said methodically

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 the more culturally competent educators need to be. Moonlighting as a stand-up comedian for the past eight years, I understand the importance of cultural competency, which I define as the ability to translate

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 and they performed significantly better. Why does civility pay? Because people see you as an important -- and a powerful -- unique combination of two key warm and competent, friendly and smart.

Why being respectful to...

 we are able to be competent in their eyes but also be likeable. And this is so powerful it even works when you see it coming. There have been multiple times in life when I have been forewarned

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 Competently made hand axes indicated desirable personal qualities -- intelligence, fine motor control, planning ability, conscientiousness and sometimes access to rare materials.

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 we cannot protect or look after something this big how on earth are we going to look after the little things and so with the assistance of a competent backup team we walked and

Competent

Having knowledge or skill to do something well.

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Qualified to legally perform a particular role.

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Having sufficient ability or qualities to deal with a situation.

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Skill Level

Beyond Basics

Skill Specific

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