Tom Peters

Updated at: May 21, 2007, 2:17 a.m.

Tom Peters is considered one of the most sought after and expensive management lecturers in the world.

He wrote the book In Search of Excellence with Robert Waterman in 1982 which has been called the world's best selling business book. He later wrote Thriving On Chaos which was also very successful.

Before he became a McKinsey consultant in 1974, he worked in the Pentagon for two years where he became fascinated by complex organizations.

He gained a masters degree in civil engineering at Cornell University and then served in Vietnam. Later he took an MBA at Stanford and worked at the Washington Office of Management and Budget. He is founder of the Tom Peters Group which has formed a substantial business in videos, cassettes, a TV series, personal appearances and consultancy work.


Related Books

The Pursuit of WOW!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times

The Tom Peters Seminar: Crazy Times Call for Crazy Organizations

Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution

The Brand You 50: Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an "Employee" Into a Brand that Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!

The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way To Greatness

In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

Liberation Management: Necessary Disorganization for the Nanosecond Nineties

A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference