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
skills news chance
The good news - and it is largely good news - is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. Everyone has a chance to be a brand worthy of remark
leader learners best-leader
The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
inspirational motivational leadership
If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
target tough urges
I urge you to set a tough, quantitative target for adding "differentiators" as I call them, to every service you provide.
jobs important age
Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.
ideas firsts forget
Change is not so much about being the first one to embrace a new idea, but being the first to forget an old one
feel-better soul body
Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
excellence next minutes
Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.
positive simple productive-work
The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
ideas people world
The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.
simple today way
It's this simple: You are a brand. You are in charge of your brand. There is no single path to success. And there is no one right way to create the brand called You. Except this: Start today. Or else.
competition excellence execution
The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
communication panacea good-communication
Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
teamwork thinking people
Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it...only business people think it isn't necessary to train.