4.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Peters is one of the high priests of the 21st Century Business
Revolution. This book, now nearly 20 years old, contains still relevant
observations on developing your career, leadership, learning and
education, management foibles, globalization, innovation, diversity,
competition and many other elements of business and life that seemingly
struck Peters while he was writing.
The approach of the book
itself is a little offbeat, with Peters' common approach of multi-font
typesets, photos, quotes and interviews, off the wall comments and
seemingly random or disjointed observations. This book, unlike some of
his others, suffers a bit from this randomization, and the readability
is impacted somewhat.
The content, however, once you get past the
organization of the book, is top shelf. The observations Peters made
20 years ago held up to the test of time, particularly his globalization
observations on Malaysia and India (though he missed the mark on
Indonesia and China). By standing the test of time well, and with the
benefit of 20/20 hindsight, it gives the book greater gravitas for those
elements that you may need to or want to put into practice in your own
life, career or business. It also adds credence to Peters more recent
works.
This book should be on the reading list of any manager who is looking to move beyond average and pursue a "wow" career.
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