Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ord…

Warren G. Bennis
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Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary. ✨ Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (1997). Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration, p.8, Basic Books
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