The secret to quality and perfection.

A commitment to quality is a commitment to perfection as quality comes from putting your heart and soul into your work.

It means that you are lovingly doing all of the things that bring out your absolute best.

The word love is appropriate, because it is precisely right in both the meaning and the feeling that it carries.

Do all things lovingly; that is the secret to quality and perfection, and expecting nothing but perfection is the first step toward achieving it.

A loving devotion to quality allows no detail to be overlooked. It wants everything to be just so, nothing that might affect that which makes the performance spectacular can be neglected or regarded as trivial.

A compulsion to be tidy, orderly and well organized is a natural impulse and by-product in a workplace where quality is taken to heart.

While the ideal of perfection is always humbling, it should never be thought of  as defeating. There is no rest when it comes to quality; therefore, quality must be an obsession.

The passionate pursuit of perfection is what gives work meaning and gratifies the human soul. When the work we do is the work we love, the results are a shining testament of quality.

Quality first, quality always is the mark of greatness; therefore choose to be great today!

WHAT TO DO NOW? Share your two cents worth on what quality means to you?

Connecting people in need.

Wish Upon A Hero is a very special site which was conceived by a very special man, Dave Girgenti.

Shortly after the September 11th attacks on New York City and from his home in NJ, Girgenti watched as thousands of people posted pictures of missing loved ones throughout the city.

He thought there had to be a faster, more organized way to connect people in need. That was the moment in which the idea was born.

Less than five years later, Hurricane Katrina created a similar catastrophic event in New Orleans where hundreds of thousands of people needed immediate help.

This time it wasn’t just about locating loved ones. Hurricane victims needed everything from health care services, food, fresh water, clothing and shelter.

It became clear that Wish Upon a Hero needed to become more than an idea. Over the next two years, Girgenti exhausted every resource at his disposal to create an online community that offered a platform for people to help people.

The site has grown from helping to reunite families to granting wishes big and small ? so far, more than 34,000 requests have been granted.

Cast a Wish

Wish Upon A Hero is completely free to its users, allowing everyone who registers the opportunity to cast up to three wishes at a time.

Because Wish Upon A Hero is designed to help everyone, wishes can be big or small, elaborate or simple, based on financial need or just asking for a simple favor.

Be a Hero

Wish Upon A Hero is a unique venue for any individual, organization, or company looking to make a difference in someone?s life, or the lives of countless people.

Heroes come in all ages and from all walks of life. All of us, from our nation?s most powerful corporations to individual philanthropists, and those with limited financial means, can be someone?s hero:

• A man who buys uniforms for his town?s little league team.
• A plastic surgeon brings his skill to the aid of an uninsured breast cancer survivor.
• A national appliance retailer that donates a refrigerator to a single mom with a newborn.
• A groundskeeper at Yankee stadium who helps a woman fulfill her father?s lifelong dream of throwing a single pitch across home plate.
• A group of 8th graders that rally behind a fellow student whose home was lost in a fire.

Once a wish is granted, the hero can choose to remain anonymous, or be formally recognized on the Wish Upon A Hero website.

To become a hero, you can visit Dave?s website, www.WishUponAHero.com

Quality is the calling card of greatness.

This post began with a simple question: What is quality?

Quality is about love; it’s a passionate obsession with perfection. It is the result of good intentions, uncompromising standards, sincere effort, intelligent design, attention to detail and skillful execution.

Quality is the calling card of greatness; and it represents the wisest choice among many alternatives.

True quality is only achieved through continuous improvement in performance that ensures the highest standards of your products, services, processes and technology.

If you have any intention of being competitive, then quality — in the broadest sense of the term — must become an obsession. Dynamic, sustainable results will only be achieved through an obsession with quality.

High achievers are essentially scientists whose laboratories happen to be any of a variety of places — the kitchen, athletic field, courtroom, classroom, and boardroom.

They test assumptions, experiment with new concepts and ideas, and search through the minutia looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack that can take lead to a breakthrough and competitive edge.

In the pursuit of quality, high achievers bring a methodical, pragmatic and demanding approach to work. And, because these individuals only want to produce the best results, their personal standards are uncompromising.

In their pursuit of perfection, they pay rigorous attention to detail, expect greatness, and consistently deliver superior results. In their efforts to perform at the top of the game, they show no mercy to themselves or others. They understand that quality is a competitive weapon, and they use it with great authority.

The goal is simple: make your own and your organization’s name synonymous with quality. Strive to render ever more perfection to the form and function of your work.

Ensure that each and every aspect of your work receives a finishing touch. The final attention to detail must be given to the polish. Every single facet of quality must be polished and buffed in such a way that the end result exceeds all customer expectations.

I’ve saved the best part for last; a commitment to quality means never having to say you’re sorry!

WHAT TO DO NOW? Share your two cents worth on what quality means to you.