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""It is [Tom] Peters—as consultant, writer, columnist, seminar lecturer, and stage performer—whose energy, style, influence, and ideas have [most] shaped new management thinking.” —Movers and Shakers: The 100 Most Influential Figures in Modern Business
“We live in a Tom Peters world.” —Fortune Magazine
Business uber-guru Tom Peters is back with his first book in a decade, The Little Big Things. In this age of economic recession and financial uncertainty, the patented Peters approach to business and management—no-nonsense, witty, down-to-earth, insightful—is more pertinent now than ever. As essential for small-business owners as it is for the heads of major corporations, The Little Big Things is a rousing call-to-arms to American business to get “back to the basics” of running a successful enterprise.
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"Once I got used to (read: was no longer annoyed by) the font changes, changing font sizes, bolding, italicizing and one-word sentences, I found a lot to like and learn from this book. In fact, there's so much packed into, it, I'll probably have to read it again. A lot of info that can be implemented immediately and a lot to think about."
— Teeni (4 out of 5 stars)
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“If you truly believe ‘excellence’ is what Tom Peters is all about, then you will buy this book, read it, learn from it, and go away confirmed in your belief. Tom’s 163 tips are validated through experience again and again.”
— Stephen R. Covey, New York Times bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People -
“The single best management book I’ve ever read.”
— Warren Bennis -
“Those who want to improve their business, whether a boss or an employee, will find great ideas in this compelling and very browsable book.”
— Library Journal
The Little Big Things Listener Reviews
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" Self-contradictory... this is 100s of pages of petty distractions from the "Wow!" Recommend the previous books instead. "
— loafingcactus, 2/19/2014 -
" good info. got a headache from the exclamation points, format changes . "
— Kavita, 2/17/2014 -
" The book offers "small things" as the ways to improve businesses or management. The way this book is written, ie. the informal languages could undermine your understanding or even frustrate you when you see some lines repeating themselves (purposefully). The informality didn't mean you can relish this book without some knowledge in management, e.g. knowing who's B.F. Skinner. The practical advice offered by the author is actually common sense, like the power of saying thank you and appreciating others' efforts. There are no mind-boggling scientific discoveries/theories, if you are enticing these in this book, it's going to let you down. Instead, what you could get are trivial matters, often get unnoticed by higher-ups, ironically. It can't offer me much knowledge, probably because I am not managing a business for now, and it really took me a lot of time to finish it. Hence, I gave it 1 star. "
— Adrian, 2/11/2014 -
" crap american-minded to-do lists. "
— Iris, 1/31/2014 -
" Love the simple, yet powerful bite-size ideas offered in this book! "
— Carol, 1/27/2014 -
" A rehash of not so new stuff on effective organizations and leaderships. "
— Mary, 1/7/2014 -
" Tom Peters has LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of very good ideas! "
— Mark, 12/18/2013 -
" Basic and sound practices that seem to be ignored by far too many corporate entities. Nothing profound. Peters himself calls this a book for bathroom reading, but bathrooms are also places of inspiration and discovery--ask Martin Luther! "
— George, 11/19/2013 -
" Read the toc. Big items were: pay attention to the details, celebrate failure, listen, be excellent and awesome all the time. "
— Michael, 10/14/2013 -
" There were many take aways and it was really easy to read. I appreciated all of the stories and examples,although it could've been a little bit shorter...a good business/motivational read "
— Audrey, 9/30/2013 -
" Good reminder of the little important things in business "
— Terry, 9/27/2013 -
" Good advices all throughout the book. "
— BaÅŸar, 1/31/2013 -
" Terrible book! Words all over place and written poorly. Very disappointed. "
— Liv, 1/29/2013 -
" A great little motivator. . . "
— Floyd, 10/26/2012 -
" The type and formatting was a little over the top, but it had some good reminders about life that I enjoyed and will definitely share with others. "
— Sucia, 10/13/2012 -
" I'm loving this book but is one of those you read a chapter or two a day and then ponder you can improve in your own life...but then again I love books like this.. I am reading it with Excellence in mind! Probably my favorite book I read this year. "
— Jean, 9/18/2012 -
" good reminders from the master, in easy to browse format "
— Marci, 8/5/2012 -
" The little things always have big impact "
— Rick, 7/18/2012 -
" Read bits. ok. I didn't realize when I picked it up that it was a collection of short-short thoughts. "
— Rita, 6/2/2012 -
" Great Book! Must Read!! "
— Russel, 3/10/2012 -
" An interesting book that gives a new way to think in management, business, and leadership. At least, every manager should read it. "
— Miguel, 11/26/2011 -
" Love the simple, yet powerful bite-size ideas offered in this book! "
— Carol, 5/3/2011 -
" Fun read and prsented in a very concise manner. <br/> <br/>I would have preferred a little more depth with supporting stories. "
— David, 5/2/2011 -
" Basic and sound practices that seem to be ignored by far too many corporate entities. Nothing profound. Peters himself calls this a book for bathroom reading, but bathrooms are also places of inspiration and discovery--ask Martin Luther! <g> "
— George, 1/8/2011 -
" Read the toc. Big items were: pay attention to the details, celebrate failure, listen, be excellent and awesome all the time. "
— Michael, 12/28/2010 -
" bore, couldnt really finish it "
— Jaimit, 11/28/2010 -
" I'm loving this book but is one of those you read a chapter or two a day and then ponder you can improve in your own life...but then again I love books like this.. I am reading it with Excellence in mind! Probably my favorite book I read this year. "
— Jean, 10/10/2010 -
" The type and formatting was a little over the top, but it had some good reminders about life that I enjoyed and will definitely share with others. <br/> "
— Suciadhillon, 7/10/2010 -
" An experienced Peters gives away a lot of secrets. <br/>It is a slow, light read. <br/>But heavy in content. Really helpfull to keep in mind small things that make a difference "
— Fernando, 5/23/2010 -
" Reading this book is like watching one of Tom Peters' rants -- it's a collection of good (little) ideas, one after another, with no plot, just a ton of stuff that's obvious once he says it and that we all should be doing to make business better. "
— Nick, 4/7/2010 -
" A rehash of not so new stuff on effective organizations and leaderships. "
— Mary, 3/25/2010
About Thomas J. Peters
Thomas J. Peters is the most influential business thinker of our age. He’s been hailed as the “uber guru” by the Economist and the “father of the post-modern corporation” by the Los Angeles Times. In Search of Excellence, his first book, coauthored with Robert Waterman, was published in 1982 and became an instant bestseller. In 1999 NPR named it one of the “Top Three Business Books of the Century.” He followed that with A Passion for Excellence, coauthored with Nancy Austin, and a string of international bestsellers, including Thriving on Chaos, Liberation Management, The Tom Peters Seminar, The Pursuit of WOW!, The Circle of Innovation, and others. He is a graduate of Cornell and Stanford Universities, and he has worked as a senior White House drug-abuse adviser, has been a partner at McKinsey & Co. and spent four years on active duty in the United States Navy, including two tours in Vietnam. He and his family live on a farm in Vermont.