Beyond mere responsibility, or even reliability, is diligence: the active expression of vigilance. It is a state of constant focus and attention to important details. It is excellence irrespective of ... Read More about Being Diligent and Meticulous
Week 25: Excellence
Exhibiting Facility
Facility is an element of excellence. The ability to move quickly, and seemingly without effort, is the eyebrow-raising characteristic of the person who excels at an activity. Facility is also an ... Read More about Exhibiting Facility
Being Versatile
The ability to do one task well is valuable. The step beyond that, into excellence, is characterized by the ability to perform many tasks well – to contribute to the whole in whatever may be needed. ... Read More about Being Versatile
Taking Initiative – Making a Difference
Max Ernst, A Swallow's Nest (1966)Initiative distinguishes the excellent worker from the good worker. Both show up on time every day and work but the person with initiative is of greater value. ... Read More about Taking Initiative – Making a Difference
Being Intellectually Excellent
Human progress is attributable not only to the rare geniuses who have revolutionized intellectual life, science and technology but also to the journeymen who have used their considerable talents to ... Read More about Being Intellectually Excellent
Being Fully Involved
In van Gogh's painting: "The confining structure of the large loom displays the weaver fully absorbed in his task, reflecting a parallel intensity van Gogh sensed in his own endeavors." Beyond mere ... Read More about Being Fully Involved
Being Proficient – Excelling
The third stage of development is not easily defined. The second draws the distinction from the mere capacity to perform at some level, into the capacity to perform with at least passing skill and ... Read More about Being Proficient – Excelling