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
size fit periods
One size NEVER fits all. One size fits one. Period
remembers-you remember-you entrepreneur
Remember: You are the only human being in the world who can help this particular customer at this particular moment in time.
entrepreneur excellence lasts
Execution Excellence! (Show up on time! Leave last!)
phones entrepreneur devil
Dot the i's, cross the t's, answer the phones promptly, send out errorless invoices, and in general never forget that the devil is in the details.
leadership teamwork thinking
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'.
jobs taken power
One reason (among many) that women may well take over the world of "virtual enterprises" is that they seem to have a greater instinct for networking. And the unfettered-by-machismo males who have taken to networking will do better than those who shun it as "sissy stuff." But truth is, it has always been the age of "networkers"; and in an era where organizations depend more and more on tenuously connected outsiders to get the job done, it will only become so.
entrepreneur niche something-new
OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
business guy get-better
If the other guy is getting better, then you'd better be getting better faster than the other guy is getting better... or you're getting worse.
motivational advantage persistent
Advantage comes not from the spectacular or the technical. Advantage comes from a persistent seeking of the mundane edge.
business often-is careers
Like it or not - and often we don't - power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation. Yes, it can be - and often is - abused, in business as in all arenas of endeavor. But it can also be used to do great good for great numbers. And as a career-building tool, the slow and steady (and subtle) amassing of power is the surest road to success.
gratitude flower two
Send 10-TEN!!-people flowers. Today. As "Thank yous" for good things "small"-or even large-done in the last two weeks.
leader principles conning
Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
sweet real important
My real bottom-line hypothesis is that nobody has a sweet clue what they’re doing. Therefore you better be trying stuff at an insanely rapid pace. You want to be screwing around with nearly everything. Relentless experimentation was probably important in the 1970s-now it’s do or die.
important brands sustained-success
Brand inside is more important than brand outside for sustained success.