mediocrity VS excellence

In mediocrity it is being average and ordinary. The quality of being intermediate between two extremes. a mean; A middle course of action; moderation, or balance. The condition of being mediocre having only an average degree of quality, skills etc. No better than standard, An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

The above definition is more or less what mediocre really means. More simply put, mediocre is  anything of medium quality. Or anything that is not special, exceptional, or great.

In excellence, it takes more in effort. It means the executive leadership team steps back and lets the brain power of the staff doing the work every day take on the issues. Up until now they may have been stifled by the expectations of thinking within the box handed down from the top. But given the and inefficiencies in a matter of days that you have tried to manage for years.