Examining Competence
TechnēWhat does it mean to do things extremely well? To be competent. I write stories about people I've learned from over many years. People who get things done, build teams, solve problems, achieve goals.
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Gumption
I had finished most of what I intended to write here and haven’t been back in a while. I was down to the little qualities around the edges, and had other life going on. This was a passion project for me, to share my observations on what for...
Looking Glass
Alice
Competent people often go unrecognized. It seems that’s usually how they like it. Some folks work hard to avoid notice. But whether they intend it or not, too often, Competent people fly under the radar only because many people don’t...
At the Very Beginning
If you’ve been reading this series for long, you may have noticed an important omission. I’ve spent all of these essays talking about attributes Competent people have. Things like sharing, persisting, team-building, that are “nice and all,...
Imagine All the People
Apologies for the long hiatus! As I have a final few “things about Competence” (skills, attributes) to write about, and just a few more people to use as examples, it gets harder to nail down just the right match. It’s also hard to keep up s...
Some Kinds of Help
If you’ve read since the beginning, you know that while this isn’t a biography, I’m using my own timeline and people I’ve met to tell the story of Competence. I stepped off the side of my timeline a bit for my martial arts people. I’ve trai...
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I've spent many years in the technology industry, decades in martial arts, and a bit of parenthood. I am deeply interested in what it means to "do things well."
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