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The 19Es of Excellence
Written by: Tom PetersArticle Overview: Today's joyous commemoration of the birth of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and tomorrow's unique show of peaceful American renewal and celebration of limitless American possibility got me thinking about Excellence—no surprise. Out of which came these "19 Es of Excellence."
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The 19Es of Excellence
Today's joyous commemoration of the birth of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and tomorrow's unique show of peaceful American renewal and celebration of limitless American possibility got me thinking about Excellence—no surprise. Out of which came these "19 Es of Excellence." You will also find it as a PDF.
If Not Excellence, What?
If Not Excellence Now, When?
The "19 Es" of Excellence:
Enthusiasm. (Be an irresistible force of nature!)
Energy. (Be fire! Light fires!)
Exuberance. (Vibrate—cause earthquakes!)
Execution. (Do it! Now! Get it done! Barriers are baloney! Excuses are for wimps! Accountability is gospel! Adhere to the Bill Parcells doctrine: "Blame nobody! Expect nothing! Do something!")
Empowerment. (Respect and appreciation rule! Always ask, "What do you think?" Then listen! Then let go and liberate! Then celebrate!)
Edginess. (Perpetually dancing at the frontier, and a little or a lot beyond.)
Enraged. (Determined to challenge & change the status quo!)
Engaged. (Addicted to MBWA/Managing By Wandering Around. In touch. Always.)
Electronic. (Partners with the world 60/60/24/7 via electronic community building and entanglement of every sort. Crowdsourcing rules!)
Encompassing. (Relentlessly pursue diverse opinions—the more diversity the merrier! Diversity per se "works"!)
Emotion. (The alpha. The omega. The essence of leadership. The essence of sales. The essence of marketing. The essence. Period. Acknowledge it.)
Empathy. (Connect, connect, connect with others' reality and aspirations! "Walk in the other person’s shoes"—until the soles have holes!)
Experience. (Life is theater! Make every activity-contact memorable! Standard: "Insanely Great"/Steve Jobs; "Radically Thrilling"/BMW.)
Eliminate. (Keep it simple!)
Errorprone. (Ready! Fire! Aim! Try a lot of stuff and make a lot of booboos and then try some more stuff and make some more booboos—all of it at the speed of light!)
Evenhanded. (Straight as an arrow! Fair to a fault! Honest as Abe!)
Expectations. (Michelangelo: "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." Amen!)
Eudaimonia. (Pursue the highest of human moral purpose—the core of Aristotle's philosophy. Be of service. Always.)
Excellence. (The only standard! Never an exception! Start now! No excuses! If not Excellence, what? If not Excellence now, when?)
Pursuing Excellence in Leadership
Lou Holtz on Winning
LEADERSHIP REQUIRES EXCELLENCE, NOT PERFECTION
The Power of Excellence
Are you inspiring excellence?
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Is there a need for correct English?
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I am originally of German tongue. By the way, it is not the easiest language to learn. Then I learnt French, which I spoke fluently long time ago. You loose it if you don't use it.
For over 30 years I am in England and need only to speak English. I realize, that I have some imperfections. Sometimes it is back to front etc.
Does anyone know, who is best qualified to correct my future articles?
Or, does anybody care, how it is written today? 'Anything goes' people say. Is Excellence in English writing important?
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I am originally of German tongue. By the way, it is not the easiest language to learn. Then I learnt French, which I spoke fluently long time ago. You loose it if you don't use it.
For over 30 years I am in England and need only to speak English. I realize, that I have some imperfections. Sometimes it is back to front etc.
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I specialize in correcting people's grammar... shoot me an email if you like.
Re: Is there a need for correct English?
- Yes your writing is important. Not just the grammar but the style.
Some people are hung up on the grammar and will refuse to read your work or make judgments on your credibility.
Find a good editor, as I should have done for the reply to this post.
[quote="bmueller47":jru6md6u]Hi,
I am originally of German tongue. By the way, it is not the easiest language to learn. Then I learnt French, which I spoke fluently long time ago. You loose it if you don't use it.
For over 30 years I am in England and need only to speak English. I realize, that I have some imperfections. Sometimes it is back to front etc.
Does anyone know, who is best qualified to correct my future articles?
Or, does anybody care, how it is written today? 'Anything goes' people say. Is Excellence in English writing important?
Kindest regards
Beat
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