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Excellence
The Art of Being EXTRA-ordinary
Mylene Fernström
Excellence Specialist
We all have big dreams and we want to
do wonderful things. That desire can be
materialized and will lead to a high level
by using the main techniques to create
companies of Excellence: being EXTRAordinary,
running the extra mile, taking
care of all the details and exceeding the
expectations.
My vision is that through Excellence all
people can contribute to form a beautiful
planet, full of high quality, full of personal
and emotional satisfaction. A more beautiful
planet because usually Excellence brings
peace of mind, brings happiness. Things
that are Excellent usually do not bring you
headaches.
My name is Mylene Fernström, winner of the
Excellence Award at Volvo Cars in Sweden.
I am a Colombian chemical engineer and
E-Commerce Manager who arrived 26 years
ago to Sweden for a year of university as
exchange student. From an early age I had
a great commitment to Excellence. Since I
was a child I’ve had very very big dreams,
I have been fascinated by large companies,
great inventions and great personalities. I
am convinced that this has been my engine
to grow, to get where I am and to reach my
achievements working in senior positions in
multinational companies in Colombia and
Sweden. My first job was at 3M, a leader
and model of Excellence. As Oprah Winfrey
says: “There are no coincidences”.
“Excellence is not an act,
Excellence is a habit”
We are in an era of avoiding stress and
improving quality of life. It would be easy
to say that Excellence is stressful, but it is
actually the opposite: lack of Excellence is
stressful and also costly in the long term.
The pursuit of Excellence helps you remove
many negative things in your way or on the
way of your services or products. They are
actually negative aspects that are causing
stress and unnecessary costs. Have a creative
mind and an optimizing attitude! You
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