A natural aptitude is not the same as a well honed skill.
Ms. Foss brings that intensity, along with care and a finely honed skill, to her shop, Westchester Strings, which she started in 1989 in a studio she shared with her father in her parents' Briarcliff home.
His business plan, assuming a highly honed skill at instant social networking, is ingenious, it seems to me.
Pettibon's graphic style is no style, a clunky mélange of cartooning and illustrational modes that lack honed skill and nuanced feeling.
"Piggott has shown such mastery, such beautifully honed skill and judgment since his stunning decision to come out of retirement," wrote Chris Hawkins in the Guardian, "that one wonders why he packed up in the first place as a mere stripling of 50".
The downside of losing these employees can be devastating to managers and their organizations: Losing the institutional knowledge, honed skill sets, and employee trust and cooperation that have been accrued by mid-career employees is costly — to the tune of 213% of an employee's salary in one year, in some cases.
Why not implement this interest and somewhat honed skill to put the stories of real people, namely the incredible women involved with the Get in Touch Foundation, out there?
Teaching innovation can be challenging, because many of today's leaders possess a well-honed skill: professional skepticism.
The Super Bowl would not have established a record for viewership, and fans here would not have braved a snowstorm, were it not to see one-of-a-kind players with finely honed skills.
Mastering such a complex and sprawling game takes finely honed skills, strategic acumen, and a good dose of cunning.
