[via Tom Peters]

Food for thoughts from Tom Peters. It is about what he calls “the irreducibles”, i.e. what is close to certainty for our future.

“So what’s ‘for sure’? Anything?”

Frankly, I said, “No.” And there’s a part of me that believes that. The world is too fluid for certainties.

Then, while walking and thinking today (no Walkman), it occurred that “people matter most” is pretty damn close to a “certainty.”

So, some of the irreducibles from Tom (I definitely like this guy :-):

1. Excellence.Always.
2. Passion. Energy. Hustle. Enthusiasm. Exuberance. (Move mountains. No alt.)
3. You must care.
4. Emotion.
5. Experiment. Now.
6. Failure. Normal.
7. Most failures, most success. (Fail. Forward. Fast.)
8. Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.
9. Wow. (Okay in biz.)
10. Leaders create space for growth.
11. Student. Forever.
12. Respect
13. Internet.All.
14. Commitment, by invitation only.
15. Creativity, by invitation only.
16. Negotiation. Make all winners. (Save face.)
17. Network.
18. Honest feedback.
19. Collaborate.
20. Never rest.
21. People. First. Last. Always.
22. It. Is. Always. The. People.