"You can see the pride in his performance and his willingness to work and pass on his experience and know-how.
The key ingredients have been outlined above, but added to these is the need for a strong challenge to poor performance and a willingness to take the hard decisions when those charged with improvement fail to deliver.
Other factors than diagnostic performance, including costs, side effects, training and willingness among clinicians to perform lumbar punctures, availability of cyclotrons and PET scanners, and willingness of payers to reimburse different procedures, should also be considered when determining the optimal modality for research, drug trials, and clinical diagnostics.
But increasingly, advisors are being judged not just on their performance and competency but on their willingness to build lasting relationships with their clients.
"Extraordinary service delivered with ingenuity, energy, and compassion; Commitment beyond the call of duty; Responsiveness to public needs...; Outstanding and reliable performance; Willingness to take risks...to improve services or correct abuses or inequities; Ability to adapt to change...; Dedication to upholding public interest amidst competing interests, pressures, and demands".
Performance occurs when there is competence as well as possibility and willingness for demonstration (Achtenhagen [2004]; Boekaerts [2002]).
Bamford's extreme physical performance — her willingness to be ugly, shrieky, and needy — reminded me of Lisa Kudrow's spectacular turn on "The Comeback," Lena Dunham on "Girls," or even Eden Sher's spazzy-heroic Sue Heck on "The Middle".
A framework for evaluating any product for mechanical performance, comparative cost effectiveness, and willingness-to-pay price is described and applied to real examples.
Others have said that they admire her tenacity, confidence and willingness to take on the sole responsibility for her performance.
