But most of all, it requires from the leadership a constant state of self-discovery and discipline. Excellence is an organization's life-line. It is the most compelling answer to apathy and inertia. It energizes a stimulating and pulsating force. Once it becomes the expected standard of performance, it develops a fiercely driving and motivating philosophy of operation.
Excellence is a state of mind put into action.
It is a road-map to success. It's sometimes easy to think that the issues we face are brand new. A little look back in history, however, will convince us otherwise. Seventy-five years ago The Winslow Mail carried little messages, some humorous and some serious, on the front page. The meek shall inherit the earth, but the hustler will have the estate before the legatee can probate the will.