The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity

Quote by Tom Peters

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Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.

Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Give a lot, expect a lot, and if you don't get it, prune.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough...

We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough...

There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity

There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

Excellent firms don't believe in excellence - only in constant improvement and constant change.

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and...

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and...

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

Celebrate what you want to see more of.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every...

Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every...

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to...

If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to...

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company...

All business success rests on something labeled a sale, which at least momentarily weds company...

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.

Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

Communication is everyone's panacea for everything.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

Among men and women, those in love do not always announce themselves with declarations and...

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...