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Summary: thank you for this book
Review: Good mornig, As you said in your book,finding a book dealing with innovation is not that easy. At last, I found your, and I really enjoy reading it. As a metter of fact, I am writing a memory for my studies dealing with attitudes of consumption and innovation, that is to say I try to analyse the correlation beetween both. And your book is a wonderful source of information. That's why I write you today, as you gave you e mail in your book. In addition to what I learned, I really have funny time, and I hope you will answer me as I would like.Thank you for having such a good idea, and say me good luck for the end of my studies !!! Stephanie CAZENAVE - FRANCE - BORDEAUX
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Summary: Boring
Review: I gave this book 2 stars, one simply because the author was Tom Peters and he has been nothing shy of brillant in his past writings. I have all of his works in hardcover and even found "Thriving on Chaos" thought provoking. "Circle of Innovation" was disjointed, and sporatic in both thought process and writing style. A laborious read.
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Summary: Michelangelo of biz-speak
Review: I love reading Tom Peters. I plop the covers shut, and jump up feeling pumped, filled with ideas and bubbling over with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, on Monday, I still have to face the work-a-day world.
This book was no different. Indeed, it is one of his best. I love his ideas about decentralization and finding talent in everything work endeavor (Michelangelo's of housekeeping? Props, says the author). Building WOW! projects (any project can be WOW! if we let it), and resume-ing those projects to manage your career as a Professional Service provider. In short, how to brand yourself, how to grow that brand value, and ultimately leverage your talents through that brand.
This book, however, does not stop at the personal Buzz level. It touches on corporate restructuring to flatter, faster entities ... and the fact that the "nerds have won!" Peters points out that grey matter is becoming increasingly more important than lumpy things. For example, examine Nike, Microsoft and Oracle versus Ford. One sells stuff, the others sell ideas. Those industries highest in grey-matter consistently show the highest ROE.
I love this book, though not directly applicable like most excellent business books. In fact, I would caution anyone wanting to manage from Peters' un-tempered ideas.
For example, Peters lauds Nike throughout this book. But, check out how poorly Nike faired in the late 90's, early 2000's. Consumers, unawares to the company's executives, changed fashion trends away from white leather sport shoes and towards causal, brown natural leather shoes. At the same time, the company's lumbering supply chain made its core accounts (the sporting goods stores) very unhappy as they faced constant stock outages. And, when you add the public fervor over its sweat-shops in Asia, well ... Sometimes, it pays to be sober to temper over-exuberance. "A cup of decaf, please."
Everything aside, Peters is one-in-a-million. He continuously points me to the future, and gets my juices flowing. Sort of like a Michelangelo of biz-speak: the reigning king of biz-Chaos.
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Summary: TP's the BIG DOG in the Game today. RESPECT DUE!
Review: I LOVE THIS GUY. He's done it again with the circle of innovation. Battling the dinosaur bureaucratic corporate companies. Scattered Biz wisdom from the 4 corners of the globe. Filled with off the wall pictures, and crazy fonts. 'Suits' bow down. TP's here to stay. *Squeezed off on em, leavin Paramedics breathin soft on em*
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Summary: pleasurable reading!Gets me really thinking.
Review: I totally agree with Tom that only the innovative will survive in this time of "sameness" in everything!
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Summary: Strongly like or dislike it ...
Review: I was excited all the way long when I read this book. The way how Tom Peters illustrates the global 'business rush' is so very different to all the others. He's a real 'freethinker' in that matter and doesn't mind what happend or said in the past.
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Summary: Pure value and insight for every person in the economy
Review: I've listened to Tom Peters for the past four years and this is by far his most insightful book. If you want to know how to prepare yourself for the future then get this book. I have listened to it seven times over and get something new out of it each and every time. Projects are it. If you don't live, eat, drink & sleep project mgmt your dead in the 21st century.
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Summary: EXCELLENT INSPIRING BOOK
Review: Ideal to make reflexions on the way we face the daily challenges of our professional careers. Easy to read, easier and delightful to assimilate.
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Summary: A must read!
Review: If you are serious about succeeding in business in the 1990's, and beyond, then you must read this book. It is virtually a blueprint to success!
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Summary: Excellent (re)view of Peters' ideas
Review: If you're a Peters reader, most of the material in this book does not seem new. But in his classic fashion, he has managed to again rearrange the most important of his ideas and build upon E-X-P-A-N-D them. Highly recommend this book -- it has the ability to increase your pulse and respiratory rates as you read it!
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