En 110.6.3 Achieving Academic Excellence March 10 2013 Why education is important to me Education is important to me because in order to succeed in life you need knowledge and basic life skills. It is important to me to get a college degree because I want to better my life and open more doors for myself so I will be able to get a good job. I also want to get a better education because I want to be a good example for my children. We need education because we need skills to help us succeed in
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INVESTORS IN EXCELLENCE How it works The Investors in Excellence Standard is a framework for improvement and assessment. The Standard consists of five essential elements of excellence: • What matters most • Leading • Resourcing • Delivering • Achieving Within each of these elements there are a number of indicators containing questions that form the basis of the framework. Mapping your organisation against the Standard will highlight your strengths and also identify further opportunities
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According to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ a life of excellence is the ultimate objective. He who aspires to achieve this life of excellence must understand the good‚ happiness‚ and morality. He must also understand how to live a life of temperance‚ without giving in to the pleasure of the extremes. If achieved‚ this life of excellence will ultimately lead to eudaimonia‚ which translates to happiness‚ success‚ and fulfillment. Aristotle states that every activity aims at some good. Although
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CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE Today’s customers are more aware and empowered‚ and have more bargaining power due to the exponential increase in competition – direct‚ indirect or substitute. In retailing‚ they want hassle-free shopping‚ have less time at their disposal to locate the shop and the merchandise and are reluctant to keep waiting. The modern format retail stores are doing their best to anticipate the customer’s demands and are going all out to redesign their store interiors‚ offer more
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Evaluating of “In Search of Excellence ” 1. In my opinion research which was made by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman upon which was written book Search of excellence was not objective. Main reasons why I claim this research was not objective is that Peters and Waterman: - Found 72 firms which appeared to be excellent. There is no mention about method which was used in selection of these firms and there are not determined criteria. I would suggest that they should set up some general criteria and
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II. Introduction The caterpillar was failure and lost many of money. The major competitor was Japanese company called Komatsu. The caterpillar faced global challenge‚ So it must to reinvent itself‚ or die. By George Schafer and Donald Fits between1985 – 1999‚ caterpillar improved itself. It improved all the structure for the company. In 1999 the CEO was Glen Barton. After that the company declined in sales and earnings. Caterpillar produce earthmovers‚ road building was by Benjamin Holt‚ when he
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In Search of Excellence: Review In Search of Excellence is a book dealing with many different principles of economics and what makes big business’ excellent. The first idea that Peters discusses is his chart of the McKinsey 7-S Framework. The graph is very simple but the ideas are fairly complex. In their research‚ they found that their philosophies were too hard to explain and easily forgettable. They made this Framework to deal with strategy‚ structure‚ style‚ systems‚ staff (people)
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Throughout this excerpt of “The Iliad” by the great poet Homer‚ shows the ideals way back into their era. In this epic segregated values of both men and women are seen in Homer’s era. This epic story begins with the young prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ who kidnaps Helen‚ wife of the king of the Greek state of Sparta. After this treachery towards Sparta the Spartan kings Brother‚ Agamemnon‚ attacked Troy. The excerpt begins with Paris’s brother‚ Hector‚ another prince of Troy‚ is talking to his wife‚ Andromache
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Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Natasha Smith BSHS 462 December 2‚ 2013 Kimberly Eaton I believe myself to be a work in progress‚ as I get older I find myself wanting and desiring more out of life. Especially‚ when it deals with goals and objectives that can ultimately change my thought process. In order for me to achieve my set goals as well as achieve excellence I would have to change my current situations with family‚ education‚ work environment as well
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the Heights of Excellence Most people want to pursue excellence‚ as if it is a goal to be reached. There is a notion that excellence is the key to be powerful. When you are excellent you have high chances to be chosen as a leader‚ a model person‚ an employee in prestigious companies or institutions and a highly-respected individual. However‚ excellence is not a goal but a standard and a winsome lifestyle. It is a journey and never a destination. Climbing the heights of excellence is giving a notion
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