Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"Core Competency"

"Core Competency" means the primary skill or capability that a person or organization does better than anyone else.

Say this instead: main strength

How "Core Competency" shows up at work

Popularized by a 1990 Harvard Business Review article and never put down since. VPs reach for it when they want to sound strategic about something the company has always just done.

Buzzword

Logistics is a Core Competency we need to protect as we scale.

Plain English

We are genuinely good at logistics, so let's not outsource it as we grow.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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