HERE'S TO THE WINNERS
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Tom Peters tells a story about Lee Iacocca that demonstrates Iacocca knows purpose and when
now begins. One day Iacocca went to his chief engineer and said, "I want to add a convertible to our line."
The engineer responded, "Yes sir. We can have a design ready for you in about nine months." Iacocca fired back, "No! You don't understand. I've made a decision. I want action. Take a car and saw the damn top off." Whether true or not, this story emphasizes the dispatch that should follow immediately upon naming a goal. It also highlights one of Peters' central themes about management styles: The difference between patience and purposeful impatience.
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