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INSPIRING
EXCELLENCE
Introducing you
Inspiring people is the ability to change in history and in our present times from
the minds and decisions of others without whom we can gain useful insights. Take
necessarily having formal authority to do Oprah Winfrey as a prominent example.
so. And this capacity lies at the heart of She rose from poverty and a troubled youth
leadership. The art of inspiring and leading to become one of the most powerful and
people to get results can be learned, much inspiring women in America. She came to
like swimming, but not everyone can win the prominence on television and, according to
gold in the Olympics! The same applies to Forbes Magazine; she is the world’s most
inspiration and leadership. highly paid media personality. She does what
we also do. She reads and writes; listens and
Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities speaks; observes and behaves, as we also do.
by allowing us to transcend our ordinary So what’s the difference?! On a qualitative
experiences and limitations. Inspiration basis there is a lot that can be said, but in
propels a person from apathy to possibility tangible terms, the variation is an outstanding
and transforms the way we perceive our own US$ 500 million per annum! And how did she
capabilities. manage to achieve such a feat? In one word:
EMPATHY. She is world-class when it comes
Excellence is about having a positive ‘can to using the gift of empathy – an ability we all
do’ attitude, a willingness to work hard to have, but most of us rarely use.
achieve goals, a pride in your own work and
a desire to do your best. It is also about able Inspiring Excellence isn’t easy, though
to make mistakes and learning from them. because it requires that a company and their
Striving for excellence is an important part of management be committed to continuous
professionalism in any job and is crucial for employee development. It means fostering an
any super yacht captain/engineer. It involves environment of trust and helping employees
trying to put quality into everything you learn from successes and analyze failures.
do, and this attitude tends to separate the
achievers, who make rapid strides in their Following are some key factors which a leader
career from others. needs to cultivate in the organization to build
a peak performance team and organization.
There are many inspirational personalities
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