Vision is dandy, but sustainable company excellence comes from a huge stable of able managers.
Tom PetersI don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people, so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens.
Tom PetersConfidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.
Tom PetersCommunity 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.
Tom PetersObviously, despite hard work and heroic efforts, many dreams don't come true. But if we don't dare to dream and then throw muscle, heart, and soul into making the dream come true, then WoW Projects-and all of the emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and financial riches that they bring will surely NOT be our lot in life!
Tom Peters