In Search Of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (Profile Business Classics)

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Just eight companies outperformed the index by more than 5%, while twice that number underperformed by the same percentage. If you bought a portfolio of these companies and held them for two decades, you would have beaten the index by 1.

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Upon publication of the larger book, many readers reported that a more portable format would be welcome. Now, its main message is that EXCELLENCE is the result of many small tasks, all of which can be practiced and mastered. In particular, watch out for the common tendency to underplay the role of context and luck, and over-attribute success to things that are easily visible, controllable or flattering. In other words, if it were not for cigarettes, Jim Collins’s outperformance would literally go up in smoke.Tom isn't only the best selling business author of all time, he's one of the business world's engaging and challenging speakers. For an excellent overview of the pitfalls of doing this, check out Phil Rosenzweig’s The Halo Effect. The books are in the form of "50 lists": The Brand You50, The Project50, and The Professional Service Firm50. The Brand You50: Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!

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Discover why design is the Number 1 determinant of whether a product or service stands out—or doesn't. The cool professional service firm is just that: cool talent, a portfolio of cool projects, cool clients. Create a strategic vision for the future with revolutionary new ideas from Tom Peters and Martha Barletta. The common denominator-bottom line for both the professional service firm/PSF and the individual/Brand You . If you look at the stars versus the failures, the biggest dividing line seems to be their position in relation to a megatrend—either a good one or a bad one.With bold graphics and chapter titles such as "We are all Michelangelos," "Create waves of lust," and "You can't live life without an eraser," The Circle of Innovation challenges us all to transform our organizations, our careers, and ourselves. This inspiring little book is packed with exhilarating quotes that will urge you to recognize what truly matters at work. It's built on 210 numbered observations, all with a common bond of stepping out and standing out from the growing crowd of look-alikes. The Little BIG Things is a compendium of 163 ways to pursue Excellence—with tips ranging from the blatantly obvious, "Design Is .