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If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
Tom Peters
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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
Economist
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Excellence
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The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
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Steve Jobs is perhaps the most competitive human being I have ever met in my life, and yet I would argue one of the most artistic human beings I have ever met in my life. You can trash the movies all you want, but they do have an artistic component. And yet brutal competition knows no peers when it comes to Hollywood.
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Good managers have a bias for action.
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Change is not so much about being the first one to embrace a new idea, but being the first to forget an old one
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Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
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Obviously, despite hard work and heroic efforts, many dreams don't come true. But if we don't dare to dream and then throw muscle, heart, and soul into making the dream come true, then WoW Projects-and all of the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and financial riches that they bring will surely NOT be our lot in life!
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Creating in all employees the awareness that their best efforts are essential and that they will share in the rewards of the company's success.
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Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.
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A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good - similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.
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Lists simplify, clarify, edify.
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If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven't figured it out yet.
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Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.
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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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The world has not just turned upside down. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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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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Musing on the phrase 'waste of time.' So much more complex than it appears. Many 'wastes of time' small talk, daydreaming are imperatives.
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We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.
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The drive for control, or the perception thereof, is truly the strongest force in human nature.
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The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.
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