At the heart of it is insecurity, and indeed, elite professional organizations deliberately set out to identify and recruit "insecure overachievers". Insecure overachievers are exceptionally capable and fiercely ambitious, yet are driven by a profound sense of their own inadequacy.
"There are a number of exceptionally capable executives serving on the HSBC board.
Architecture, of the capital "A" variety, is exceptionally capable of creating signature pieces, glorious one-offs.
In fact, unlike some of the more prominent European royals, this prince seems exceptionally capable of enjoying himself.
Insecure overachievers are exceptionally capable and fiercely ambitious, yet driven by a profound sense of their own inadequacy.
But in Ms. Greenleaf's passionate leadership, Mr. Metcalfe's exacting direction and the meticulous, stylish performances of all assembled, Monteverdi was in exceptionally capable hands.
With the help of exceptionally capable instructors, some with international reputations and Olympic experience, Chief and I gradually began to develop our skills and build our partnership.
Even the presentation of the show, now that it's been wrestled away from the monotonous uncanny valley of the Brian Dowling era and placed in the exceptionally capable hands of Emma Willis, has taken a sudden upward turn.
Together they have proven exceptionally capable in extracting valuable information from 3D structural models, as demonstrated in Jmol.
So why can't we do that with our capable, professional workforce?
Green co-leader Patrick Harvie said Ms Sturgeon was a "highly capable, professional and impressive" political figure.
