tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post5037089077944788604..comments2023-11-02T11:07:45.230-05:00Comments on Leave It To Weaver: Promoting MediocrityAndrew Weaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-78289666191901158452009-08-19T22:13:07.733-05:002009-08-19T22:13:07.733-05:00@Stan - I haven't read it, actually, but I may...@Stan - I haven't read it, actually, but I may just have to. I agree, we should definitely always be striving for excellence. Leave mediocrity behind. <br /><br />@Danny - Thanks, man. The picture I painted there comes from experience too, which is sad. I've witnessed it far too often. Especially in large corporations. They seem to be the most susceptible to promotion of mediocrity. <br /><br />@Chris - I'm debating the wisdom of responding to most of that comment. Ha. :-) But, thanks for the comment. I've been sharpening it a little more often of late.Andrew Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602176450707349990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-23565767822182802382009-08-19T08:39:48.392-05:002009-08-19T08:39:48.392-05:00Funny. I distinctly remember standing in a meetin...Funny. I distinctly remember standing in a meeting at a former employer, listening to the CEO (with his bowl-cut hairdo,) saying over and over how some employees was "least-best" in a particular category. Couldn't bring himself to use a definitive like "worst", even in a closed-door meeting with only managers present.<br /><br />The stench of mediocrity was practically overwhelming.<br /><br />Great post, Weaver. Keep sharpening that horn, Uni.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121757868614095088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-64617048827626343772009-08-19T08:17:29.677-05:002009-08-19T08:17:29.677-05:00One thing you don't need to worry about fella,...One thing you don't need to worry about fella, ever, is mediocrity. You paint a very real picture of why so many businesses fail. It's not always through lack of funds or experience; it's through the wrong experience getting the hands on the funds...<br /><br />Great job, sir!Danny Brownhttp://dannybrown.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294896038804706352.post-17341010825862980682009-08-19T00:32:08.310-05:002009-08-19T00:32:08.310-05:00I don't know if you've read it before, but...I don't know if you've read it before, but your post immediately made me think of Franky Schaeffer's book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Addicted-Mediocrity-Contemporary-Christians-Arts/dp/0891073531" rel="nofollow"><i>Addicted to Mediocrity</i></a>. It's a great argument for excellence in the Christian world, and it can apply to the secular world as well. We should always give our absolute best!stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332368314010617781noreply@blogger.com