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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, fol...

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If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution

Branding is about everything.

The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.

Only those who constantly retool themselves stand a chance of staying employed in the years ahead.

Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people aro...

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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in ...

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For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmabl...

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Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us ...

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Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.

A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve e...

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Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processe...

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Celebrate what you want to see more of.

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Tom Peters

Writer

Born: 1942-11-07

Died: N/A

Thomas J. "Tom" Peters (born November 7, 1942) is an American writer on business management practices, best-known for In Search of Excellence co-authored with Robert H. Waterman.More