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
technology issues decades
TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
real creativity school
I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning. A school curriculum that values questions above answers...creativity above fact regurgitation...individuality above conformity.. and excellence above standardized performance..... And we must reject all notions of 'reform' that serve up more of the same: more testing, more 'standards', more uniformity, more conformity, more bureaucracy.
improvement insignificant
There is no such thing as an insignificant improvement.
people innovation analysis
Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are.
business design-process poor-quality
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
dream people want
I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other people wouldn't let him.
history today tomorrow
Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.
years chance employed
Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.
success tiny facts
The winners stun us not by their cleverness, but by the fact that every tiny aspect of the business is just a touch better than the norm.
war winning leader
Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.
remember mantras
Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct.
success odds differences
Unless you walk out into the unknown, the odds of making a profound difference in your life are pretty low.
change past enthusiasm
Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
differences average imagination
The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.