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Tom Peters

1942 - Today

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Thomas J. Peters (born November 7, 1942) is an American writer on business management practices, best known for In Search of Excellence (co-authored with Robert H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Peters has received more than 413,110 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Peters is the 5,349th most popular writer (down from 4,882nd in 2019), the 7,837th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,178th in 2019) and the 610th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Circle of Innovation
Creative ability in business, Organizational change, Management
1997
Thriving on chaos
Industrial management, United States, Gestion d'entreprise
1987
A passion for excellence
Industrial management, Organizational Objectives, Leadership
A revolution is on, and managers in every field are rethinking the tried and, as it turns out, not so true management principles that have often served their institutions poorly. At the heart of revolutions, historically, there have been no more than a handful of people. But now it's time to enter another phase. The zeal to do something is clear. But the question remains: Who's doing much of anything differently? And that's not even the most important question. The most important is: How many have sustained the new "it?" A Passion of Excellence is not a how-to book in the traditional sense -- there are no step-by-step guides. It is not a book on theory. It is rather an avowed Whitman's Sampler of the passion for excellence observed and celebrated. Each chapter tells paradoxical tales of obsession in pursuing both detail and a dream. Each has scores of examples, as well as suggestions for practical actions that you can start immediately. Each stands essentially alone, which means you don't have to read them in order. - Jacket.
1985
In search of excellence
Industrial management, Management, United States
Discusses eight basic practices characteristic of successfully managed companies.
1982
Liberation Management
Teams in the workplace, Organizational change, Organizational effectiveness
1992
The Pursuit of Wow!
Career development, Management, Organizational change
1994

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tom Peters ranks 5,349 out of 7,302. Before him are Sahakdukht, Frank Schätzing, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, Ferreira de Castro, Dan Pagis, and Abdulla Aliş. After him are Birago Diop, Vernon Lee, Jane Bowles, Hans Christian Branner, John Gardner, and Lars Ahlin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Tom Peters ranks 523. Before him are Gennady Logofet, Arrigo Miglio, Salim Ahmed Salim, Johny Schleck, Paulos Faraj Rahho, and Jörg Lucke. After him are Pavel Sadyrin, Dick Butkus, Peter Tork, Frew McMillan, Horst Wolter, and Graciela Iturbide.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Peters ranks 7,837 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Costello (1894), Stan Musial (1920), Tina Knowles (1954), Julian Castro (1974), Walter Johnson (1887), and Julieta Venegas (1970). After him are Helen Gallagher (1926), Dick Durbin (1944), Carl Blegen (1887), Sidney Verba (1932), Julius J. Epstein (1909), and Jerry Lawler (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tom Peters ranks 610. Before him are Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), David Peoples (1940), Peter Gould (1950), David Brown (1916), Julie Garwood (1946), and David S. Goyer (1965). After him are Jane Bowles (1917), John Gardner (1933), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Roderick Thorp (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), and Elizabeth Hawley (1923).

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