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Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies.

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
The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.
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Easy Fire Wisdom Yourself
It doesn’t matter what product or service you’re offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything.
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Anything Matter Offering Quality
I think it’s wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too.
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Needs Thinking World
You are your projects!
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Country Execution People Projects
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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Bazookas Rifles Vision
If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism – the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.
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Ambiguity Era Flaws Mars Unprecedented Volatility
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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Next Strategy Volunteer
Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!
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Enemy Procrastination Thinking Worst
Execution Excellence! (Show up on time! Leave last!)
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Entrepreneur Excellence Lasts
The good news – and it is largely good news – is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. Everyone has a chance to be a brand worthy of remark
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Builds Chance Everyone News Skills
Progress is mostly the product of rogues.
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Products Progress Rogues
The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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Athlete Crafts Way
The common wisdom is that … managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
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Common Motivation People
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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Leader Peter Principles
The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.
TOM PETERS

Abet Availability Information

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