Competent

Favorite quote "People forget how fast you did a job - but they remember how well you did it."

Competence does not mean "minimally adequate" as believed by some. Competent describes someone who is "well qualified" for a job or task.

Competent people are;

• committed to excellence. They want every process, procedure, and outcome to be the very best it can be.
• never settle for average. For competent people, "good enough" is not good enough. They give it all they have to achieve highest quality, even on common tasks.
• pay attention to detail. It's been rightfully said, that the quality of any endeavor is in the details. Don't get me wrong. We need those people with the big ideas. They inspire us to attempt things that we wouldn't otherwise attempt. But the quality come from the details of the implementation of an idea. They do the little things well.
• perform consistently.

To improve competence;

• focus on your work. Make it the best it can be.
• sweat the small stuff. To paraphrase Maxwell, do the last 10 % of your projects as well or better than the first 90%.
• pay attention to implementation. How will we make this great idea work on the highest level for our students?

Utilizing these principles we can achieve the highest levels of quality in our work.