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Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;” What kind of business should I start?” Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: “What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?”

Tom Peters

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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Business Country Growth Real
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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Miserable Stuff Trying Way
Lists simplify, clarify, edify.
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Edify Lists Simplify
Accept change as a friend. And don’t take yourself too seriously.
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Accepting Change
Hire disrespectful people.
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Disrespectful People Work
Appreciation, applause, approval, respect – we all love it!
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Applause Appreciation Approval
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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Coffee Kids Passion
The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
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Best Leader Leader Learners
Have you set high standards in the past that make it clear what level of performance you demand?
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High Levels Past Standards
Print-based libraries developed in an age of scarce printed resources.
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Age Library Resources
Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.
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Leader Right Timer Version War Winning
What gets measured gets done.
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Done Inspirational Customer Service Measurement
…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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Attitide Attitude Matter
Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services – from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants – are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.
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Buzz Figure Sneakers Today Transcend
Rewards should go to teams as a whole.
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Rewards Should Teamwork
The dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible.
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Culture Mistake Punishment

Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;” What kind of business should I start?” Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: “What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?”

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