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The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.

Tom Peters

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
You can’t live life without an eraser.
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Eraser Happen Life Live
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
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Inspirational Opportunity Success
For me, reading is reading.
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Good Knowledge Learn Read Reading
Those who succeed always reach far beyond formal deputation, take initiatives, and take the heat when things go awry. That’s true in the military in times of war, true for 200 person manufacturing firms, and true at giant automakers or software companies.
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Initiatives Manufacturing Reach Reputation
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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Business Creativity Fun
Become a “learning organization”. Shuck your arrogance – “if it isn’t our idea, it can’t be that good” – and become a determined copycat/ adapter/ enhancer.
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Arrogance Ideas Organization
Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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Information Portability Should
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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Decision Important Intuition More Practical Tough
Celebrate what you want to see more of.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
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Decades Issues Technology
Treat the customer as an appreciating asset.
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Appreciate Assets Business
Cost does not equal value… and low cost parts decrease brand equity for a very long time.
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Cost Elapsed Long
I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
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Age Believe Internet
Rewards should go to teams as a whole.
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Rewards Should Teamwork
The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.
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Important Media Ultimately Want

The workplace revolution that transformed the lives of blue-collar workers in the 1970s and 1980s is finally reaching the offices and cubicles of the white-collar workers.

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