Learning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
TOM PETERSLearning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
TOM PETERSSwipe from the best, then adapt.
TOM PETERSThe simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
TOM PETERSOne simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
TOM PETERSGandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their “personal style” was their “brand.” (“It” starts with personal style of the tip-top leadership team.
TOM PETERSConfidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.
TOM PETERSPortability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
TOM PETERSEffective listening is a professional achievement-achieved only through hard work.
TOM PETERSWe’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business – the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
TOM PETERSEntrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
TOM PETERSForget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one’s corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
TOM PETERSNow that I have adopted into my own daily life a device that makes music and spoken-word files easy to access from anywhere, I have tempered my skepticism.
TOM PETERSGarbage! 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.
TOM PETERSThe dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything.
TOM PETERSIf a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
TOM PETERSPassion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
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