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…today’s market values creativity over mere competence and expertise over general knowledge.
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213 |
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In theory, confidence and competence go hand in hand. In practice, they often diverge.
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37 |
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The opposite of armchair quarterback syndrome is imposter syndrome, where competence exceeds confidence.
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37 |
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…it’s when we lack competence that we’re most likely to be brimming with overconfidence.
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38 |
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When we see people get punished for failures and mistakes, we become worried about proving our competence and protecting our careers.
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209 |
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We scrutinize people so exhaustively for signs of proven competence that we may be losing the ability to do anything else. All we see are past credentials.
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5 |
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It isn’t enough to figure out which candidates are competent and then move them along safe, predictable paths. That’s a recipe for lackluster results.
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10 |
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Competence alone isn’t enough anymore.
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237 |
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…the most deeply incompetent people suffer from the most inflated assessments of their own abilities and performance.
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040 |
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…creative incompetence can be effective and ethical when used in small doses and with proper precautions.
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