Talent (Essentials (DK Publishing)) [Paperback]

Tom Peters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Essentials (DK Publishing) | Publication Date: May 30, 2005

Tom Peters is back and in his own words‹he's "Mad as Hell." Breaking down the message from his bestselling Re-Imagine!, these four pocket-sized books deliver crucial business truths to those who are looking for inspiration on leadership, innovation, design, or women in business.

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About the Author

Tom Peters, public speaker and author, graduated from Cornell University and received a M.B.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He has also received honorary doctorates from the University of San Francisco and Rhodes College.
He was in the U. S. Navy during Vietnam and later served as a senior White House drug abuse advisor (1973-74). He worked for McKinsey & Company from 1974 to 1981. He holds about seventy-five seminars a year and has created and starred in a series of corporate training films.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756610567
• ISBN-13: 978-0756610562
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 3.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,070,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The latest from the Guru, October 1, 2005

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therosen "therosen" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talent (Essentials (DK Publishing)) (Paperback)

This new book focuses tightly on one of Tom's big areas - Talent. How do you make the best people want to work for you? And how do you get the most out of them? And how do you improve yourself? Tom's very much in the Free Agent Nation camp, expecting all of us to be individual enteprenuers, even if we work for Big Inc. He also believe that we don't have a choice - the new world is forcing it on us.

Like most of his books, we're treated to stories, statistics, and some very heavy exhortations. Do it or die trying!

The only downside is it is a bit redundant if you've read Re-imagine, but we all need a refresher.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stimulating content, May 25, 2007

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R. Hazlett (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talent (Essentials (DK Publishing)) (Paperback)

Tom Peters (and Seth Godin) should be required reading for all college courses. Great little book with easy to digest content, awesome design and stimulating ideas.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes over the top, sometimes right on target, February 29, 2008

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Edward Caulfield - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talent (Essentials (DK Publishing)) (Paperback)

After reading this book, I ask myself "Why?". Why must we have a Me Inc.? Why must we doggedly pursue a vision of WOW projects, constant re-invention and innovation? If I don't I'll suffer substandard pay, my children won't be able to eat and my mortgage will foreclose?

Madness I say. A cultural aberration created by a ficticious requirement to have more and more and more and more, of what? For what? Perhaps I missed the chapter, but I don't recall one word on "value of life". It was just chase, chase, chase, chase. Like an addiction. Dogs do this when you throw them a ball don't they? However, even a dog eventually gets tired of the purposless repetition.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book, however consider it to be a classic example of how fundamentally insane our western culture is. Everyone should read it!