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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
Economist
Writer
Baltimore
Maryland
Edify
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The common wisdom is that ... managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
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Now it is much faster and cheaper to bring thedocument to the user, rather than ask the user to come to the document or collection.
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The drive for control, or the perception thereof, is truly the strongest force in human nature.
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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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Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.
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I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the utmost importance and urgency of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is the premier way to have intimate conversations with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!
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Inspiring visions rarely (I'm tempted to say never) include numbers.
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If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I've gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time.
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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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If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven't figured it out yet.
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There's nobody in the world that wouldn't change places with the Americans. The economy is phenomenally large, the entrepreneurial class is very alive and very well, the universities, despite budget problems, still turn out something like 90 percent of the refereed academic and technical articles in the world. There's a lot on everybody's agenda.
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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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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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The unthinkable is thinkable. No: likely.
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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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OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
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If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
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The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.
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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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Make an extensive table of project 'deliverables'. Label one column 'as requested'. Create another column labeled 'could be'. Make each 'could be' wild and woolly!
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