Excellence is “the maximum exercise of one’s gifts and abilities within the range of the responsibilities given by God”. Author and teacher Chuck Swindoll speaks of building a platform that rests on six pillars of excellence:
· Integrity. Integrity — being of sound moral principle, uprightness, honesty and sincerity — should be the hallmark of our business life.
· Faithfulness. When you say you are going to do something or be somewhere, you do it.
· Punctuality. Start early. Make sure people are never waiting on you.
· Quality workmanship. Quality workmanship is the rule and not the exception. Don’t cut corners or stop short of your maximum effort.
· Pleasant attitude. Resist the temptation to complain and grumble.
· Enthusiasm. Be eager to contribute your energies to the success of your company or business.
Competitive excellence requires 100 percent all of the time. Making a commitment to excellence is a fundamental step on the success journey.
Excellence is
· The sincere performance. Excellence is shown by how you work when no one is noticing.
· A result. Excellence is never an accident and does not come by chance. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. Excellence means “anything that is worth doing is worth doing well.”
· A choice. Your level of performance is a choice. You cannot reach your potential and make adequacy your goal. Excellence represents the wise choice of many alternatives.
· A moving target. Aiming for excellence means performing significantly better than your present standards.
To move toward excellence, follow the CASH method:
· Continual improvement. “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better” (Pat Riley).
· Attention to details. It takes a lot of little things to add up to 100 percent.
· Self-discipline. If you want to change yourself, you must practice self-discipline to change something you do every day.
· High personal standards. Maintain high personal standards. Mediocrity is a personal concession to “less than our best.”
Continually pursuing excellence means setting the goal of perfection. There is no substitute for the feeling of the sense of achievement in doing a job extremely well. Cultivate the habit of excellence and reflect a pattern of excellence: Do through to the end, complete, accurate, omitting nothing.
There are many times in our lives when no one would notice a minimum effort and would appreciated a maximum effort. Often, the difference between a great work and a mediocre one is the care and extra work that make the difference in the final results.
Excellence separates the best from the rest. Excellence is not perfection; perfection means making a 10 (i.e. no mistake), excellence means doing the best we can do at that point in time (not always a 10).
A spirit of excellence can make us:
Do a little more.
Stay a little longer.
Aim a little farther.
Go a step higher.
Shoot a little higher.
A spirit of excellence means no half-hearted service. Prepare and practice excellence; do everything in the spirit of excellence. We must build the culture of excellence because excellence honors God and inspires people.
The roadmap toward excellence:
Think ahead. Prepare ahead, plan way in advance. Everything matters. You cannot leave things at the last minute and hope for the best.
Follow through. Excellence by choice means:
· Our aim is to overdeliver.
· Our goal is to exceed expectation.
· We do more than expected.
· We go beyond the average.
· We move from routine to remarkable.
Success always follows when you exceed people’s expectation.
Take responsibility. Sincerely apologize when you make mistake. It will raise the “leadership Dow Jones Index”.
Add value. Seek to add value to whatever we are doing. Excellence is a game of inches. Do things better all the time.
Do it with heart. Whatever you do, do it with heart, “as if everything depends on it”. Excellence is done with a lot of heart, a lot of thought, a lot of care.
· If you are going to work, work with heart.
· If you are going to lead, lead with heart.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Our Condolence To Japanese People Who Suffer From Disaster
Dear friends,
Our hearts go to these people who suffer. Kudos to the Japanese for the way they handled the adversities in the face of worsening conditions and the calm, professional way they conducted their duties in spite of the demoralizing state of affairs.
Admire them for their organization, orderliness, patience and fortitude in an increasingly impossible environment while constantly being under the pressure of the media microscope.
As massively tragic as this event has been, Japan has showed the world how to make the most of a truly dire situation and manage it above everyone’s expectations and demands. There have never been better examples in the past and there is much to learn from this for the future.
And the west, for all its rants, ravings and noise, would do well to listen and learn for a change.
May God give them strength to go through their suffering...
Tessie
Our hearts go to these people who suffer. Kudos to the Japanese for the way they handled the adversities in the face of worsening conditions and the calm, professional way they conducted their duties in spite of the demoralizing state of affairs.
Admire them for their organization, orderliness, patience and fortitude in an increasingly impossible environment while constantly being under the pressure of the media microscope.
As massively tragic as this event has been, Japan has showed the world how to make the most of a truly dire situation and manage it above everyone’s expectations and demands. There have never been better examples in the past and there is much to learn from this for the future.
And the west, for all its rants, ravings and noise, would do well to listen and learn for a change.
May God give them strength to go through their suffering...
Tessie
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
3 Tips To Be A Great Performer
Know For whom and why you work
The first principle of any career strategy is to be clear about who is responsible for you career. You are. Andrew Carnegie, one of the greatest entrepreneurs in the history of the world, once said: “Anyone who thinks he works for someone else is making a big mistake.”
No matter at what level in the organization you find yourself, or who owns the business or organization in which you are employed, when it boils down to it, you are always working for yourself and your family.
You work to provide the necessities of life: a roof over your head, food on the table, clothes on your back, an education for your children and medical care for those you love. You work present, but also for the future. None of us wants to be destitute or a burden to our family in our old age. These ‘need-to-have’ are our first priority.
But as well as the ‘need-to-haves,’ we also work to provide the ‘nice-to-have’ items that make our lives easier, more beautiful, more pleasant or more glamorous. There can also be an important element of generosity in what we do professionally; we can work to provide funds for charity, to help those less well-off than we are. In considering the deeper reasons for our efforts, we can also find a sense of higher purpose and accomplishment for ourselves as individuals in the jobs we currently hold.
Give You Best To Your Current Job Every Day
Sometimes it is all too easy for us to underestimate the value of our current employment. To understand just how important it is, imagine how we would feel – and what we would do – if the same awful thing that has happened to millions of hardworking people around the world happened to us. Imagine, just for a moment, what life would be like if you lost your job tomorrow.
Given this scary scenario and given the desire almost all us have to do the best we can, it is extremely import to value our jobs each and every day. This means:
· Focusing on the results you achieve.
· Maximizing the value you create.
· Contributing to a harmonious work environment
· Developing the people who work for you.
· Providing honest views on areas for improvement.
· Putting your full weight behind the achievement of goals set for yourself, your department and your organization as a whole.
Whether you are the president of the company or the newest employee in the mail room, the value you can contribute should be as great as you can possibly make it.
There are three reasons for this:
· By performing to the best of your ability you will benefit from a filling of personal fulfillment and growth you would not otherwise find.
· You will maximize the potential in your current employment – higher pay, faster promotions, more responsibility and greater recognition.
· You will increase your options and value in the job market.
INVEST IN YOURSELF
Optimizing your current job and career path does not happen randomly. Moving forward and upward in our professional lives requires hard work, a constant focus on the result we achieve, the development of new skills and taking full advantage of the opportunities presented within and from outside our current jobs.
You can invest in your job and career through attending training courses, reading at home, attending lectures, obtaining a part – time degree or certificate and through other areas of formal and informal career development. Find out from bosses, HR department and colleagues how you could benefit from training and development opportunities already existing within your organization.
The first principle of any career strategy is to be clear about who is responsible for you career. You are. Andrew Carnegie, one of the greatest entrepreneurs in the history of the world, once said: “Anyone who thinks he works for someone else is making a big mistake.”
No matter at what level in the organization you find yourself, or who owns the business or organization in which you are employed, when it boils down to it, you are always working for yourself and your family.
You work to provide the necessities of life: a roof over your head, food on the table, clothes on your back, an education for your children and medical care for those you love. You work present, but also for the future. None of us wants to be destitute or a burden to our family in our old age. These ‘need-to-have’ are our first priority.
But as well as the ‘need-to-haves,’ we also work to provide the ‘nice-to-have’ items that make our lives easier, more beautiful, more pleasant or more glamorous. There can also be an important element of generosity in what we do professionally; we can work to provide funds for charity, to help those less well-off than we are. In considering the deeper reasons for our efforts, we can also find a sense of higher purpose and accomplishment for ourselves as individuals in the jobs we currently hold.
Give You Best To Your Current Job Every Day
Sometimes it is all too easy for us to underestimate the value of our current employment. To understand just how important it is, imagine how we would feel – and what we would do – if the same awful thing that has happened to millions of hardworking people around the world happened to us. Imagine, just for a moment, what life would be like if you lost your job tomorrow.
Given this scary scenario and given the desire almost all us have to do the best we can, it is extremely import to value our jobs each and every day. This means:
· Focusing on the results you achieve.
· Maximizing the value you create.
· Contributing to a harmonious work environment
· Developing the people who work for you.
· Providing honest views on areas for improvement.
· Putting your full weight behind the achievement of goals set for yourself, your department and your organization as a whole.
Whether you are the president of the company or the newest employee in the mail room, the value you can contribute should be as great as you can possibly make it.
There are three reasons for this:
· By performing to the best of your ability you will benefit from a filling of personal fulfillment and growth you would not otherwise find.
· You will maximize the potential in your current employment – higher pay, faster promotions, more responsibility and greater recognition.
· You will increase your options and value in the job market.
INVEST IN YOURSELF
Optimizing your current job and career path does not happen randomly. Moving forward and upward in our professional lives requires hard work, a constant focus on the result we achieve, the development of new skills and taking full advantage of the opportunities presented within and from outside our current jobs.
You can invest in your job and career through attending training courses, reading at home, attending lectures, obtaining a part – time degree or certificate and through other areas of formal and informal career development. Find out from bosses, HR department and colleagues how you could benefit from training and development opportunities already existing within your organization.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Welcome to KEI Friends
Dear KEI friends,
This blog is dedicated to all Kangean Energy Indonesia employees who undergo either Leadership Development Program or Personal Power Program.
Please post your questions, comments or valuable information to be shared that will strengthen and build each other up so that we'll be able to implement our values on daily actions.
Teamwork
Honesty
Integrity
Networking
Knowledge
Cheers,
Tessie
This blog is dedicated to all Kangean Energy Indonesia employees who undergo either Leadership Development Program or Personal Power Program.
Please post your questions, comments or valuable information to be shared that will strengthen and build each other up so that we'll be able to implement our values on daily actions.
Teamwork
Honesty
Integrity
Networking
Knowledge
Cheers,
Tessie
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