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Tom Peters
American
Businessman
About the author
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Quality
#Design
#Improvement
#Manufacturing
Celebrate what you want to see more of.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Want
Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Communication
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Meeting
#Design
Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Change
#Excellence
#Improvement
If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to stay there.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Policy
#Company
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Leaders
#Followers
South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Challenge
#Tools
Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#People
#Successful
#Magic
#Employees
#Formula
#Guests
We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#People
Winners must learn to relish change with the same enthusiasm and energy that we have resisted it in the past.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Past
#Change
#Energy
#Enthusiasm
Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Opportunity
If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Attention
All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer.
Tom Peters,
American
Businessman
#Success
#Business
#Company
#Customer