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The common wisdom is that … managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.

Tom Peters

The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.
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Easy Fire Wisdom Yourself
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.
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Business Country Growth Real
If the person you delegated to does the job twice as well as you would have done it, consider yourself a leader.
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Consider Deligated Jobs Leader
Every managerial act must be seen as an unequivocal support for urgency in pursuit of constant testing, change, and improvement.
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Improvement Pursuit Support
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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Connections Littles Mind
You can only improve what you measure.
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Improve Measure Only People Possible
You can’t think your way out of a box; you’ve got to act.
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Boxes Thinking Way
The common wisdom is that … managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
TOM PETERS

Common Motivation People
We’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business – the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
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Demand Elements Important
We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.
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Doors Havoc Innovation
Learning is a matter of intensity not elapsed time.
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Learning Matter Teaching
With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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Faster Moving Race
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
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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Calendar Care Lying Priorities
Even a poor, out-of-datecollection reflects in its own way the values of the people who created it and the community it serves.
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Community People Way
Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere
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Everyone Everywhere Ideas Listen

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