With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
TOM PETERSDavid Ogilvy contends that the greatest ad copywriters are marked by an insatiable curiosity ‘about every subject under the sun.’
More Tom Peters Quotes
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I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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I don’t want the 35-year-olds in my audience to think of me as as ‘pops’ giving the kind of advice that only 65-year-olds can understand.
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A completely free library is as rare as a truly free lunch.
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Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind – and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered
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Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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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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Hire disrespectful people.
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Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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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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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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The world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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