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ou may have heard it countless
Ynumber of times or read about it in
several books and articles, but what
you may not know about Excellence is that it
is not just a word, neither is it just an act or a
feat to be attained one-off. Excellence has
gotten a soul and now lives like you and I in
this world, breathing in air of the celestial
splendor, yet walking tall amongst men who
know its worth, ready to smile at you and live
ACE 2014:
The Day Excellence
Took Centre Stage
with you; only if you recognize and welcome it.
Aristotle once wrote “Excellence is an art won by training and
habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or
excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted
rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not
an act but a habit.” As right as this
philosopher is about the subject, what
he did not tell us is the superlative
power of Excellence, is that which
makes the strong stronger; turns mere
men to super-humans and makes
legends out of lowly beings.
Excellence is that inner soul that drives
its bearer to find the core of his
existence far beyond where others are
placed. It is the part of his existence
that constantly asks him to ride to the
pinnacle of awe-inspiring height; to
make him see before others and even
see farther than them. Excellence is
persistent, tenacious and dependable.
It is this tenacity and dependability
that made Fidson as a corporate
organization to build its fulcrum on
E x c e l l e n c e . A s a l e a d i n g
pharmaceutical company in Nigeria,
Fidson has been able to carve a niche
for itself as a company that thrives on a
habitual and incurable hunger for
excellence. This has also become the
dogma on which every day is lived and
every task is accomplished by its
employees. This is the real 'Fidsonian
Spirit'; the mystical seal which other
organizations sought fruitlessly to
understand.
In describing this dogma, Managing
Director, Fidson Healthcare Plc, Dr
Fidelis Ayebae stated that “Excellence
has been the enduring essence on which
this great organization is built. For
almost two decades of our existence,
Excellence has been the core of our
values. What differentiates us as an
institution is our three-fold grip on
Excellence. Undoubtedly, even the
meanest of men desire excellence. We
drive our people to pursue Excellence,
when they attain it, we acknowledge it;
this is perhaps where superior people
stop. At Fidson, we treat Excellence
beyond mere recognition; we make
Excellence feel good about us. We
celebrate Excellence.”
George Orwel wrote in 'Animal Farm',
“all animals are equal, but some are