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He was a White House/OMB drug-abuse policy advisor in 1973–1974, and then worked at McKinsey & Co. from 1974–1981, becoming a partner in 1979; he co-founded McKinsey’s now gargantuan Organization Effectiveness Practice. In 1981, Tom founded The Skunkworks Inc., The Palo Alto Consulting Center, and The Tom Peters Company.

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. Tom writes that The Pursuit of WOW! is “a clarion call for more personal and organizational spiciness …

Tom Peters, a management writer, popularized the term in a 1997 Fast Company article, later linking the idea of brand building to the all-American entrepreneurial spirit of Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Waldo Emerson. “We are C.E.O.s of our …

Oct 6, 2010 · Throughout The Excellence Dividend, Tom makes suggestions for leaders: Job #1 is maintaining a culture of people first, Strategy #1 is marketing to women, Daily Activity #1 is MBWA, and more. Here’s the list of Tom’s suggestions for top priorities, in 18 categories, for leaders of all types.. posted on 09/21/18

Peters, who is widely credited with almost single-handedly "inventing" the public "management guru industry," now global in scope and billions of dollars in size, writes, reflects, and then presents about 30 seminars each year, well over half outside the U.S.

TOM PETERS’ ALL-TIME TOP QUOTES 1978-2024 My colleagues and I estimate that I have given 2,700 speeches (3,000,000 air miles!) on this “excellence stuff.”

Tom’s Ebooks Shorter in length than Tom’s paper tomes, but packed with strategies, inspiring images, and in some cases, video.

Our friends at Enterprise Media captured Tom's thoughts during an early draft stage of his book, The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence. This collection of 80 videos covers his distinctive wisdom in seven categories.

Jan 24, 2023 · “For the sake of the company, community, customer, and planet, Tom Peters wants every leader, everywhere, to—finally—put people first.” —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School