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Table 5. Measurements for Excellence<br />

Excellence<br />

Excellence is the highest or the best quality one<br />

can achieve. According <strong>to</strong> a Hadith, the Holy<br />

Prophet was reported <strong>to</strong> have said, “Whatever<br />

you do, you must do well”. In other words, a<br />

Muslim cannot be doing anything that is not of<br />

high quality. Unfortunately, most often the qual‐<br />

ity of our work is always low. The Qur’an uses<br />

the word “al‐ihsan” <strong>to</strong> mean excellence which is<br />

higher than that required <strong>to</strong> be “just” or “fair”.<br />

Indeed, justice or fairness is the minimum stan‐<br />

dard that is required by the Qur’an. This is be‐<br />

cause Islam does not allow us <strong>to</strong> be unfair or un‐<br />

just. “To excel” means <strong>to</strong> ex<strong>to</strong>l the virtues of “al‐<br />

ihsan” which in one definition “<strong>to</strong> do something<br />

as though you see Allah, and since you cannot<br />

see Allah, know that He sees you”. Table 5 be‐<br />

low shows the measurements for ‘Excellence’.<br />

<strong>MIMET</strong> Technical Bulletin Volume 1 (2) 2010<br />

SUCCESS FACTOR OF HIGH PERFORMANCE<br />

CULTURE<br />

Success of High Performance Culture is attrib‐<br />

uted <strong>to</strong> the fact that when an organization has<br />

clearly articulated strategic intent and core val‐<br />

ues, along with disciplined people, it needs less<br />

hierarchy. When organizational members have<br />

disciplined thought, they need less bureaucracy.<br />

When they have disciplined action and strong<br />

leadership capability, they need less excessive<br />

controls. This is especially true with a reduced<br />

hierarchy within the organization of <strong>UniKL</strong>. The<br />

<strong>to</strong>p management is easily reachable by all organ‐<br />

izational members, more so in this era of im‐<br />

proved means of communication that brought<br />

about advances in Information and Communica‐<br />

tion technology.<br />

Although the organizational structure of <strong>UniKL</strong> is<br />

far from the flattened or contemporary structure<br />

commonly found in typical dynamic organiza‐<br />

tions, the structure itself creates less bureauc‐<br />

racy that requires less excessive controls. It is<br />

observed that the main fac<strong>to</strong>r contributing <strong>to</strong>‐<br />

wards the success of <strong>UniKL</strong> becoming a high per<br />

| MARINE FRONTIER @ <strong>UniKL</strong><br />

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