One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
TOM PETERSListen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere
More Tom Peters Quotes
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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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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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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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Have you set high standards in the past that make it clear what level of performance you demand?
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Garbage! Intuition is the new physics. It’s an Einsteinian, seven-sense, practical way to make tough decisions. Bottom line, circa 2001 to 2010: The crazier the times are, the more important it is for leaders to develop and to trust their intuition.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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Don’t ‘tolerate’ mistakes. Embrace them!
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David Ogilvy contends that the greatest ad copywriters are marked by an insatiable curiosity ‘about every subject under the sun.’
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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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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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Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period.
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Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.
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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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Cost does not equal value… and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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