The Tom Peters Business School in a Box

Gain vital management know-how from interactive case studies based on the revolutionary ideas of Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of Excellence and author of Liberation Management.

There was no substitute for experience until now!

Most people learn management skills by trial and error. But business mistakes can be expensive, painful — even career-threatening.

Now, for a fraction of the cost of a business course or seminar, The Tom Peters Business School in a Box helps you develop management expertize and try out business strategies without the risks of real-world failure.

In this innovative simulation, you and a group of friends/colleagues gather at home or at work. You each play the role of a key executive and together face a major business challenge. You think… argue… negotiate… make critical decisions, then analyze the results andf evaluate your performance. In the process you:

• Improve your decision-making abilities
• Refine your person-to-person management skills
• Develop negotiating strategies
• Sharpen your analytical capabilities

Executives, managers, front-line workers, entrepreneurs and students who have used this simulation all agree: they learn — about business and about themselves — as they never have before… and they have fun in the process!

• Foreword by Tom Peters

1. Set-Up
• Using The Tom Peters Business School in a Box
• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Ford Set-up Checklist
• Organizing a Session
• Table I: Ford Player Packets
• Table II: Ford Departments and Influence Points
• The Rules
• Rules Summary
• When Things Happen
• Playing a Role
2. The Ford Scenario
• Briefing
• All (and We Mean All) You Have to Read
• Briefing Checklist
• In 1968
• Everyone at Ford Knows
• Agenda for Small-Car Production Meeting
• About the Situation
• About the Decisions
• About the Departments
• Departmental Memos
• The Results
• Analysis
• Analysis Checklist
• Moderator's Guide to Analysis of Results
• Analysis of Results
• Decision Paths
• Personal Agendas
• Personal Agenda paths
• Chaotic Alternatives
• Review
• Review Checklist
• Moderator's Guide to review
• Ford Review
• What Does All This Have to Do with Tom Peters?
• Debriefing
• Things to Talk About
• Looking Ahead
3. The Technical Solutions Scenario
• Using The Tom Peters Business School in a Box
• All (and We Mean All) You Have to Read
• TSI Set-Up
• TSI Set-Up Checklist
• Organizing a TSI Session
• Table III: TSI Player Packets
• Table IV: TSI Departments and Influence Points
• Playing a TSI Role
• Briefing
• Briefing Checklist
• About TSI and TaxPrep
• Parlez-Vous High Tech?
• About CD-ROM
• Agenda for CD-ROM Project Planning Meeting
• About the Situation
• About the Decisions
• About the Departments
• Departmental Memos
• The Results
• Analysis
• Analysis Checklist
• Moderator's Guide to Analysis of Results
• Analysis of Results
• Decision Paths
• Personal Agendas
• Personal Agenda paths
• Carnival Rides
• Review
• Review Checklist
• Moderator's Guide to review
• TSI Review
• What Does All This Have to Do with Tom Peters?
• Debriefing
• Things to Talk About
• Looking Ahead
4. Appendixes
• Appendix 1: Random Event Tables
• Ford Random Event Table
• TSI Random Event Table
• Appendix 2: Players' Notes
• Appendix 3: Glossary of Terms
• Appendix 4: Card Manifests
• Personal Agenda Cards
• Time Cards
5. Forms

This has in fact nothing to do with Tom Peters. A fun game though, even if it is a bit over the top.