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!
TOM PETERSHow do you achieve excellence?…Stop doing non-excellent stuff!
More Tom Peters Quotes
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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.
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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!
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Swipe from the best, then adapt.
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The world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
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I find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
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Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.
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You are your projects!
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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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Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
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Accept change as a friend. And don’t take yourself too seriously.
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Usage tends to be global, while funding tends tobe local. When we allow it to happen, usage of a digital library is remarkably diverse and widespread.
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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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?
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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 whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we’re going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
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