Steve Jobs is perhaps the most competitive human being I have ever met in my life, and yet I would argue one… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If you really want to kill morale, have layoffs every two months for the next two years. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
My real bottom-line hypothesis is that nobody has a sweet clue what they’re doing. Therefore you better be trying stuff at an… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I want the public as well as libraries and schools to enjoy unlimited access to public-domain books. This means no charges for… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
As a consumer, you want to associate with brands whose powerful presence creates a halo effect that rubs off on you. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Who comes first? Don't be silly, says King Hal; it's employees. That is - and this dear Watson, is elementary - if… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said,… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Authors and publishers want fair compensation and a means of protecting content through digital rights management. Vendors and technology companies want new… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I don't want the 35-year-olds in my audience to think of me as as 'pops' giving the kind of advice that only… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Winston Churchill said that appetite was the most important thing about education. Leadership guru Warren Bennis says he wants to be remembered… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Want to accomplish something, any-damn-thing? Sharpen your political skills! — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If, as I anticipate, a wide array of personal, portable information/communication devices becomes increasingly important and widespread for information-intensive users, it will be a… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Leaders' careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I don't know what it means to manage the human imagination, but I do know that imagination is the main source of value in… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
“The “Excellence Standard” is not about Grand Outcomes. In Zenlike terms, all we have is today. If the day’s work cannot be assessed as… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
