In search of HoCo. A series of personalized exercises to get to the core characteristics.

I’m not a fan of hard edged definitions.

So many people, so many definitions.

Talent =

Born ability

Competence =

Learned ability

Talents =

Private

Competencies =

Work

Competence =

Potential

Competency =

Actual

Competence =

Broad

Competency =

Narrow

… …

Let us instead look out for characteristics of competence.

Web walk “In search of competence”

Recap: the million dollar question

The two million dollar question: what proof do you have?

Have a look at the definitions.

Quiz time.

Quiz:

How many planets are in our solar system, including Earth?

Shelve life

How good are you?

Do you know this 1980 song? Well, it is not true.

We been broken down the lowest turn and been on the bottom line sure ain't no fun but if we should be evicted from our homes we'll just move somewere else and still carry on Hold on, Hold on, Hold on 

Chorus The only way is up, baby For you and me, baby The only way is up For you and me 

Now we may not known Where our next meal is coming from 

…

What did you do to become good? What do you do to remain good?

Linking levels and activities.

learning

if you are mainly learning,

you are an apprentice

you are building knowledge, skills and behavior

doing

if you are mainly doing,

you are a practitioner

your are building experience

sharing

if you are mainly sharing,

you are a master

you are building a reputation

Value is …

• Do CEOs earn too much money?

• Golf, tennis, football or swimming?

Competence has indirect value.

What does it take for your potential to turn into value?

Building a chain of evidence.The value of your proof.

The three million dollar question:who owns your competence?

In Summary