The Cream of the Crop: Cultivating CBAP competencies for Your Rise to the Top

While the exact origin of the expression "the cream of the crop" isn't known, it's likely the reference was derived from 16th century French agriculture. La creme de la creme - or "the cream of the cream" - referred to the most valued bi-product of one of the most sought after commodities of the time. Cream of the crop has come, in more modern times, to mean the best, most robust or choicest of anything.