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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More Tom Peters Quotes
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For me, reading is reading.
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We often hear that the digital age has resulted in a devaluing of time, space, and place. But I wonder if theseclaims are exaggerated.
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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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The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.
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Your calendar never lies. All we have is our time. The way we spend our time is our priorities, is our strategy. Your calendar knows what you really care about. Do you?
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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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Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere
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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
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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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If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
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Leaders’ careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for.
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A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good – similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.
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