Tom Peters Quotes
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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does. Having tried this for several months, however, I can report from the trenches that, for me, immersive listening is as intellectually challenging, stimulating, and rewarding as immersive reading.
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I still read quite a few printed books, but if something is available in digital format I do not print it before I read it.
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There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity
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Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).
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The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.
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OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
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Cost does not equal value... and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct.
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The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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If timing ain't everything, it's damn close
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When it comes to e-book playback devices and software, I have always thought that the emphasis on ergonomic concerns as a tipping point for the end-user population was misplaced.
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I am my clients. I am defined by who I do business with.
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Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
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It boils down to studenthood-in-perpetuity / curiosity-in-perpetuity / applied fanatic restlessness. That is, a belief that life is ONE BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE. Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind - and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered. The results: an exponentially increased ability to tune up / reinvent / WOW-ize today's project at work.
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Gandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their "personal style" was their "brand." ("It" starts with personal style of the tip-top leadership team. Sorry to be politically insensitive, but who would give a hoot about Tibet if it weren't for the look and style of the Dalai Lama?) Boss at any level: You're either on the "it" boat-or not.
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Don't 'tolerate' mistakes. Embrace them!
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Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation - and about fundamental relations with one's fellows.
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Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.
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If future competitiveness depends on treating people as an important part of the institution, the least respectful thing I can imagine doing to a human being is asking him to urinate in a cup.
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If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
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The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it's not fun, you're wasting your life.
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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.
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You are who you go to lunch with! Break bread with cool and you will become more cool. Conversely: break bread with dull and well, you can figure it out.
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Train everyone lavishly. You can't overspend on training.
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Accept change as a friend. And don't take yourself too seriously.
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MP3 players and flash memory devices are good for data storage and playback of music and digital talking books, but they offer little or nothing in the way of visual presentation of information and communication.
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Who comes first? Don't be silly, says King Hal; it's employees. That is - and this dear Watson, is elementary - if you genuinely want to put customers first, you must put employees more first.
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