Tom Peters

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Born in Baltimore in 1942 "with a lacrosse stick in one hand and oars over my shoulder," Peters resided in California, mainly Silicon Valley (where he was on a list of "100 most powerful people in Silicon Valley"), from 1965–2000. Today, Peters and his wife Susan Sargent live on a 1,600-acre working farm, "always under construction," in Vermont. His two stepsons, Max and Ben Cooper, are "busy changing the world" in Telluride and Brooklyn respectively.

Peters is a civil engineering graduate of Cornell (B.C.E., M.C.E.), where he is included in the book The 100 Most Notable Cornellians and earned an MBA and Ph.D. in business at Stanford; he holds honorary doctorates from institutions that range from the University of San Francisco to the State...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 3,370 ratings · 224 reviews · 90 distinct works

	In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters, Robert H. Waterman Jr. 3.85 avg rating — 1,588 ratings — 28 editions	My rating:
	Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution 3.71 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Pursuit of Wow!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times 3.73 avg rating — 210 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Re-Imagine!: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age 4.12 avg rating — 219 ratings — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE by Tom Peters, Thomas J. Peters 3.85 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! 3.73 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness 3.83 avg rating — 90 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	Leadership 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Design 3.88 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference by Tom Peters, Nancy Austin, Thomas J Peters 3.69 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1989	My rating:

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“If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.”
― Tom Peters, Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution

tags: complexity , confusion , leadership

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“Leaders trust their guts. "Intuition" is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a "soft" notion. Garbage! Intuition is the new physics. It's an Einsteinian, seven-sense, practical way to make tough decisions. Bottom line, circa 2001 to 2010: The crazier the times are, the more important it is for leaders to develop and to trust their intuition.”
― Tom Peters

tags: 2008-quotes

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“There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity”
― Tom Peters

tags: integrity

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