With excellence as one of my core values, I naturally strive for the best and never settle for less.

I recently won it BIG for one of my clients. For the last 6 months, I was tasked with finding a construction software that can handle a multitude of complex and high volume transactions for a multi-million dollar construction company.

A lot of construction companies, by default, opt for popular softwares that have been in the market for a long time. Although I was impressed with the overwhelming amount of data one of the software I came across could process, I was still a little hesitant as it could not be integrated with the applications my client uses. Since it was the best option from the pool, I pitched it to my client and got approval to purchase it for over US$50,000.

However, my instincts told me to keep looking, and I did. I eventually found another software, that has only been in the market for a couple of years, for half of the price but with better functionality. I threw out half a year of research into established software, went back to my client, and presented the relatively new one. They happily said yes!

This whole experience taught me that topping the charts alone does not equate to excellence. Excellence also encompasses relevance and resilience.