“I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the "utmost importance and urgency" of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is "the premier way" to have "intimate conversations" with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!” WayBelieveEndsFunnyFoundI BelieveTermHoursFlowerConversationImportanceIntimateThoughtfulClientsUncertainFunny ThingsUrgencyNicheBloggingIntimate Conversation Author:Tom Peters
“As project chief you are creating a narrative, a story, a good yarn. If you look at the process-journey that way, you and your gang will ... dramatically up the odds of a WOW outcome!” IfsWayLooksStoriesProcessJourneyProjectsCreatingChiefsNarrativeOutcomesWowOddsGangYarn Author:Tom Peters
“The Chinese are quite entrepreneurial. Remember when Lenovo bought IBM's PC division. It was said that China didn't need a brand name, China didn't need to buy Lenovo to get into the PC business, I remember reading a one-liner somewhere which struck me as quite possibly true, it said the one thing that the Chinese had not been able to copy or figure out was the way, in terms of systems, that Americans - it probably would be true for Europeans as well - that Americans install and live by their management systems, while China is still quite half-assed. Perhaps that is a true statement.” WayNeedsWellsSaidStillsWould BeAbleRememberReadingNamesTermHalfOne ThingFiguresManagementChinaStatementsBeing TrueBrandsChineseLive ByCopiesDivisionRemember WhenEntrepreneurialOne LinerIbmBrand NamesManagement Systems Author:Tom Peters
“But there's no substitute for getting smarter faster. And the way you get smarter is to screw around vigorously. Try stuff. See what works. See what fails miserably. Learn. Rinse. Repeat.” WayTryingStuffFailingFasterRepeatsSubstitutesSmarterScrews Author:Tom Peters
“Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.” WayHappensActionFireReadyAimSatMake It HappenWay To Success Author:Tom Peters
“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?” KnowsWayCareLyingStrategyPrioritiesOur TimeCalendarsNever Lie Author:Tom Peters
“Statistically and emotionally, I believe that the way I can be of help to society is by doing what I know and what I've been good at.” KnowsWayBelieveI CanHelpingI Believe Author:Tom Peters
“Even a poor, out-of-datecollection reflects in its own way the values of the people who created it and the community it serves.” PeopleWayValuesCommunityPoor Author:Tom Peters
“MP3 players and flash memory devices are good for data storage and playback of music and digital talking books, but they offer little or nothing in the way of visual presentation of information and communication.” WayLittlesBookMemoriesTalkingPlayerInformationCommunicationOffersDataVisualsDigitalDevicesFlashPresentationStorageMp3Information And CommunicationMp3 Players Author:Tom Peters
“I think economics, content, and the ability to interact with content in new and different ways are what will drive the adoption of e-books.” ThinkingWayBookDifferentAbilityEconomicsDifferent WaysAdoption Author:Tom Peters
“Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does. Having tried this for several months, however, I can report from the trenches that, for me, immersive listening is as intellectually challenging, stimulating, and rewarding as immersive reading.” PeopleWayDoeI CanReadingLiteratureChallengesListeningMonthsReportsLiteracyTrenches Author:Tom Peters
“The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.” WayApproachAthleteCrafts Author:Tom Peters
“Leaders trust their guts. "Intuition" is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a "soft" notion. Garbage! 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.” WayImportantReasonLinesDecisionLeaderToughSevenNotionBottomIntuitionRapPhysicsPracticalsGutsGarbageBottom LineGood WordsTough Decisions Author:Tom Peters
“In today's economy there are no experts, no 'best and brightest' with all the answers. It's up to each one of us. The only way to screw up is to not try anything.” WayTryingTodayAnswersEconomyExpertsScrewsScrew Ups Author:Tom Peters
“It's this simple: You are a brand. You are in charge of your brand. There is no single path to success. And there is no one right way to create the brand called You. Except this: Start today. Or else.” WayTodaySimplePathBrandsRight WayPath To Success Author:Tom Peters
“Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are.” PeopleWayChangeInnovationInspiredAnalysisTensionPissed Off Author:Tom Peters
“The principal reason, invariably, most "successful" giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact, the worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday's turf.” WayReasonFactsChangeCompanySuccessfulToolsFundamentalsYesterdayLandscapeRanGiantsHeelsPrincipalTurf Author:Tom Peters
“The world has not just "turned upside down". It is turning in every which way at an accelerating pace.” WorldWayPaceUpside Down Author:Tom Peters
