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
organization leader entrepreneur
Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
ability presentation
There are few things that will take you further in life, than your ability to make a good presentation.
excellent-work excellence lines
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.
execution projects
You are your projects!
change successful yesterday
The principal reason, invariably, most "successful" giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact, the worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday's turf.
sneakers buzz today
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.
funny flower believe
I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the "utmost importance and urgency" of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is "the premier way" to have "intimate conversations" with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!
educational simple faster
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.
work people disrespectful
Hire disrespectful people.
growth approach passive
A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
innovation innovative innovation-and-business
Swipe from the best, then adapt.
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.
knowledge learning pissed-off
If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven't figured it out yet.
rewards credit recognition
Lavish credit on anyone and everyone who helped you the least bit.