Ex?cel?lence (n.) 1. The clearly false and destructive theorythat a company ought to be great at everything it does. 2. Amistaken goal in which the predictable outcome is that the companyends up world-class at nothing—not well-differentiated andtherefore not thought of by consumers at the moment of need.
Based on exhaustive research, The Myth of Excellence providesconclusive evidence of the futility of trying to be excellent inall aspects of a commercial transaction—price, product, access,experience, and service. Instead, the strategy for your productsand services should be to dominate on one element, differentiate ona second, and be at industry par (i.e., average) on the rest. Yes,it is okay to be average as long as your customers knowspecifically where and how you are superior and world-class.
【作者简介】
FRED CRAWFORD is executive vice president and global sectorleader of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's consumer products, retail,and distribution consulting practice. From his base in New YorkCity he travels the globe working with senior executives on how toreach today's elusive consumer.
RYAN MATHEWS is a principal at FirstMatter LLC, a leadingfuturist firm that works with companies such as Procter &Gamble, Unilever, Grey Advertising, General Motors,Georgia-Pacific, and Coca-Cola to anticipate the trends shapingcorporate America, global business, and e-commerce.
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