Enabling excellence : the seven elements essential to achieving competitive advantage

With today's growing pressures for achieving higher quality and productivity with fewer resources, there is no time for getting bogged down, sidetracked, and frustrated with clutter, trivia, or minutia. To really succeed in today's competitive environment, one must constantly stay focused on what is truly vital. The key, of course, is in identifying and isolating the vital from the trivial. Enabling Excellence provides an important and sound foundation for a quality excellence philosophy and strategic plan. Its concepts and principles are universal and can be applied to any and all jobs and industries where organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage are desired. This book should especially be read by management personnel with the authority and resources to implement change. Author Tim Pine has made Enabling Excellence easy to read, concise, and clear, and with just a touch of humor. Many pictures and photos have been used throughout the book to help describe and clarify concepts