Multimedia Collections by Topic
Why slog through archives? We’ve selected Tom’s most dynamic work on each of his most popular themes: Excellence, Brand You, Execution, Innovation, People, and Leadership.
Excellence
Pick up the torch and continue the quest Tom began with In Search of Excellence.
Brand You
Be distinct … or extinct. It’s up to us to fashion ourselves.
Execution
The first 80% of success is showing up! The second 80% is sticking around and refusing to leave! The final 80% is finishing! See how simple what you cannot do is?
| Book | In Search of Excellence |
| Ebook | In Search of Excellence |
| Ebook | Excellence Now! |
| Article | “Excellence sought—and Found” (re the Excellence Index 1982-2002) by Dan Ackman in Forbes, 4 October, 2002 |
| Video | Organizations as Cathedrals |
| Excellence: The Continuing Search 1-Page | |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #8: Excellence Is ... |
| Blog post | 100 Ways to Succeed #164: Excellence. Always. If Not Excellence, What? If Not Excellence Now, When? |
| Change This: Enterprise At Its Best | |
| Video | Strategy: Diversity Wins |
| Blog post | 5 Days to Compose, 45 Years to Prepare |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #5: If Not Excellence, What? If Not Excellence Now, When? |
| Article | “The Brand Called You” in Fast Company, 31 August, 1997 |
| Book | The Brand You50 |
| Article | “Brand You Survival Kit” in Fast Company, 1 June, 2004 |
| Video | More On Brand You |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #18: Lifetime Employment Is Dead. Your Career Is Not |
| Blog post | The Mess Will Save Us. Eventually. |
| PPT | Brand You! No Option! Part 14 of THE WORKS |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #25: You Are Your Story. Develop It! |
| PPT | EXECUTION Part 8 of the Mother of All Presentations |
| The Action Summary | |
| Video | On Politics |
| Boss-Free Implementation of Stuff That Matters | |
| Video | Bias for Action |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #78: To Find Oil You Must Drill Wells |
| PPT | Getting Things Done |
| Ebook | Excellence Now: Action |
| The Top 50 "Have Yous" |
Innovation
Innovation mindset: “Around here, we try things first, fix ’em fast, try again, talk about it later when we’ve got something to talk about.”
Leadership
Make work matter. To lead is to measurably help others succeed.
| Ebook | Excellence Now: Innovation |
| Article | “The WOW Project” in Fast Company, 30 April, 1999 |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #109: What Have You Prototyped Lately? |
| Ebook | Boss-Free Implementation of Stuff That Matters |
| Innovation Tactics 121 | |
| Video | Angry People Make Change |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #80: The Way of the Demo |
| PPT | Innovate or Die Part 10 of THE WORKS |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #106: Beyond Excellence: The "Berserk Standard" |
| Book | The Essential Series: Design |
| PPT | Innovation 36 |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #79: Zen and the Art of Achieving Change Where It Already Exists |
| Ebook | People First! |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #37: Put the “Eye-Sparkle Factor” on Your Menu |
| PPT | The Talent 57 |
| PPT | The Black Swan 44 Plus the Basics |
| Human Asset Development Manifesto | |
| Video | Hire the Last One Percenters |
| Blog post | The Basics II: All You Need Is Love, Not Tom Peters or Gary Hamel |
| Ebook | Brawl With No Rules Series: Talent |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #38: Pleasant, Caring, Engaged—at 6 A.M.! |
| Book | The Essentials Series: Talent |
| Blog post | The Basics 2A |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #53: To Lead Is to Measurably Help Others Succeed |
| Ebook | The Little BIG Things: Leadership [enhanced ebook] |
| Ebook | You Matter to Me |
| Article | "Leadership Is Confusing As Hell" in Fast Company, 28 February, 2001 |
| PPT | Leadership 50 |
| Video | Off the Cuff: Front Line Managers |
| Blog post | Emotive Leadership: Are You of Service to Your Teammates? |
| Video | Excellence: MBWA |
| Audio | The Little BIG Things #112: Now Hear This! Listening Is the Ultimate "Core Competence" |
| Book | The Essential Series: Leadership |
| Blog post | Thoughts: Leadership |
| PPT | Management versus Leadership |