Tom Peters

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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).

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[edit] The Project 50 (Re-Inventing Work Series) (1999)

  • Life is too short for non-WOW projects.
    • p.97
  • Lists simplify, clarify, edify.
    • p.164

[edit] The Little Big Things: 163 Ways To Pursue Excellence (2010)

  • If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
    • p.9
  • The vitality of our network will determine our professional fate.
    • p.50
  • Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
    • p.53

[edit] Tom Peters Daily Quote[1]

  • As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a WOW outcome! - published 05 November 2010
  • The Big Four: Out-read 'em. Out-study 'em. Out-present 'em. Out-listen 'em. - published 04 November 2010
  • Do not even flippantly badmouth anybody this week. Button it up. - published 01 November 2010
  • The Peters Principles: Enthusiasm. Emotion. Excellence. Energy. Excitement. Service. Growth. Creativity. Imagination. Vitality. Joy. Surprise. Independence. Spirit. Community. Limitless human potential. Diversity. Profit. Innovation. Design. Quality. Entrepreneurialism. Wow. [published 21 November 2011]

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  • In ten years, we will either be competing with the Japanese, Germans, and Swiss on quality, or will be competing with the Indonesians on wages.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. Free eMail Subscriptions Available at TomPeters.com (as of 09-Nov-2010)

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