The Daily Pursuit of Excellence: The 4 Keys to Achieving Superior Performance. This item is unavailable.The Daily Pursuit of Excellence: The 4 Keys to Achieving Superior Performance

This is one of the best leadership books to help you maximize your personal effectiveness, influence people, improve organizational efficiency, and develop a culture of excellence in your company. The learnings from 50 years of experience are summarized in the 4 key principles for achieving superior performance-leadership, people, systems, and culture.

The principles enable rapid transformation in any organization. Through personal stories and experiences, a proven roadmap is provided for demonstrating strong leadership to create a culture of excellence that matches the expectations of the organization. In today's competitive environment, individuals and organizations must be best-in-class to compete and win.

Smolik's book describes a practical way to be a results-focused leader and drive improvement in safety, reliability, quality, and the customer experience. 

The book summarizes best practices in a manner that readers can easily understand and implement. A clear roadmap is provided for how to design, utilize, and maintain a good management system and to create a strong culture that provides consistency in performance and productivity. Simplicity is a prevailing theme throughout the book.

This book is the second edition of "The Power of Goal ZERO."

Sam Smolik authored "The Daily Pursuit of Excellence" to share the performance improvement concepts that he and his colleagues developed and perfected. He condensed 50 years of experience into this book to give you a boost in your personal performance. His focus is on leadership, people development, operational excellence, management systems, ESG, sustainable development, and achieving superior performance in organizations.Sam retired as Senior Vice President, Americas Manufacturing for LyondellBasell Industries in 2017. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for various companies and non-profit organizations. He previously served as Global Vice President for Environment, Health, and Safety for LyondellBasell, Royal Dutch Shell, and The Dow Chemical Company.Sam Smolik graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Houston, Texas.For more information, go to www.SamSmolik.com