Capabilities and Credibility

Covey, in The Speed of Trust. The One Thing That Changes Everything (New York: Free Press, 2006), p. 93, argues that "to remain credible in today's world, we need to constantly improve our capabilities."

Here are four questions he recommends we ask ourselves about our capabilities:

1. What capabilities do I have that make me credible and that inspire the trust and confidence of others?

2. What experience have I had (or not had) in developing capabilities that affects the confidence I have in myself?

3. What impact are factors such as technology and globalization having on the relevance of my current capabilities?

4. What is my attitude and approach toward improving my current capabilities and gaining new ones?

We should all ask ourselves these questions and in an ongoing way.

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