Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.
TOM PETERSYou can’t live life without an eraser.
More Tom Peters Quotes
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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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The world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
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You can’t think your way out of a box; you’ve got to act.
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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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We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.
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To meet the demands of the fast-changing competitive scene, we must simply learn to love change as much as we have hated it in the past.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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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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Every managerial act must be seen as an unequivocal support for urgency in pursuit of constant testing, change, and improvement.
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Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
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The worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday’s turf.
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Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
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