The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
Interpretation
Focusing on positively engaging with others can significantly boost productivity.
This quote emphasizes the importance of positive attention in interpersonal interactions, suggesting that when individuals feel valued and acknowledged, their motivation and productivity levels rise. Tom Peters highlights the profound impact that simple acts of recognition and positivity can have within a team or workplace, indicating that fostering a supportive environment can lead to better outcomes.
In practice
In a team meeting, you could emphasize the importance of appreciating each other's contributions.
My half-baked reading of history is that we continue to go through these waves of entrepreneurial explosion followed by merger mania and consolidation. Out of that come big sluggish companies that eventually collapse under the weight of what they've created, and are killed off by the next wave of entrepreneurs.
Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are.
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
The little people will get even, which is one of a thousand reasons why they are not little people at all. If you're a jerk as a leader, you will be torpedoed. And usually it won't be by your vice presidents; it will be on the loading dock at 3am when no supervisors are around.
Champions are pioneers, and pioneers get shot at. The companies that get the most from champions, therefore, are those that have rich support network so their pioneers will flourish. This point is so important it's hard to overstress. No support systems, no champions. No champions, no innovations.
If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.
Keep your thinking right and your business will be right.
You become what you believe - not what you wish or want but what you truly believe. Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.
If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power. Instead focus on your purpose, on your most authentic and fundamental intentions.
Some people wait so long for their ship to come in, their pier collapses.
I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.
Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.
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