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The unthinkable is thinkable. No: likely.
Tom Peters
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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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Business, life itself, is damned hard work if you wanna be good at it. Actually, that's precisely wrong. Business ceases to be work when you're chasing a dream that has engorged you. (Work should be more fun than fun - Noel Coward.) And if the passion isn't there. then biotech and plumbing will be equal drags.
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Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.
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If the person you delegated to does the job twice as well as you would have done it, consider yourself a leader.
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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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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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Forget all the conventional 'rules' but one. There is one golden rule: Stick to topics you deeply care about and don't keep your passion buttoned inside your vest. An audience's biggest turn-on is the speaker's obvious enthusiasm. If you are lukewarm about the issue, forget it!
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Execution Excellence! (Show up on time! Leave last!)
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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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Quality involves living the message of the possibility of perfection and infinite improvement, living it day in and day out, decade by decade.
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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
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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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I would not be surprised to see interesting new forms of expression and literary genres develop as the e-book movement matures.
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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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