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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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Because nearly all digital libraries are tied to bricks-and-mortar institutions, the funding base tends to be quite localized.
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An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.
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We are all Michaelangelos.
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I think it's wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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Only pissed-off people change the world.
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Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
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For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce.
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Even a poor, out-of-datecollection reflects in its own way the values of the people who created it and the community it serves.
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Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark.
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Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how open you are, you'll end up surrounded by yes people. It's hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.
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In today's economy there are no experts, no 'best and brightest' with all the answers. It's up to each one of us. The only way to screw up is to not try anything.
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A little (or more) boat burning would do many enterprises a world of good.
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When you choose a managerial path, you are choosing to devote your life to people. Period.
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I'm about as far from being a flag-waver - you won't find any American flag pins in my drawer - as someone can be.
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A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
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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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Have you thanked a front-line employee for carrying around a great attitude ... today?
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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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The best kept secret in the global economy today is this: When your service is AWESOME you get so stinking rich you have to buy new bags to carry all the money home.
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