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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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Leaders do stuff that matters.
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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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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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But there's no substitute for getting smarter faster. And the way you get smarter is to screw around vigorously. Try stuff. See what works. See what fails miserably. Learn. Rinse. Repeat.
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Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.
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What gets measured gets done.
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Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.
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The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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MP3 players and flash memory devices are good for data storage and playback of music and digital talking books, but they offer little or nothing in the way of visual presentation of information and communication.
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If not excellence, what? If not excellence now, when?
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Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.
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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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OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
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OPPORTUNITY is not knocking. It is pounding on your door.
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Leaders' careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for.
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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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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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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 selfish leader will attempt to lead others for their own gain and for the detriment of others.
Tom Peters