People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
TOM PETERSSome people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does.
More Tom Peters Quotes
-
-
Gandhi 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 PETERS -
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 -
It may be primarily property taxes in the case of a public library, or state taxes and tuition in the case of an academic library at a public university, but the funding sources of most libraries continue to have a strong geographic component.
TOM PETERS -
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.
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.
TOM PETERS -
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!
TOM PETERS -
The common wisdom is that … managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
TOM PETERS -
If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
TOM PETERS -
The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
TOM PETERS -
Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only in constant improvement and constant change.
TOM PETERS -
Dot the i’s, cross the t’s, answer the phones promptly, send out errorless invoices, and in general never forget that the devil is in the details.
TOM PETERS -
Business is about people. It’s about passion. It’s about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.
TOM PETERS -
If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you’re nuts to stay there.
TOM PETERS -
Passion. 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.
TOM PETERS -
The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.
TOM PETERS