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
long doe cost
Cost does not equal value... and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
organization ideas arrogance
Become a "learning organization". Shuck your arrogance - "if it isn't our idea, it can't be that good" - and become a determined copycat/ adapter/ enhancer.
wow customers
Are Your Customers saying WOW?
fire way action
Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.
passion issues care
Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and don't keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audience's biggest turn-on is the speaker's obvious enthusiasm. If you are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!
vision bazookas shooting
Don't let the vision be shot through with holes, but be damn sure some of your best and brightest are shooting at it -- with bazookas as well as sniper's rifles.
numbers vision tempted
Inspiring visions rarely (I'm tempted to say never) include numbers.
odds misreading persistent
Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
information-sharing innovation hoarding
Innovation comes only from readily and seamlessly sharing information rather than hoarding it.
important demand elements
We're going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business - the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
important
What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.
history today tomorrow
Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.
doubt age brands
We are no doubt in the Great Age of the Brand.
lunch today
Take someone NEW AND WEIRD to lunch today