Tom Peters Quotes

I've worked in television long enough to know that when you stop enjoying that type of thing you go home and do something else.

Unless something real cool comes along, I will probably be doing features, so long as I can make a living doing that. Otherwise, I will do another show.

Jobs are a centuries-old concept created during the Industrial Revolution. Despite the reality that we're now deep in the Information Age, many people are studying for, or working at, or clinging to the Industrial Age idea of a safe, secure job.

What does 'work' mean in this 21st, ultra-wired century, with its exploding new industries, low barriers to entry and endless possibilities? Is technology making our lives more flexible - or our days more endless?

There was a Gallup poll that said something like 70 percent of people in the United States do not enjoy their job - they work to put food on the table and get insurance to survive. So, what happens when technology can do all that work for us and allow us to actually do what we enjoy with our time?

The notions of going to work, putting in set hours, and getting 'face time' are increasingly antiquated ideas. Because of technology we have entered a modern era of work where we can work from wherever we want, whenever we want and we can be more productive and make greater contributions than ever before.

The biggest ethical challenge AI is facing is jobs. You have to reskill your workforce not just to create a wealthier society but a fairer one. A lot of call centre jobs will go away, and a radiologist's job will be transformed.

I am a father with young kids, and you want to know the jobs in the future are going to be there.

True flexibility is a symbiotic partnership between employer and employee and between technology and culture.

As traditional job descriptions become obsolete, people will need to collaborate in new ways with increasingly intelligent machines.

Trends such as skills imbalances, the gig economy, and digitization are transforming work so quickly that policy creation is lagging behind.

What I want in my career is different to what I wanted when I was 21. It's got to be something that keeps my family together, that allows me to be present in their lives.

People no longer have one job for life, so it is right that younger generations adapt.

I envision a world where our smartphone is central to our lives in a non-obtrusive and intelligent way.

I'm working with the New Dems, who are talking about the future of work, which is something I'm very interested in in New Jersey.

We live in an environment in which connectivity and cyberspace are transforming all workplaces, including the humanitarian workplace.

I don't know if I'm going to be a manager forever. I don't know if I'm going to be producing films or television shows.

There'll be some opportunities for other things post-playing, but it's like, 'Man, I don't want to give this gig up.'

I've always been an independent producer. I'd kind of like to be hired help for a change. I don't mind that.

I worked as a receptionist in England for a couple of years whilst I was building up my business. I decided to take a massive pay cut from my full-time job and work as a receptionist so I could make my own business work.

Warp speed developments in technology - automation, artificial intelligence, and the arrival of the sharing economy - are transforming how we work. Beyond technology, traditional working patterns are also being disrupted by changes in society, organizations and workforce management, leading to the rise of a more independent and dispersed workforce.

Sometimes when I'm watching managers on television and I see all that anxiety I realise that I don't miss the job as much as I thought.

I think when it comes to re-signing with an organisation, there's no real compromise if you're trying to move on.

I did all kind of jobs to sustain myself. I worked at a grocery store, in the public health department, and what was then Thomas Cook and Sons. The last job was particularly interesting, but I got fired from it.

I'd never worked for anyone else until I got to the NFL, and this will be my last time working for someone else.