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
jobs leader done
If the person you delegated to does the job twice as well as you would have done it, consider yourself a leader.
inspirational leader ultimate-power
Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
technology blue office
For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce.
excellence trying
Do it, fix it, try it.
integrity lapses minors
There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity
skills careers gains
A career is a portfolio of projects that teach you new skills, gain you new expertise, develop new capabilities, grow your colleague set, and constantly reinvent you as a brand.
skills management chance
Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills.
men artist needs
Transforming leadership, [is defined as] leadership that builds on man's need for meaning, leadership that creates institutional purpose ... he is the value-shaper, the exemplar, the maker of meanings ... he is the true artist, the true pathfinder.
leadership vision management
Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.
rewards excellent mediocre
Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
educational promise formulas
Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
growth approach passive
A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
peace mistake passion
Passion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
design agendas should
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.