If it's documented closely enough, you can actually see how they went from mediocre to good, from good to great, from great to extraordinary.

如果详细记录他们的人生，你会真实地看到他们如何从平庸走向优秀，从优秀走向卓越，从卓越走向伟大。

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These are human questions - how do you take something mediocre and make it exceptional?

有些关于人生的问题——你怎样接手一些平凡普通的东西然后让它变得出色。

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I would rather be marooned on a desert island with a diverse group of mediocre people who know how to communicate, from a singer to a plumber, say, than with a bunch of geniuses.

我宁愿和一群知道如何沟通的不同普通人被困在沙漠，也不原和一群天才一起被困在那里。

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But, how many companies aspire to slow or mediocre growth?

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There are plenty of mediocre employees who get promoted because they're good at letting the bosses know how good they are at their jobs, says Ms. Klaus.

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