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
leader learners best-leader
The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
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Remember: You are the only human being in the world who can help this particular customer at this particular moment in time.
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You will be remembered, in the long haul, for the quality of your work, not the quantity of your work. No one evaluates Picasso based on the number of paintings he churned out.
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Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.
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Unless you walk out into the unknown, the odds of making a profound difference in your life are pretty low.
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A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
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Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services - from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants - are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.
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It's relatively simple. If we're not getting more, better, faster than they are getting more, better, faster, then we're getting less, no better or more worse.
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Lavish credit on anyone and everyone who helped you the least bit.
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Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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We are all Michaelangelos.
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Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
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Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
settling
Don't settle for less than is possible.