2024 Review
I challenged myself in 2024 to re-read the books that impacted me most in my 20s.
I wasn't sure this book belonged on that list as it mostly remains in my memory as a snarky, amusing audio book and not as any profound experience. But as I picked it up again, I found myself vividly taken back to the summer of 2018. This book did impact me that summer, I just didn't remember to attribute those lessons learned to the book. (Mainly because the lessons underscored many of the lessons learned at my internship that summer.)
These "little big things" are sharp and practical. While originally blog posts, Peters didn't just control/copy what he had already wrote, but clearly spent a lot of time polishing and improving to make it readable in book form.
I am going to start pushing folks in my office to read this one.
2018 Review
I would recommend this book for the snark alone. However, I don't need to because it also contains tons of great advice, interesting stories, and good points. The audio book was excellent; I did not want to put it down.
Tom Peters used his blog posts as the foundation of the book and the upside is that the work contains lots of profound thoughts that are not dragged out. They get straight to the point and if he ever gets repetitive, he has the grace to recognize it.
A few pop shots at books like The World Is Flat and Built To Last only added to my enjoyment of this one.
If you are looking for a business book that won't descend into cliches - but will, in fact, make fun of books that do - this is the one for you.