Like it or not – and often we don’t – power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation.
TOM PETERSSome people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does.
More Tom Peters Quotes
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Appreciation, applause, approval, respect – we all love it!
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We’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business – the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
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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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If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.
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Accept change as a friend. And don’t take yourself too seriously.
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The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.
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Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).
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Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.
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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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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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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does.
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Bold botches are to be cherished.
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What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?
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Cost does not equal value… and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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Business is about people. It’s about passion. It’s about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.
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The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.
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What gets measured gets done.
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Listen while you can, so that you can lead when you must.
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Leadership is about tapping the wellsprings of human motivation – and about fundamental relations with one’s fellows.
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…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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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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For me, reading is reading.
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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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