Hire disrespectful people.
TOM PETERSNow that I have adopted into my own daily life a device that makes music and spoken-word files easy to access from anywhere, I have tempered my skepticism.
More Tom Peters Quotes
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The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
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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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Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.
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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it…only business people think it isn’t necessary to train.
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Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.
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We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.
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Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;” What kind of business should I start?” Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: “What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?”
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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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Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
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Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere
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Leaders win through logistics. Vision, sure. Strategy, yes. But when you go to war, you need to have both toilet paper and bullets at the right place at the right time. In other words, you must win through superior logistics.
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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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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does.
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The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
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