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

by Paul Buyer (Author)

Does excellence relentlessly drive you? Does mediocrity constantly bother you?

In Working Toward Excellence, Clemson University professor Paul Buyer identifies eight values for achieving excellence in work and life including hunger, effort, process, quality, consistency, leadership, time, and perseverance.

Each chapter features inspiring stories, questions, and quotes from respected professionals who have achieved uncommon success in business, sports, education, and the arts such as John Maxwell, Jim Collins, Stephen Covey, John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Wynton Marsalis, Isaac Stern, and many others.

Also included is a Working Toward Excellence Evaluation to help you and your organization reach your true potential and further develop, improve, and measure these essential attributes of success.

Author Biography

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.