Working Toward Excellence : 8 Values for Achieving Uncommon Success in Work and Life.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Hunger -- 2 Effort -- Profile In Excellence: Augusta National Golf Club -- 3 Process -- 4 Quality -- Profile In Mediocrity: Golf Clinic at Sea -- 5 Consistency -- 6 Leadership -- Profile In Excellence: Wynton Marsalis -- 7 Time -- 8 Perseverance -- Afterword -- Working Toward Excellence Evaluation -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Does excellence relentlessly drive you? Does mediocrity constantly bother you? In Working Toward Excellence, Clemson University professor Paul Buyer identifies eight values for achieving excellence in work and life including hunger, effort, process, quality, consistency, leadership, time, and perseverance. Each chapter features inspiring stories, questions, and quotes from respected professionals who have achieved uncommon success in business, sports, education, and the arts such as John Maxwell, Jim Collins, Stephen Covey, John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Wynton Marsalis, Isaac Stern, and many others. Also included is a Working Toward Excellence Evaluation to help you and your organization reach your true potential and further develop, improve, and measure these essential attributes of success.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.