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
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!
unthinkable thinkable
The unthinkable is thinkable. No: likely.
moving want standing-out
You have to stand out if you want to move up.
leader matter stuff
Leaders do stuff that matters.
years world today
The manager, in today's world, doesn't get paid to be a steward of resources, a favored term not so many years ago. He or she gets paid for one and only one thing: to make things better (incrementally and dramatically), to change things, to act - today.
perception human-nature force
The drive for control, or the perception thereof, is truly the strongest force in human nature.
loyalty trying corporations
Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one's corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
fire way action
Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.
live-life erasers
You can't live life without an eraser.
world littles burning
A little (or more) boat burning would do many enterprises a world of good.
sorry business years
Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;" What kind of business should I start?" Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: "What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?" Sorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask - upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best.
dream fun business
Business, life itself, is damned hard work if you wanna be good at it. Actually, that's precisely wrong. Business ceases to be work when you're chasing a dream that has engorged you. ("Work should be more fun than fun" - Noel Coward.) And if the passion isn't there. then biotech and plumbing will be equal drags.
motivation people common
The common wisdom is that ... managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
long doe cost
Cost does not equal value... and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.