No one has had more influence in shaping the idea of modern management than the author. In this title, he provides essential wisdom for everyone - from the freelancer to the small business owner to the head of a major corporation - offering 163 ways to excel at the people side of business by pursuing excellence at every level.

No one has had more influence in shaping the idea of modern management than Tom Peters. An avowed enemy of conformism and the status quo, Peters is a necessary voice of experience to guide us through times of financial uncertainty. In The Little BIG Things, he provides essential wisdom for everyone—from the freelancer to the small business owner to the head of a major corporation—offering 163 ways to excel at the “people side of business” by pursuing excellence at every level.

"The 'Excellence Standard' is not about Grand Outcomes. In Zen-like terms, all we have is today. If the day's work cannot be assessed as Excellent, then the oceanic overall goal of Excellence has not been advanced. Period.“

”If membership in your club (organization) is not aimed at 'mind-blowing' development for each staff member and 'window rattling' service for each customer and other extended family members, then . . . just what the hell is the point?"

Review
“Those who want to improve their business, whether a boss or an employee, will find great ideas in this compelling and very browsable book.”—Library Journal

Thomas J. Peters, uber-guru of business (Fortune and The Economist), is the author of many international bestsellers, including A Passion for Excellence and Thriving on Chaos. Peters, the father of the post-modern corporation (Los Angeles Times), is the chairman of Tom Peters Company and lives in Vermont.