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excellence :

... the standard you define to measure your success; likewise the standard set by an enterprise. Striving for excellence in business is a factor in the kind of enterprise development that leads to economic development. For example, fast growing companies generally have standards that are in line with those of their customers. Expansion planting results from companies matching excellence standards with those of their customers can lead to their loyalty. As loyal business customers grow, their suppliers are likely to grow with them. The expansion process, which is a process of enterprise development, results. Thus, the pursuit of excellence is one of the dynamics of enterprise and economic development.

According to one business solutions consultant, striving for a higher standard of excellence in production in delivering goods and services is motivated by customer speak in the competitive environment where ... getting better faster is a race (source of quote).

Excellence standards in general are set forth by various industry groups. For example, a Standards for Excellence Institute distributes a code to nonprofits in the US. Economic developers and site location consultants have standards published online to refer to when working together in the US — for more information about the standards, CLICK HERE

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goal oriented:

... a focus on what is believed to be the point at which a task, pursuit, or endeavor is successfully concluded; a directing of thought, energy, skill(s), and experience(s) towards the mastery of a specific purpose that is known or defined, especially in terms of when the point of success will be achieved. A sports analogy makes the definition of goal orientation clear:

Throughout the word there are games played on fields with goal lines and posts that mark the points for scoring. In whatever form, a goal has the players attention. They are goal oriented.

Goal orientation in competitive situations means having an objective. It may be to cross a goal line on a field of play. Ultimately the objective is to win the game. To compete in order to satisfy the ego by focusing on defeating an opposing player is a less positive goal orientation. In business and life in general, as well as in sports, defeating the opponent has its place but can easily get out of hand as a motivation. That's why there are penalties in contact sports.

Goal orientation comes down to self motivation. One definition of goal orientation states that it is ... a motivational construct referring to personal definitions of success (source).

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sports analogy:

... a comparison based on a similarity between happenings in competitive games and those of other endeavors; a motivational technique used in competitive endeavors, especially, those of the business world. A sports analogy is an extrapolation from preparation of the athlete or the conduct and rules of a game to an analogous field of enterprising activity in order to instruct, enlighten, or motivate. It sometimes includes revealing the obligations of sportsmanship.

Application of the sports analogy is a technique.used by speakers and writers to gain the attention audiences. The popularity of sports celebrities is related, especially as they are used to help motivate audiences. Successful use of the sports analogy by those who is known and respected for their performance on fields of play may create a desire within an audience member to transfer certain qualities and processes to personal endeavors, in a sense inspiring emulation.

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