Tom Peters Quotes

Any leader needs to be constantly interested in what's going on in the world, and constantly ready - even when things are going well - to change.

Governing is about making tough decisions, but it's also about figuring out a better way to do things.

Leaders are not dogmatic. They are principled and know that change is never easy, but when it's necessary, they must lead.

I'm able to bring business expertise but, more importantly, operating experience. The people here at Google are young. Every day there are lots of new challenges. I keep things focused. The speech I give everyday is: "This is what we do. Is what you are doing consistent with that, and does it change the world?"

If you're doing something the same way you have been doing it for ten years, the chances are you are doing it wrong.

I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform.

This business is always changing. If you're going to be a leader, you've got to take chances.

As I say to our own team: 'Never protect your past, never define yourself by a single product, and always continue to steward for the long-term. Keep moving towards the future.'

Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.

I'd like to be an inventor, as they look at the world in a different way and find solutions for making it better.

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.

The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you - what used to be a tail wind is now a head wind - you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn't a strategy.

Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities.

The world's been pretty good at coming up with new ways of doing things.

If you don't take risks, you won't be able to do anything. I was confident I could use my experience to change and improve the way Macau worked.

The true men of action in our time, those who transform the world, are not the politicians and statesmen, but the scientists.

A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.

Impact is just always improving at all angles. There is a lot of creativity and thought that goes into everything.

Finding a better way is all I do.

I always try to find better ways to do things. Whether it's a game plan, a practice, a meeting, an interview, whatever it is. I'm going to find a way to find a way to analyze it and find a better way to do it. That's my mindset. I've never been satisfied with anything. That's just my mindset. I'm always trying to find a better way to do things.

I'm interested in talking to people and dealing with people who are set and ready for change and action. Who get it. And who are looking for solutions.

I have plenty of opportunities to get better and continue to grow as a quarterback.

Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent.