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
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Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to get a reputation as a prissy worrywart, worrying about the details in private is important. You may think you are the world's greatest speaker, but if the auditorium's sound system is singing static - well, forget it.
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What gets measured gets done.
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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
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Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.
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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
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If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
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The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.
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If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
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I started out with the Big Brothers program and then went to the American Cancer Society, where I was eventually the national vice president. I'm a mission kind of guy. The Red Cross was an easy mission to embrace, like Chevrolet and apple pie.
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My charge to the design team was for them to do the meanest, scrappiest, street-fighting dog they could sketch.
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We'll be paying the same amount of money for tickets,
Now that we have this opportunity, we need to get with the program. (We've) no idea how long it will last,
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It seems hard to believe in May that my wife and two kids will go to a game until 10:30 p.m., ... and then try to make the 7 a.m. school bus the next day.