The pursuit of excellence 1) Socrates did not write "Apology". Socrates did not actually write anything‚ It was his friend Plato that wrote and documented Socrates’s speeches and dialogs. The "Apology" supposes to be an accurate account by Plato of Socrates’s trial before the Athenian jury in 399BCE. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against Socrates before the Athenian jury. In this trial Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ argued that Socrates was guilty of corrupting the youth
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and enjoys a good and sustainable market’. Business excellence is often characterized by principles‚ practices and techniques in managing the organisation and achieving results‚ based on a set of fundamental concepts or values. Many countries have developed their own models and frameworks to evaluate and recognize organizations for their efforts in business excellence through awards programmes. In Singapore‚ for example‚ the Business Excellence (BE) initiative was started by Spring Singapore to assist
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Pursuit of Excellence | Abstract: Whether you are an athlete‚ a teacher‚ or a promising high achiever in another walk of life‚ you can achieve excellence. At a time when numbers speak‚ performance is equal to profit and getting through the basic minimum at work is the standard practice‚ does the urge to set benchmarks of quality and excellence become redundant? How many of us go through life simply trying to fulfill the basics and how many set out to achieve true excellence? Steve Jobs
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The definition of nursing excellence can be defined in many ways. What is common amongst all of the definitions of nursing excellence is that providing the patient with high quality compassionate care seems to be the common thread. Florence Nightingale (considered by many to be the first nursing theorist) initiated the elevation of the nursing profession by educating those in charge of caring for patients and teaching them to use the environment to assist in patient recovery. From that point on
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Maintaining Individual Excellence Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus defines excellence as the quality of superiority. The work excellence is synonymous with distinction‚ greatness‚ flawlessness‚ impeccability‚ and perfection (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). The pursuit of excellence is the search for perfection. The consensus of today’s society is that nothing is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. Although that may be true‚ I believe that by reaching for excellence‚ or perfection‚ a person
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on self-assessment and total organizational excellence is still attracting interest from many researchers. Findings from concluded research indicate that Self-assessment methods are being used by many organizations to implement total quality management or Strategic Quality management. The technique of self-assessment is believed to be useful for any organization wishing to effectively monitor and improve its performance (Oakland‚ 2003). Several excellence models through which self-assessment is implemented
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Corporate Excellence- MBA WS 12/13- Research Project Work You are required to put together an analytical report covering the key aspects of excellence in both parts of the research project work. Part A (Minimum 5 pages)- With practical insights analyze the key points below: a) Leadership- Tell us about your leadership style. Inform us how it has fostered or hindered excellence in your endeavors. b) Creativity & Analytical Abilities- How would you rate your creativity (on a scale of 1-10)? Tell
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Achieving Individual Excellence Wendy Barker BSHS 461 November 15‚ 2012 Maren Alitagtag Achieving Individual Excellence Individual excellence is pushing yourself to surpass other’s expectations and excel in everything you do. Individual traits‚ ethics‚ values‚ experiences‚ and individual performance help develop and define a person’s individual excellence on a personal and professional level. Individual excellence will lead a person to be a better leader‚ manager‚ supervisor‚ and a better
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Johanna C. Claro MS ERM University of Southeastern Philippines Obrero‚ Davao City GM 208 Research Methods and Applied Statistics Catalyst for Excellence Society and the economy have changed hastily and erratically over the past decades that has been very reflective to the general socioeconomic trends worldwide. Nowadays‚ I must say if you don’t innovate and keep yourself updated you will lose track. Everybody aims to be on top and to get there? You have to be like a catalyst. A catalyst
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Academic Excellence Guarantees A Successful Life In this era of globalization‚ a good education is very important for each and everyone of us in order to have a better and successful life in the future. Students in school and college have always been reminded to strive for excellence in their academic so that they can graduate with flying colors and can easily get a better job compare to those who did not did well in their academic. In my opinion‚ academic excellence does guarantees a successful
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