The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.
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More Tom Peters Quotes
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Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it…only business people think it isn’t necessary to train.
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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 race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.
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If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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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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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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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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And remember: Everything in business is a paradox. To be excellent, you have to be consistent. When you’re consistent, you’re vulnerable to attack. Yes, it’s a paradox. Now deal with it!
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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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The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
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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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I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you’ve got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good – similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.
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Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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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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Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you’re nuts to stay there.
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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
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The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
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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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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
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Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one’s corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
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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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Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).
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