Appreciation, applause, approval, respect – we all love it!
TOM PETERSAppreciation, applause, approval, respect – we all love it!
TOM PETERSToday brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services – from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants – are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.
TOM PETERSThe 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
TOM PETERSProgress is mostly the product of rogues.
TOM PETERSPassion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
TOM PETERSThe world has not just “turned upside down”. It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.
TOM PETERSWith most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
TOM PETERSWhat have you done lately – this week – to make yourself stand out? What would your colleagues or your customers say is your greatest and clearest strength? Your most noteworthy (as in, worthy of note) personal trait?
TOM PETERSOne simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
TOM PETERSGarbage! 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.
TOM PETERSI find digital content much easier and more rewarding to interact with on screen than printed on paper.
TOM PETERSPortability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
TOM PETERSThe widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.
TOM PETERSBe 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.
TOM PETERSCelebrate what you want to see more of.
TOM PETERSMistakes are life. Mistakes are not to be tolerated…they are to be encouraged. The bigger the better.
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