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In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school and bedside table, and continues to influence the thinking of leaders and managers across the globe today. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a range of sectors - consumer goods, technology, services - the book identifies eight common 'attributes of excellence' that made these organisations successful. Though many of the profiled companies have since lost their edge (or disappeared completely), these eight management principles, each highlighted in a chapter in the book, have shown themselves to be timeless.These simple business truths, so eloquently encapsulated by Peters and Waterman, are proof that the fundamentals of management - a focus on people, customers and value, entrepreneurship and excellence - ring as true today as they ever did. In Search of Excellence is a seminal business book, worthy of a place on the bookshelves of anyone who wants to understand how effective management works in practice.

Organized into more than 200 thought- and action-provoking elements—from the importance of clean trucks and bathrooms to conversations with entrepreneurs creating new markets—Tom Peters, bestselling management guru offers a practical guide to impractical times.   In The Pursuit of Wow!, Tom Peters offers readers the words, the tools, to survive in tumultuous business environments.  In his groundbreaking book, In Search of Excellence changed the way business does business. Now it’s time to take the next leap into the cyberstage era.  Getting to a place called excellence is no longer the idea.  You’ve got to take that leap, then leap again—catapult their imaginations, blow their mindsets—in a word, wow! them.   Once more the unconventional Peters stimulates corporate thought processes. Along with the best of his columns, Peters includes questions and rebuttals that come from readers and listeners, as well as his own candid responses. A must-read for every business person.

Tom Peters--brilliant, original, and perhaps the most inspiring and listened-to business thinker of our time--has a lot on his mind these days. And he wants to share it in The Circle of Innovation. The world of business is in a permanent state of flux, he argues, a state of chaos in which constant innovation is the only survival strategy--for the individual and for the organization. And he presents here a lifesaving handbook--both provocative and practical--designed to turn any organization into a perpetual innovation machine.In 400 seminars in 47 states and 22 countries in the last five years, Peters has reexamined, refined, and reinvented his views on innovation. Now he brings those seminars--and his passion--to the reader in a landmark book. It is meant, he writes, to both "terrify" and "enlighten." These are "times of matchless peril for those who fail to grasp the nettle...and times of matchless opportunity for those who do."To keep us alert, limber, and ready for action, he provokes and cajoles in chapter after chapter. Among his institutions and revelations:We Are All Michelangelos. He shows how to transform every "jobholder" into a full-fledged businessperson.All Value Comes from the Professional Services. How to convert sluggish staff units into Vital Centers of Intellectual Capital Accumulation.The System is the Solution. How to build great systems--which go far beyond nuts and bolts.Create Waves of Lust. Quality is not the automatic advantage it recently was. There is a pressing need to reverse the rising tide of product and service "commoditization."Tommy Hilfiger Knows. In a crowded marketplace, branding is far more important than ever before.It''s a Woman''s World. How to capitalize on the fact that women purchase/are purchasing agents for well over half of U.S. commercial and consumer goods.Little Things Are the Only Things. As the Blight of Sameness encroaches on market after market, design is often the best tool in services or manufacturing for sustainable differentiation.We''re Here to Live Life Out Loud. Why transformational leaders of the future must have laser-like focus, tell the truth, and live on the lunatic fringe.The hallmarks of Tom Peters legend are an insatiable curiosity, an agile intellect, a pragmatic perspective, and an uncanny ability to gauge the global zeitgeist. These qualities are all brought to bear as Peters sets out to engage, enrage, and ultimately empower his readers, amid forces that are reshaping not only business but every aspect of human experience.

This volume brings together the best of the Tom Peters seminars, complete with visual materials. The Tom Peters Seminar demonstrates Peters'' unconventional analysis that challenges outdated corporate structures and demonstrates that in the 1990s, "imagination is the source of value in the economy." Peters'' bold ideas vault business thinking beyond change--toward invention and revolution.

Transform white collar departments into "professional service firms" whose sole, powerful asset is knowledge.Peters discusses making the most of presentations, working with outsiders on market analysis, how to imporve brainstorming meetings, how to develop relationships with clients and get the most out of them. 50 of Tom Peters''s trademark insights on how to get the most our of your department.

The common denominator/bottom line for both the professional service firm/PSF and the individual/Brand You is: the project. And for the cool individual in the cool professional service firm there is only one answer: the cool project.A seminar participant said: "Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes." So, how many of you are at work -- right now -- on "mediocre successes"? At work on projects that won''t be recalled, let alone recalled with fondness and glee, a year from now? We don''t study professional service firms. (Mistake.) And we don''t study WOW Projects. (Worse mistake.) There is, of course, a project management literature. But it''s awful. Or, at least, misleading. It focuses almost exclusively on the details of planning and tracking progress and totally ignores the important stuff like: Is it cool? Is it beautiful? Will it make a difference? My No.1 epithet: "On time . . . on budget . . . who cares?" I.e., does it matter? Will you be bragging about it two--or ten--years from now? Is it a WOW project?So, then: Step #1 . . .the organization . . .the professional service firm/PSF 1.0. Step 2 . . .the individual . . .the pursuit of distinction/Brand You. And: Step #3 . . . the work itself . . . the memorable project/WOW Projects. The Project50 is a simple and handy guide that provides 50 easy steps to help the modern businessperson choose the right project, find the right team, develop strategies for success, and ultimately know when it''s time to move on.See also the other 50List titles in the Reinventing Work series by Tom Peters -- The Brand You50 and The Professional Service Firm50 -- for additional information on how to make an impact in the professional world. From the Hardcover edition.

Michael Goldhaber, writing in Wired, said, "If there is nothing very special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself you won''t get noticed and that increasingly means you won''t get paid much either. In times past you could be obscure yet secure -- now that''s much harder."Again: the white collar job as now configured is doomed. Soon. ("Downsizing" in the nineties will look like small change.) So what''s the trick? There''s only one: distinction. Or as we call it, turning yourself into a brand . . . Brand You. A brand is nothing more than a sign of distinction. Right? Nike. Starbucks. Martha Stewart. The point (again): that''s not the way we''ve thought about white collar workers--ourselves--over the past century. The "bureaucrat" on the finance staff is de facto faceless, plugging away, passing papers. But now, in our view, she is born again, transformed from bureaucrat to the new star. She works in a professional service firm and works on projects that she''ll be able to brag about years from now.I call her/him the New American Professional, CEO of Me Inc. (even if Me Inc. is currently on someone''s payroll) and, of course, of Brand You.Step #1 in the model was the organization . . .a department turned into PSF 1.0.  Step #2 is the individual . . .reborn as Brand You.In 50 essential points, Tom Peters shows how to be committed to your craft, choose the right projects, how to improve networking, why you need to think fun is cool, and why it''s important to piss some people off. He will enable you to turn yourself into an important and distinctive commodity. In short, he will show you how to turn yourself into . . . Brand You.See also the other 50List titles in the Reinventing Work series by Tom Peters -- The Project50 and The Professional Service Firm50 -- for additional information on how to make an impact in the professional world. From the Hardcover edition.

Thirty-five years after his iconic In Search of Excellence, bestselling author and management guru Tom Peters is back with his most urgent message yet. A VINTAGE BOOKS ORIGINAL.For decades, he has been preaching the gospel of putting people first, and in today''s rapidly changing business environment, this message is more important than ever. Gallup numbers show that fewer than one-third of employees feel engaged with their work, and one study suggests that fully half of American jobs are at risk due to technology. But Peters has a solution: a sustained commitment to excellence combined with a commitment to people. These are, he argues, the only tools for coping with and thriving amidst the tsunami of change facing business today.     In The Excellence Dividend, Peters shows that nothing beats a high-quality product or service, designed and delivered by people who are as dedicated to each other as they are to their shared goal. With his unparalleled expertise and inimitable charisma, Peters offers brilliantly simple, actionable guidelines for success that any business leader can immediately implement, punctuated by incisive quotes from some of today''s leading lights in business. The Excellence Dividend is an important new book from one of today''s leading visionaries in business.

"The Real Deal" Seth Godin, New York Times bestselling author of Linchpin"I'd rather hire someone who has studied [Peters'] writings than someone who has an MBA" Matthew Kelly, CEO of Floyd Consulting and New York Times bestselling author of The Dream ManagerThe Excellence Dividend is a critical work from one of today's leading visionaries in business. Winner of the Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award and the CEO Reads Lifetime Contribution to the Business Book Industry Award, Tom Peters is one of the world's most revered management gurus and global business thinkers.For decades, he has been preaching the gospel of putting people first, and in today's rapidly changing business environment, this message is more important than ever. Studies show that fewer than one-third of employees feel engaged with their work and that half of all jobs are at risk due to technology. But Peters has a solution: a sustained commitment to excellence combined with a commitment to people. These are, he argues, the only tools for coping with and thriving amidst the tsunami of change facing business today.In The Excellence Dividend, Peters shows that nothing beats a high-quality product or service, designed and delivered by people who are as dedicated to each other as they are to their shared goal. With his unparalleled expertise and inimitable charisma, Peters offers brilliantly simple, actionable guidelines for success that any business leader can immediately implement. After spending four decades in in pursuit of professional excellence, giving more than 3,000 presentations on the subject and working with companies around the world, Peters has delivered a contemporary personal excellence manual for any professional looking to make their mark and face today's business challenges.

In FBI terms, leaders who pick up their own brass casings at the firing range are more effective than those who expect someone else to do it for them. To those at the bureau, this small action speaks louder than words and is largely indicative of a person's overall management style. Through a host of real-life FBI stories, from the streets to the corner offices, Pick Up Your Own Brass: Leadership the FBI Way reveals the leadership qualities that have enabled the bureau to successfully navigate through a century of war, espionage, organized crime, terrorism, fraud, and corruption. Offering fifty essential leadership lessons based on challenges that FBI officials have faced over the course of their careers, this book can help anyone—established leaders, aspiring leaders, minority leaders, and even "accidental executives" who find themselves managing more than they imagined—build a culture of leadership.

In FBI terms, leaders who pick up their own brass casings at the firing range are more effective than those who expect someone else to do it for them. To those at the bureau, this small action speaks louder than words and is largely indicative of a person's overall management style. Through a host of real-life FBI stories, from the streets to the corner offices, Pick Up Your Own Brass: Leadership the FBI Way reveals the leadership qualities that have enabled the bureau to successfully navigate through a century of war, espionage, organized crime, terrorism, fraud, and corruption. Offering fifty essential leadership lessons based on challenges that FBI officials have faced over the course of their careers, this book can help anyone—established leaders, aspiring leaders, minority leaders, and even "accidental executives" who find themselves managing more than they imagined—build a culture of leadership.

Sie wurden teilweise gekürzt, verändert und mit zusätzlichem Material angereichert.Wir leben in einer Marke-Ich-Welt. Arbeitsplatz auf Lebenszeit hinter ein und denselben Mauern (auch: "Bürosklaventum") ist out. Lebenslange Selbst-Neuerfindung ist in. Die einzig wirksame Arbeitsplatzgarantie ist unser Talent. Und Talent beweisen wir, indem wir uns ein glitzerndes Portfolio von WOW-Projekten zulegen und uns in schrägem Denken üben.

Wo finden sich inmitten all des chaotischen Wandels die großen Marktchancen? Sie liegen auf der Straße. Bei den Käufern mit dem vielen Geld – den Frauen und Senioren. Jedem der vier Bände der Reihe Tom Peters Essentials liegen bestimmte Kapitel aus dem Buch "Re-imagine!" zugrunde. Sie wurden teilweise gekürzt, verändert und mit zusätzlichem Material angereichert. Das Design der Bücher wurde noch einmal völlig neu erfunden und auf das Wesentliche reduziert. Geblieben sind dieselbe Leidenschaft, dieselbe Energie, dieselbe Farbigkeit. Alles in einem handlichen Format.

Wir kommunizieren heute mehr als je zuvor, und nie war der Zugang zu Kommunikation leichter. Das Smartphone hat die Art und Weise, wie wir miteinander in Kontakt treten, binnen kürzester Zeit revolutioniert. Wir sind scheinbar permanent im Austausch mit anderen. Doch Reden allein macht noch lange keine Begegnung. Es ist die Qualität des Gesprächs, die darüber entscheidet, was zwischen Menschen passiert. Sie bestimmt, wie wir uns miteinander fühlen, wie wir zueinander stehen und was wir an Wissen teilen.Was also unterscheidet ein echtes Gespräch von Smalltalk, WhatsApp-Nachrichten, Tweets und Postings? Und wie kommen wir in einen echten Dialog, der tiefe zwischenmenschliche Begegnungen ermöglicht? Sylvia Löhken und Tom Peters geben in ihrem klugen Buch Antworten auf diese Fragen. Sie zeigen, wie sich mit den Hemmungen und Ängsten umgehen lässt, denen wir uns oft ausgesetzt fühlen, wenn wir uns auf echte Begegnungen einlassen. Das lohnt sich: Der Austausch mit anderen tut uns als sozialen Wesen gut, wenn wir ihn in unserem Sinne gestalten. Mehr noch: Das intelligente nahbare Gespräch ist ein Karrierefaktor. Je mehr Verantwortung Menschen in ihrem Berufsleben haben, desto mehr beruht ihr Erfolg auf gelungener Kommunikation: durch das Schaffen und Gestalten lebendiger Beziehungen.Sylvia Löhken und Tom Peters veranschaulichen mit vielen Beispielen, welche Chancen darin liegen, wenn wir tiefe Begegnungen mit anderen zulassen und das Risiko eingehen, uns anderen gegenüber zu öffnen: Wir erweitern nicht nur unser Sachwissen, sondern wir schaffen im offenen Dialog mit unserem Gegenüber vertrauensvolle Beziehungen und lernen dabei uns selbst und unser Gegenüber kennen. Die Autoren zeigen, wie wir die Voraussetzungen für echte Begegnungen schaffen und wie wir Gespräche so führen, dass sie für alle Beteiligten wertvoll sind.

Wir kommunizieren heute mehr als je zuvor, und nie war der Zugang zu Kommunikation leichter. Das Smartphone hat die Art und Weise, wie wir miteinander in Kontakt treten, binnen kürzester Zeit revolutioniert. Wir sind scheinbar permanent im Austausch mit anderen. Doch Reden allein macht noch lange keine Begegnung. Es ist die Qualität des Gesprächs, die darüber entscheidet, was zwischen Menschen passiert. Sie bestimmt, wie wir uns miteinander fühlen, wie wir zueinander stehen und was wir an Wissen teilen.Was also unterscheidet ein echtes Gespräch von Smalltalk, WhatsApp-Nachrichten, Tweets und Postings? Und wie kommen wir in einen echten Dialog, der tiefe zwischenmenschliche Begegnungen ermöglicht? Sylvia Löhken und Tom Peters geben in ihrem klugen Buch Antworten auf diese Fragen. Sie zeigen, wie sich mit den Hemmungen und Ängsten umgehen lässt, denen wir uns oft ausgesetzt fühlen, wenn wir uns auf echte Begegnungen einlassen. Das lohnt sich: Der Austausch mit anderen tut uns als sozialen Wesen gut, wenn wir ihn in unserem Sinne gestalten. Mehr noch: Das intelligente nahbare Gespräch ist ein Karrierefaktor. Je mehr Verantwortung Menschen in ihrem Berufsleben haben, desto mehr beruht ihr Erfolg auf gelungener Kommunikation: durch das Schaffen und Gestalten lebendiger Beziehungen.Sylvia Löhken und Tom Peters veranschaulichen mit vielen Beispielen, welche Chancen darin liegen, wenn wir tiefe Begegnungen mit anderen zulassen und das Risiko eingehen, uns anderen gegenüber zu öffnen: Wir erweitern nicht nur unser Sachwissen, sondern wir schaffen im offenen Dialog mit unserem Gegenüber vertrauensvolle Beziehungen und lernen dabei uns selbst und unser Gegenüber kennen. Die Autoren zeigen, wie wir die Voraussetzungen für echte Begegnungen schaffen und wie wir Gespräche so führen, dass sie für alle Beteiligten wertvoll sind.