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Event Slides: Madrid

As he told us yesterday, Tom is in Madrid today speaking for IIR, the Institute for International Research, at a public event. You can get the slides presentation here.

[Addendum: The PPT linked above is the long version, which includes everything Tom would like to say, and the shorter final version is here. It contains only what he has time to say.—CM]

Cathy Mosca posted this on 02/21/06.

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Congratulations Tom, we have learned a lot in these two days, and some of this things will push us to a new step of thinking.
And in the other hand, weÂ´ll remember you repeating the most important keys: China; India; Womans; more than 45; K.I.S.S.; Excellence; Talent, talent, talent...
IÂ´ll work them. IÂ´ll teach them. IÂ´ll live them.
Thanks for all.

Antonio Domingo
CEO Fenix Media
http://www.fenixmedia.com

Posted by Antonio Domingo at February 22, 2006 5:23 PM

Thank you Tom for your slides and your passion. I used this quote on my blog as an inspiration for lean manufacturing folks:

I wrote:

This quote came from a frenetic Tom Peters slide deck (link above).

"THE CUSTOMER IS GOD AND THE MARKET DECIDES EVERYTHING."

That sounds pretty much a lean philosophy to me. Make only what the customer wants, when she wants it, and how she wants it. The market decides everything, including the price of your product (you can't just take your costs and tack on your "entitled" profit).

Is this quote from Toyota? Is it from an American company?

CHINA.

It's a banner hanging at the Hua Xin Dress Co, Ltd., in the Rongcheng Industry Zone.

You know what scares me more than China's low costs? China figuring out lean faster and better than us Americans have.

Posted by Mark Graban at February 23, 2006 3:26 PM