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Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind – and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered

Tom Peters

Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
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Able Mastery Remorse Sweat
Like it or not – and often we don’t – power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation.
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Business Country Numbers Power Risk
I still read quite a few printed books, but if something is available in digital format I do not print it before I read it.
TOM PETERS

Book Digital Hard People Print
Learning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
TOM PETERS

Learning Matter Teaching
A completely free library is as rare as a truly free lunch.
TOM PETERS

Free Library Lunch Rare
The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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Business Competition Excellence
What is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?
TOM PETERS

Next Strategy Volunteer
Forget loyalty. Or at least loyalty to one’s corporation. Try loyalty to your Rolodex-your network-instead.
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Corporations Loyalty Trying
Print-based libraries developed in an age of scarce printed resources.
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Age Library Resources
The good news – and it is largely good news – is that everyone has a chance to stand out. Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. Everyone has a chance to be a brand worthy of remark
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Builds Chance Everyone News Skills
The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.
TOM PETERS

Easy Fire Wisdom Yourself
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.
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Business Design Poor Process Quality
Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
TOM PETERS

Educational Inspirational Success
If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you’re nuts to stay there.
TOM PETERS

Clean Desk Company Nuts Office Policy
Rewards should go to teams as a whole.
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Rewards Should Teamwork
TRUST, not technology, is the issue of the decade.
TOM PETERS

Decades Issues Technology

Something mysterious happens to a curious, fully engaged mind – and it happens as often as not, subconsciously. Strange little sparks are set off, connections made, insights triggered

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