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
carefully designed theory work wrote
I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' There was no carefully designed work plan. There was no theory that I was out to prove.
charge design dog team
My charge to the design team was for them to do the meanest, scrappiest, street-fighting dog they could sketch.
thinking design mark
Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark.
mistake issues design
The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to 'tidy up' the mess, as opposed to understanding it's a 'day one' issue and part of everything.
design agendas should
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.
business design-process poor-quality
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
Now that we have this opportunity, we need to get with the program. (We've) no idea how long it will last,
biggest community excellent focused problems search thousand thousands three
One of the biggest problems of 'In Search of Excellence' is that it focused on giant, publicly-traded companies. There are thousands upon thousands of excellent companies. Some of them are two-person accountancies in a community of three thousand people.
amount consulting supposed
'In Search of Excellence' was an afterthought, the runt of the McKinsey consulting litter, a hip-pocket project that was never supposed to amount to much.
equally
My problem is not that I see all 17 sides of any issue, but I'm equally passionate about all 17 sides simultaneously.
appreciation approval applause
Appreciation, applause, approval, respect - we all love it!
athlete way crafts
The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
amount money paying
We'll be paying the same amount of money for tickets,
sounds
I know it sounds crazy, but you've got to let what you're going to do find you, rather than you pursuing it.