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
business design-process poor-quality
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
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.
history today tomorrow
Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.
years chance employed
Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.
success tiny facts
The winners stun us not by their cleverness, but by the fact that every tiny aspect of the business is just a touch better than the norm.
war winning leader
Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.
remember mantras
Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct.
success odds differences
Unless you walk out into the unknown, the odds of making a profound difference in your life are pretty low.
change past enthusiasm
Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
differences average imagination
The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.
book writing ideas
Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven't got a theory and I haven't got a framework.
blue white office
The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.
change past demand
To meet the demands of the fast-changing competitive scene, we must simply learn to love change as much as we have hated it in the past.
memorable excellence find-me
Excellence comes from human beings doing things of value that customers find memorable.