Working Toward Excellence: 8 Values for Achieving Uncommon Success in Work and Life

Buyer, Paul

ISBN 10: 1614481768 / ISBN 13: 9781614481768

Published by Morgan James Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Working Toward Excellence: 8 Values for Achieving Uncommon Success in Work and Life
• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614481768
• ISBN 13: 9781614481768
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Working Toward Excellence identifies eight values for achieving excellence in work and life including hunger, effort, process, quality, consistency, leadership, time, and perseverance. The goal of this book is to add value to others by helping them work toward excellence in any endeavor.

What makes Working Toward Excellence unique and appealing is its focus on excellence, a topic sorely lacking in the marketplace. Working Toward Excellence is small, an easy read, and useful because it contains questions for reflection, lessons, and quotes that can be referred to for inspiration and evaluation.

Without question, there is a great need for Working Toward Excellence today. Wynton Marsalis said, "Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress." This book, at its essence, is about human progress and developing the values that lead to excellence.

About the Author

Paul Buyer is Director of Percussion, Director of Music, and Professor of Music at Clemson University. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Arizona and his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University. Dr. Buyer's first book, Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from the Best of the Best, is published by Meredith Music Publications and exclusively distributed by the Hal Leonard Corporation. He is a contributing author to the second edition of Teaching Percussion by Gary Cook and his articles have appeared in American Music Teacher, Teaching Music, and Percussive Notes. His writing and teaching focus on what it takes to achieve excellence.