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New Zealand 2007

New Zealand 2007. Ho hum: 2+ weeks in New Zealand … Pfizer Ford Gap Chrysler Yahoo microsoft wal*mart ??? ???. “ It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change .” —Charles Darwin. Punchline ….

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New Zealand 2007

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  1. New Zealand 2007

  2. Ho hum: 2+ weeks in New Zealand …PfizerFordGapChryslerYahoomicrosoftwal*mart??????

  3. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”—Charles Darwin

  4. Punchline …

  5. The last word: There is no “last word.”

  6. Punchline …

  7. The last word: Thereisa “last word(s).”

  8. 25

  9. S.A.V.

  10. Tom Peters’ X25*EXCELLENCE. ALWAYS.ESPN/Chatham/02 May 2007*In Search of Excellence 1982-2007

  11. Slides at …tompeters.com

  12. EXCELL-ENCE????

  13. “I am often asked by would-be entrepreneurs seeking escape from life within huge corporate structures, ‘How do I build a small firm for myself?’ The answer seems obvious:Buy a very large one and just wait.”—Paul Ormerod, Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics

  14. Dick Kovacevich:You don’t get better by being bigger. You get worse.”

  15. “It is generally much easier tokill an organizationthan change it substantially.”—Kevin Kelly, Out of Control

  16. EXCELLENCE. CIRCA 1982.

  17. Excellence1982: The Bedrock “Eight Basics” 1. A Bias for Action 2. Close to the Customer 3. Autonomy and Entrepreneurship 4. Productivity Through People 5. Hands On, Value-Driven 6. Stick to the Knitting 7. Simple Form, Lean Staff 8. Simultaneous Loose-Tight Properties”

  18. EXCELLENCE. ASPIRATION.

  19. Why in the World did you go to Siberia?

  20. The Peters Principles: Enthusiasm. Emotion. Excellence. Energy. Excitement. Service. Growth. Creativity. Imagination. Vitality. Joy. Surprise. Independence. Spirit. Community. Limitless human potential. Diversity. Profit. Innovation. Design. Quality. Entrepreneurialism. Wow!

  21. “BUSINESS IS ABOUT POWER.”—Joanne Lipman, on Portfolio

  22. “Business [that lasts] is about … experiences that are concocted and executed by committed, energetic, nervy[Loose screws = Many] people [Talent] and surprise-amaze[“giggly”/“insanely great”] and stick in other people’s [customers’] minds.”—Tom Peters*Apple, Whole Foods, Cirque du Soleil, Virgin, ESPN, Apple,Commerce Bank, Google, Basement Systems Inc., Apple, Ford (circa 1917), IBM (circa 1970), CNN (circa 1980), Wannamaker’s (circa 1880)

  23. Basement Systems inc/ seymour ct

  24. *Basement Systems Inc.*Larry Janesky*Dry Basement Science(115,000!)*1993: $0; 2003: $12M; 2006: $50,000,000+

  25. EXCELLENCE. INNOVATE. OR. DIE.

  26. The Mess IsThe Message! Period!

  27. What makes God laugh?

  28. Peoplemakingplans!

  29. EXCELLENCE. INNOVATE. OR. DIE.

  30. More than $$$$#1R&D spending, last 25 years?

  31. GM

  32. Characteristics of the “Also rans”*“Minimize risk”“Respect the chain of command”“Support the boss”“Make budget”*Fortune, article on “Most Admired Global Corporations”

  33. EXCELLENCE. INNOVATE.TACTICS.

  34. We become who we hang out with 1

  35. “To grow, companies need to break out of a vicious cycle of competitive benchmarking and imitation.”—W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne,“Think for Yourself —Stop Copying a Rival,” Financial Times

  36. Why Do I love Freaks? (1) Because when Anything Interesting happens … it was a freak who did it. (Period.) (2) Freaks are fun. (Freaks are also a pain.) (Freaks are never boring.) (3) We need freaks. Especially in freaky times. (Hint: These are freaky times, for you & me & the CIA & the Army & Avon.) (4) A critical mass of freaks-in-our-midstautomatically make us-who-are-not-so-freaky at least somewhat more freaky. (Which is a Good Thing in freaky times—see immediately above.) (5)Freaks are the only (ONLY) ones who succeed—as in, make it into the history books. (6) Freaks keep us from falling into ruts. (If we listen to them.) (We seldom listen to them.) (Which is why most organizations are in ruts. Make that chasms.)

  37. “Normal” = “o for 800”

  38. try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Screw it up. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Try it. Screw it up. it. Try it. Try it. try it. Try it.Screw it up. Try it. Try it. Try it.

  39. do things.

  40. “We have a ‘strategic plan.’ It’s called doing things.”— Herb Kelleher

  41. drill.

  42. “This is so simple it sounds stupid, but it is amazing how few oil people really understand that you only find oil if you drill wells.You may think you’re finding it when you’re drawing maps and studying logs, but you have to drill.” Source: The Hunters, by John Masters, Canadian O & G wildcatter

  43. try things.

  44. “We made mistakes, of course. Most of them were omissions we didn’t think of when we initially wrote the software. We fixed them by doing it over and over, again and again. We do the same today. While our competitors are still sucking their thumbs trying to make the design perfect, we’re already on prototype version#5.By the time our rivals are ready with wires and screws, we are on version #10.It gets back to planning versus acting: We act from day one; others plan how toplan—for months.”—Bloomberg by Bloomberg

  45. Screw. things.Up.

  46. “Fail . Forward. Fast.”High Tech CEO, Pennsylvania

  47. “Fail faster. Succeed Sooner.”David Kelley/IDEO

  48. “FAIL, FAIL AGAIN. FAIL BETTER.”—Samuel Beckett

  49. Sam’s Secret #1!

  50. “Rewardexcellent failures. Punishmediocre successes.”Phil Daniels, Sydney exec

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