'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.
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One of the biggest problems of 'In Search of Excellence' is that it focused on giant, publicly-traded companies. There are thousands upon thousands of excellent companies. Some of them are two-person accountancies in a community of three thousand people.
'In Search of Excellence' - even the title - is a reminder that business isn't dry, dreary, boring, or by the numbers. Life at work can be cool - and work that's cool isn't confined to Tiger Woods, Yo-Yo Ma, or Tom Hanks. It's available to all of us and any of us.
The noblest search is the search for excellence.
Excellence is a great starting point for any new organisation but also an unending journey.
Excellence endures and sustains. It goes beyond motivation into the realms of inspiration.
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.
Excellence is about fighting and pursuing something diligently, with a strict and determined approach to doing it right. It's okay if there are flaws in the process - it makes it more interesting.
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