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
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I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' There was no carefully designed work plan. There was no theory that I was out to prove.
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One of the biggest problems of 'In Search of Excellence' is that it focused on giant, publicly-traded companies. There are thousands upon thousands of excellent companies. Some of them are two-person accountancies in a community of three thousand people.
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'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.
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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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Creating in all employees the awareness that their best efforts are essential and that they will share in the rewards of the company's success.
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This league will effectively become a glorified high school and independent league.
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I'm most proud of the fact that we've increased our Disaster Assistance Team from three to 50 people. We recently set a goal to recruit 100 more people to be on the Disaster Services Human Resources Team that can be called out of the area.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
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The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.
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The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
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The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.