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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time is our priorities, is our strategy. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?
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I'm fundamentally not interested in the Fortune 500 companies - in US, Mexico, anywhere. The real backbones of economic growth are small and medium businesses.
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Don't let the vision be shot through with holes, but be damn sure some of your best and brightest are shooting at it -- with bazookas as well as sniper's rifles.
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Develop a respect and reverence for the principle of variation: the idea that the message ain't in the mean, the mode or the median - it's in the differences that occur throughout a population.
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The selfish leader will attempt to lead others for their own gain and for the detriment of others.
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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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The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we' they think 'team'.
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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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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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OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
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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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They say plan it. I say do it.
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Passion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
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I am my clients. I am defined by who I do business with.
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Screw-ups are the mark of excellence.
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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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The dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible.
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Stellar teams are invariably made up of quirky individuals who typically rub each other raw, but they figure out - with the spiritual help of a gifted leader - how to be their peculiar selves and how to win championships as a team...at the same time.
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It's this simple: You are a brand. You are in charge of your brand. There is no single path to success. And there is no one right way to create the brand called You. Except this: Start today. Or else.
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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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