Tom Peters
Tom Peters
Thomas J. "Tom" Petersis an American writer on business management practices, best known for In Search of Excellence...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 November 1942
CountryUnited States of America
passion race mad
The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.
excellence vision able
Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
mars eras flaws
If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.
silly intelligent done
If silly things were not done, intelligent things would never happen.
mind littles sparks
Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind - and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered
attitude skills train
Hire attitude train skills.
mistake bigger be-encouraged
Mistakes are life. Mistakes are not to be tolerated...they are to be encouraged. The bigger the better.
hard-work effective-listening achievement
Effective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.
cult-of-personality leader able
As far as I'm concerned, the first business leader who was able to establish a cult of personality around his tenure was Lee Iacocca.
important brands sustained-success
Brand inside is more important than brand outside for sustained success.
limits committed ability
Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
skills political want
Want to accomplish something, any-damn-thing? Sharpen your political skills!
excellence what-if ifs
If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
stars caring talking
Fact is, the work place to a great extent is "where we live." We need star accountants. Boffo saleswomen. Over-the-top creatives in marketing and new product development. And so on. But, since we're effectively talking about "where we live," good sense and good business and "good" engagement throughout the "supply chain," from vendor's vendor to customer's customer, we would benefit mightily-including on the P & L-if we insisted (!) on: "Pleasant." "Caring." "Engaged."