To sell is above all to master the art and science of listening. Tom Peters More Quotes by Tom Peters More Quotes From Tom Peters Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships. Tom Peters ultimateleaderinspirational The 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 Peters creativitybusinessfun Mistakes are life. Mistakes are not to be tolerated...they are to be encouraged. The bigger the better. Tom Peters biggerbe-encouragedmistake Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas. Tom Peters passionpeopleideas You have to stand out if you want to move up. Tom Peters standing-outwantmoving The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry. Tom Peters madpassionrace Organizations exist to serve. Period. Leaders live to serve. Period. Tom Peters entrepreneurorganizationleader 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 supportivetwopeople Listen while you can, so that you can lead when you must. Tom Peters The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs. Tom Peters abetavailabilityinformation Have you thanked a front-line employee for carrying around a great attitude ... today? Tom Peters linesattitudetoday The manager, in today's world, doesn't get paid to be a steward of resources, a favored term not so many years ago. He or she gets paid for one and only one thing: to make things better (incrementally and dramatically), to change things, to act - today. Tom Peters todayworldyears I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other people wouldn't let him. Tom Peters dreaminspirationalpeople Companies have got to learn to eat change for breakfast. Tom Peters companychangebreakfast If timing ain't everything, it's damn close Tom Peters timingdamnifs As far as I'm concerned, the first business leader who was able to establish a cult of personality around his tenure was Lee Iacocca. Tom Peters cult-of-personalityableleader 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?" Sorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask - upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best. Tom Peters businesssorryyears Take someone NEW AND WEIRD to lunch today Tom Peters lunchtoday A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside. Tom Peters passiveapproachgrowth It doesn't matter what product or service you're offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything. Tom Peters qualityofferingmatter
