And in 15 short hours (short - believe it or not) I read through this book, and immediately set about trying to use what it contained in my career.
Tom Peters is, without a doubt, the most refreshingly unique speaker and guru-type in the world of management today. (Without a doubt) His writing always challenges you, but this book more than any other really grabbed me.
As always, he is to the point, concise, and does not waste words. For example, he makes the statement (several times) that you cannot force change - people cannot make corporations change - what you can do is "awaken their latent talents" and the only way that you can do this is through OPPORTUNITY.
This was a revelation for me! Cutting through countless books and texts on change manmagement he cut straight to the core. Give them opportunity, and they will rise to the occasion. It immediately struck a chord with my own personal experiences.
But this is only part of it. His 51 points about what a leader is and what a leader does would provide a fantastic template for anybody within the consulting industry (specifically) or for our many clients. He ahs a few pouints about Women in management that are beyond what you normally hear, and they make perfect sense.
All women I have ever seen in the sales roles, particularly in Service and Technology sales, DO A FANTASTIC JOB! His explanations of why left me wanting to do more in this aprticular area.
Many of the themes in his book are now finding their way into my own consulting work that I do every day, and I reckon that once you read this you will want to do the same. Over the next few weeks we are working on a range of themes that started out this book, and that we have already taken into our client organizations. (With great effect I might add!)
So regardless of whether you ARE a leader, or if you WORK WITH industry leaders - this book will provide you with concise and direct information that you will be able to apply to your career immediately. I could not recommend it any higher!!
