Who is Tom Peters
Thomas J. Peters (born November 7, 1942) is an American writer on business management practices, best known for In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H. Waterman Jr.)Life and education
Peters was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He went to Severn School, a private, preparatory high school, graduating in 1960. Peters then attended Cornell University, receiving a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1964, and a master's degree in 1966.
He returned to academia in 1970 to study business at Stanford Business School receiving an MBA followed by a PhD in Organizational Behavior in 1977. The title of his dissertation was "Patterns of Winning and Losing: Effects on Approach and Avoidance by Friends and Enemies." Karl Weick credited Peters' dissertation...
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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.
- Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
- Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.
- Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.
- 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!
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Kmbranding: “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.” – tom peters
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Ajunsonu: you can only improve what you measure. -tom peters
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