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Design, writ large, is increasingly the route to product or service differentiation. (Tom Peters)
The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people. View quote
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The Big Four: Out-read 'em. Out-study 'em. Out-present 'em. Out-listen 'em. View quote
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‘Soft' skills will be 10X more important in a virtual/work-at-home world. Team dynamics, individual growth, team creativity will dominate effectiveness. View quote
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Mittelstand companies are incredibly focused and almost always family-run. The young men and women go through the apprenticeship system and learn that the goal is excellence. View quote
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Celebrate what you want to see more of. View quote
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Communication is everyone's panacea for everything. View quote
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The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. View quote
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Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me, Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You. View quote
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Everyone has a chance to learn, improve, and build up their skills. (Tom Peters)
Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules. View quote
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Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct. View quote
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Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department. View quote
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All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company and customer. View quote
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside. View quote
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Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas. View quote
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South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge. View quote
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Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune. View quote
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I think it's wonderful to save the world, but you need to be part of the world, too. View quote
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Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers. (Tom Peters)
Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too! View quote
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Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse. View quote
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Good managers have a bias for action. View quote
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The best leaders... almost without exception and at every level, are master users of stories and symbols. View quote
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