Who Kidnapped Excellence?
Most companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really
mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing
on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John
Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence.
In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be
your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster
excellence in your organization and in your life.
The book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified)
has been kidnapped, and Leadership assembles Excellence's team (Passion,
Flexibility, Communication, Competency, and Ownership) and challenges
them to work together to get their Excellence back.
And who is the culprit? Has Average kidnapped Excellence and replaced
Excellence's team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss
Communication, and Poser? A mysterious ransom note sparks the struggle
between Average and Excellence.
Integrated into this tale of organizational excellence is the story of
Dave, a delivery man. The kidnapping causes Dave to contemplate his own
life and relationships in a way that makes the paths of personal and
organizational excellence cross and intertwine. Who Kidnapped
Excellence? is a parable that helps organizations and individuals
achieve their best in every aspect of their lives.
