The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
TOM PETERSThe simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
TOM PETERSIf future competitiveness depends on treating people as an important part of the institution, the least respectful thing I can imagine doing to a human being is asking him to urinate in a cup.
TOM PETERSThe number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life.
TOM PETERSLists simplify, clarify, edify.
TOM PETERSMomentum 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!
TOM PETERSFormula for success: under promise and over deliver.
TOM PETERSThe 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.
TOM PETERSKnowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.
TOM PETERSDon’t ‘tolerate’ mistakes. Embrace them!
TOM PETERSWith most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
TOM PETERSYou can’t live life without an eraser.
TOM PETERSThe best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.
TOM PETERSThe idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
TOM PETERSI believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.
TOM PETERS…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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.
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