What do Coca-Cola, a Rwandan convent, the New Zealand civil service, President Museveni of Uganda, Parliament Street in Port Elizabeth, Ernie Els, the Amakrokokroko, St Mark's College in Sekhukhuneland, the University of Cape Town, Mary Knowling, Philip Tobias, David Rattray, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ken Owen, Rojâne Chivers, FDR, Princess Di, Bill Gates, the Beatles and Beatrice Webb have in common? They all are or have been world class in their own way.
They managed this with a combination of focus, being one of a kind in their field, an innovative spirit and a plain sense of decency among other characteristics. Whether one is talking of a company, a govern-ment, a city, a school or just a single individual - what it takes to make you world class is pretty similar.
Now that South Africa is an open economy where each and every one of us is up against world-class competition, we have to take note of these characteristics in order to become a winning nation.
Clem Sunter has taken a selection of articles that he has written for the Sunday Tribune and Sunday Argus on the theme of being world class and produced another book which is relevant to our future.
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