Dispatches from the New World of Work: Comments

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:40:18 -0500

What I love about website blogs is the fact that they spark a thought in my mind. After that happens, I feel as I have to comment wishing it can be interesting to other people. Since there are numerous web logs with many points of view, they question your understanding. It really is at these moments when you have very important insignt other people may not have had, along with the blogger himself/herself. I find myself coming back to to your website because you have lots of excellent insights and also you have been at this a very long time, which is very impressive and tells me you know your stuff. Keep provoking imagination in other people!

- Ulysses Tanke

Comment on "Link Roundup #13 "

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:18:09 -0500

Pretty Interesting post. Couldnt be written any better. Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!

- bedbathandbeyond

Comment on "Listen Up! (Audio update)"

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:00:45 -0500

This wasn't just what I had been in search of but started reading the first few lines and it was interesting so ended up reading the entire post, thanks.

- Robby Ellis

Comment on "Audio Addition"

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:29:35 -0500

While your work does indeed "paint portraits of EXCELLENCE", what makes it far more actionable than that of many other "guru's" is that you provide the "numbers" to paint those portraits of EXCELLENCE flawlessly, effectively, and profitably at any level, in any company, in any industry.

- Dave Wheeler

Comment on "TLBT: Online Interview"

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:51:24 -0500

Thanks to Tom for doing this. I enjoyed the discussions.

Tom N - sorry that you think that it missed the mark. I do these videos myself for zero dollars. I am a huge believer in the content that you can do on your own vs. spending $25,000 to hire a crew that goes to two cities to film something like this.

For me, getting some great content out there is more important than if I am wearing a tie or not. I feel that 600+ (and counting) people from my audience (many new to Tom's ideas) are more valuable than if we were properly lighted.

David

- David Meerman Scott

Comment on "Audio Addition"

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:07:04 -0500

Great read (listen) Tom. Thanks for reading the book yourself. I imagine 100% more content comes through with your voice, inflection, emphasis than had your pub booked an actor. Great job. Can't wait to "read" the book. The time you took to rewrite and edit comes through--no fluff or surplus verbiage, just solid Peters content. Loved it!

- Roy Petitfils

Comment on "TLBT: Online Interview"

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:52:46 -0500

Oops!
I am visual. Video is, naturally, visual. Both speakers looked as if they just got back from the gym. Mr. Scott might have been selling his exercise books. Nice idea, but the production quality (Tom often speaks of design) missed the mark. So, I missed the message. Moreover, as I hold TP in great regard, so I was slightly disappointed in this one. This just does not fit in with his normal top-of-the-line efforts and advice.

Tom N
Chicagoland area

- Tom N

Comment on "Audio Addition"

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:25 -0500

Just listened to #1. Small Things + Restrooms = The Wizard of Wee. Loved it.

- RobCH

Comment on "Link Roundup #14"

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:09:44 -0500

tom peters is special like specials and brillands people of god.

- esteban

Comment on "Happy Publication Day!"

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:03:48 -0500

is you much smart im dont whant never too speack people and thanx for this mail i am like religion for me the word of the grats in economy.i whant friends the people of argentina dont understand me i am one work dont one penshon for discapacity i dont crazy my credence of the people like tom is grat i whant one best world and one side in the world i love the independence and progress for smarts sorry dont speack english only pensar.

- esteban

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:18:19 -0500

jason, interesting to know about the wireless connection issues in Australia. didn't know that. as for what iTunes has done, i'll look into that, though our audio guy seemed to think that that was S.O.P. at iTunes. and yes, we'll look into changing search, but as you can imageine, it's not easy. we have no direct relationship with iTunes and trying to get these things corrected is, well, tough. but we'll give it a whirl.

- erik hansen

Comment on "Strategy: Be Extraordinary"

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:18:53 -0500

I suggest myself the following:

FIRST! ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO NURTURE
IS THAT ONE THAT REVOLTS WITHIN THE INNERMOST OF /BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR ETHICS.

SECOND! ONCE YOU DO YOUR ETHICS,
YOU CAN DO YOUR ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE.

THIRD! ONCE YOUR ACTIONABLE KNOWLEDGE IS DONE BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR CORPORATE PLANNING AND RESPECTIVE MARSHALED STRATEGY.

FOURTH! ONCE YOUR CORPORATE PLANNING AND RESPECTIVE MARSHALED STRATEGY
IS DONE BY YOU, YOU CAN DO YOUR SYSTEMS HAZARD MANAGEMENT.

FIFTH! ONCE YOUR SYSTEMS HAZARD MANAGEMENT IS DONE BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR SYSTEMS QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT.

SIXTH! ONCE YOUR CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT IS DONE BY YOU, YOU CAN DO YOUR SYSTEMS RELIABILITY ENGINEERING.

SEVENTH! ONCE YOUR SYSTEMS RELIABILITY ENGINEERING IS DONE BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR SYSTEMS RISK MANAGEMENT.

EIGHTH! ONCE YOUR SYSTEMS RISK MANAGEMENT IS DONE BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR FUTURE.

NINTH! WHEN YOUR FUTURE IS DONE BY YOU,
YOU CAN DO YOUR BENEFITS (UPSIDES AND DOWNSIDES).

TENTH! WHEN BENEFITS ARE DONE BY YOU AND
YOU BECOME HYPER-ENGAGE INTO PERVASIVELY TRANSFORMATIONAL
SELF-RENEWAL AND SELF-CHALLENGING (IN EXCELSIS) OF YOUR OWN INTELLECT,
YOU CAN DO YOUR SUSTAINABILITY PERPETUALLY.

ELEVENTH! NOW YOU CAN CONCEIVE AND DESIGN YOUR OWN PROFESSION AND TENURE WHILE CONCENTRATING IN CAPTURING WOMB-TO-TOMB (SO-CALLED) “SUCCESS.”

TWELFTH! NEITHER “THE SECRET,” NOR THE “HIDDEN SECRET,” MAGNIFICENT MARKETING STUNTS, WILL WARRANT THE OXYGEN THAT YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SOULS REQUIRE (SIC).

www.linkedin.com/in/AndresAgostini

- Andres Agostini

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:22:01 -0500

Thanks Erik.

Old Apple forcing hardware habits again! I think they have made a big mistake not putting a USB port on the iPad. This means in Australia for example that you cant get a portable wireless connection because these are provided by the telcos as a USB device.

You will have to check whether they were allowed to do the combination as part of their distribution agreement. I have bought a lot of other audio books from iTunes with numerous chapters. The Long Tail comes to mind as an example of this.

I certainly would be getting the "Author" search details changed to "Tom Peters" as a lot of potential sales could be lost if people cant find it.

- Jason Bresnehan

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:20:55 -0500

brian, i emailed with the audio guy who says the audio is divided up into chapters but that certain vendors such as iTunes and Audible combine it all into one chunk, figuring that the consumer is going to listen to the product on an iPod or similar type of device that has its own tracking system. so burning it on to a CD will leave you with one or two long segments. (as you've already discovered.)

- erik hansen

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:26:38 -0500

jason, i was under the impression that the audiobook did have chapters. i'll check with the audio folks to see what happened.
-erik

- erik hansen

Comment on "TLBT: Online Interview"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:30:43 -0500

Especially enjoyed Tom's observations about blogging, "giving it away free," and the marketing value of such.

- John O'Leary

Comment on "Link Roundup #14"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:03:32 -0500

I love the ideas man piece and the concept of selling an idea service.

As someone whose head is full of ideas I have spent a lifetime both excited by them and frustrated by being unable to use them.

There are people out there who are good at ideas. There are people out there who are good at doing stuff. The two basic assumptions which probably represent the dumbest things in business (and life as well) are:

1) Thinkers need converting into doers – otherwise they are not valuable

2) That doers are good at thinking.

Businesses cripple themselves with this. They try to get thinkers to implement – which often ends poorly and the thinking (by doers - often in positions of authority) is sometimes atrocious with basic flaws in logic, approach and understanding.

The secret, as with all things, is balance, understanding and using people for the strengths they have.

If we truly believe we are in a world of knowledge workers - Then surely paying people for ideas makes perfect sense?

- PaulH

Comment on "Audio Update #2"

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:47:59 -0500

Tom,

I purchased The Little Big Things from iTunes. Two things:

1) As you said "Thomas J Peters" finds it, and "Tom Peters" brings up all you other books but not your new one. It's easy to blame "search" but Apple iTunes search is works on a model of accurate search and I think rightly assumes that Joan Jett is not likely to change her name to Joan M Larkin any time soon.

2) It's in two volumes so when you burn it to a CD for listening in the car your stuffed when you wife removes it and puts in Metallica for example - you can never find you spot again. No audio chapters is a bad idea and sloppy audio production from you outsourced audio guys.

I like what I have heard so far, but I am going to have to spend 20 minutes on the CD audio advance button tomorrow to pick up where I left off at 1.5 hours in.

- Jason Bresnehan

Comment on "Strategy: Be Extraordinary"

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:03:14 -0500

Zorro,

That's a fine point as far as it goes, but low variation and ho-hum are not necessarily equal. I enjoy using my Mac every day and consider it an exceptional experience even though I do pretty much the same things on it and, in a real sense, get little variation. Think also of a non-chain restaurant - no, scratch that, let's use a chain: sometimes we meet friends at Chick-Fil-A for a low-key dinner. The kids love the food, then run off and play until dragged away on the indoor jungle gym. Meanwhile, the employees offer to bring food to the table when they see you lugging diaper bags and toddlers, come by to ask about drink refills and, generally, show a lot more investment the experience than, well, Burger King or McDonald's.

Variation can be low and still be "wow."

- Phil

Comment on "Leadership: Don't Use Standardized Forms"

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:13:47 -0500

Standardized forms are used to create consistency, repeatability and to prevent people from making individual decisions. I agree in principal with what you mention here, but it requires a few things to be successful:

Organizations must empower employees to think and make decisions based on the situation.

Employees must accept the responsibility and extra work associated with custom review of a situation.

- Bob Williams