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Summary: A Management Masterpiece! Wakeup and Read, World!
Review: I am delighted to write a review on Tom Peters' best-ever book, "Re-Imagine!." I purchased my copy while traveling in Ireland because it held such a prominent position on store shelves and I knew the European version would be different from it's Western counterpart -- and it is but only by the front cover. Tom's picture graces the American edition, whereas it does not on the European.I have been a loyal fan and dedicated reader of nearly all of Tom's books from "In Search of Excellence" to "A Passion for Excellence" to "Thriving on Chaos" and this new work is by far his best. Why? Because when you read it, you feel as if you are right in Tom's mind. It's a work of perfection both from a design and intellectual viewpoint. Where else can you find a magnificent looking book chock-full of Tom's 30 years of wisdom, including his reflections of other equally profound minds such as Jim Collins, Michael Schrage, Gary Hamel, Warren Bennis and Clayton Christensen? He continues to be a management genius and a very, very gutsy guy! As Tom vividly points out, he welcomes us to a new worldview and if we don't get it -- like how women are going to rule or when a 30-year old reader is Tom's age, Wal*Mart and Dell will be either dead or irrelevant -- well than it's our tough luck. I get it and believe this is a masterpiece of a book. And, I could not help but notice one reader's review indicating he felt that Tom was presenting the obvious. Don't we all know that true genius is simplifying the complex by presenting it in such a way that it becomes a startling revelation for ordinary souls? Tom has done just that when it comes to the future of management. I say wholeheartedly, WAKEUP, world and take notice of Tom's ideas or else you will be either dead or irrelevant. He is lighting the way for us. It's now only our choice to make the best of our world and create an awesome destiny in the process. -- Laurel Delaney, Chicago, IL, USA (mailto:ldelaney@globetrade.com)
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Summary: More of a Comic Book
Review: I couldn't read beyond first chapter of this book. The colors and graphics gave me headache. Presentation of the book is very complex and confounding. The author doesn't talk anything new in this book. Its all up in the air!
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Summary: Why many "book judges" didn't get it...
Review: I feel that all of the negative comments are mostly from people that:
1) Read books to "review"
2) Don't try to "change" based on inputs (new or old)
3) Are confortable with the world as it is
Some books are "reference" books, others are supposed to be "opportunity for change".
I think Tom was going for the second one, and I believe it was a good first try.
DK can definitely do better (see all of their kids books and travel guides) from a design and layout perspective.
The old book layout is a "confort zone" for all of us, but "information" is a web, not a line (it has never been a line for our brains), so the opportunity for books is to evolve...
As many have already noted, many of the concepts are not 100% new, but "repetita juvant" is always valid, and secondly, sometimes messages can only go "under the skin" if they are presented in a different way (not all drugs can be taken as confortable pills...).
If you "already knew" many of these concepts, have not changed a damn thing, and are still capable of complaining, I recommend you seriously consider not wasting ny more of your money on books or similar...
If you "already knew" all of this and "have changed" or helped others change, then you should write a book about it, and support others who are trying to do the same.
For all the MBAs that did not like this or took it personally, I suggest noting the following:
a) many MBAs didn't like it
b) many of your "customers" found something inspirational
Could it be possible that MBAs are on a different wavelength than customers?
Could it be that MBAs have read so many books that they are so "ahead" as to be "not in touch with reality" anymore?
Words are just words until they "change" somebody's life.
(the same phrase is actually valid if you replace "words" with "MBAs")
If Tom's book did this for a few people, then it is a good book.
Most of the "reference" books end up being useless in terms of "change"; just like "quoting" powerful messages from illuminating "leaders" but not "living" the way they did indicate.
I believe that we like the fact that many powerful messages can fit in a book so that it can be closed an put away, so that they can be confortably ignored.
If this book is the start of a new way of discussing and presenting "old" or "obvious" concepts, and a way to remove the "politically correct" envelope that wraps many key concepts in other books, than, in my opinion, it is very welcomed.
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Summary: A Masterpiece!
Review: Years ago, I introduced Tom's book "The Circle of Innovation" to my Malay Friend. After reading it, she told me that the book literally transformed her mindset! And I believe that, those who bought this book, and invest their time to devour the whole book, will do so. Every sentence and every word are the culmination of Tom's 30 years of Deep and Profound insights into the business World! Everything in this book is a Masterpiece. If you really practice them in your life, your life will never be the same!! And Thank you, Tom again, for continuing writing books to serve the informavores like me. For those who are still doubtful about this book because of the poor rating of some other reviewer, please rush to your local bookstore and flip through it, examine it thoroughly and see if it is worth you money back! For me, this book or SUTRA is a 1000% returns! Here are some of the fascinating phrases in the book that I love and want to share with you all: 1. "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." by James Dean. 2."Every time I pass a jailhouse or a school, I feel sorry for the people inside." 3. I love studying. The harder I study, the more confused I get. The more confused I get, the deeper I want to dig. The deeper I dig... the better questions I ask! 4. Words are funny things. They can change everything 5. Big acquisitions are stupid, new accounting rules in U.S. required companies to write down 1 trillion dollars in value for recent acquisitions. 6. " Customer Satisfaction" is out. "Customer Success" is in. 7. "Reward excellent failures... punish mediocre successes" 8. "If there is nothing very special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself you won't get noticed, and that increasingly means you won't get paid much either." 9. Hang out with dull.. and you will become dull. Hang out with weird.. and you will become weird. 10. Infomavores - Someone who likes to Eat up New Knowledge Last but not least, a very happy new year to Tom, and to all of you who read my review.
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Summary: Great!
Review: Reviews of the book reflect more about the reviewers than the book itself. Those with a personal investment in the current business regime (MBA students etc) may dismiss the text while those who experience day to day frustration with idea and action crushing corporate hierarchies may celebrate Tom Peter's vision of the future. Can't think of another reason for wholesale dismissal of this imaginative, energetic and
very interesting read.
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Summary: ! Contrasts
Review: I'm a 40 something MBA with 20+ in the Valley. It's still the best place to work...Tom you should not have left. Like the 20 something MBAs, I also found this book pretty dated. I'm only half way through the book as it does not digest very well. Somethings work well (!Contracts) others fail (those nearly invisible dotted lines leading to margins). The margins are not very interesting an don't stand out or supplement the main text in a meaningful way as the main text is very fragmented. Here's my ! Contrasts so far... WAS :: IS
Women in the workplace :: Gays in the workplace
Blue Sky :: Sarbanes-Oxley
Type A personality :: Type A + B
Starbucks :: Peet's coffee
Mad as hell :: Psychological Intelligence
Redux :: invent a new term, please
Confusing layout :: User-friendly
Larry Ellison :: Steve Jobs (still)
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Summary: False Advertising
Review: These ideas aren't new for the market, and they aren't even new for Tom Peters. They are a repeat of what he's been saying for ten years. This design is touted as good, but it is fluff over substance. The book runs around chasing its own tail. The design is distracting and bad. While the title is re-imagine the theme is regurgitation of old ideas in inferior packaging.
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Summary: Over-Hyped
Review: This is a mediocre book that is poorly designed for getting the message across. The design may be different than most business books, but unfortunately, it isn't a good design. The ideas are reworks of things already published and better written in the popular business press. Assertions that these are new ideas are simply false.
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Summary: Fantabulous! Must Buy! Redefine your DNA codes!!!
Review: Fantabulous! Fantabulous! Must Buy!! Now, I must admit that I am one of the raving Fans of Tom, one of the ranting Fans of Tom!! When I Read Tom's previous books, it rants about a good project should make you gasp, a good project should be a "ladle-dropper" meaning someone cooking in the KITCHEN would drop the ladle and rush to the TV set. I just got a smidgen of rough idea on the concept. When I flipped through this seminal book, the "makes me gasp" and "ladle dropper" concepts just dawn on me, I immediately bought the book from the bookstore! This book rattles my whole body( to say rattle my body is an understatement), rearrange my molecules, and REDEFINE! my DNA codes!!! Re-imagine just keeps my adrenalin flowing, firing my synapses in a disruptive way.! It's like attending a powerful motivating seminar! But this book is just beyond MOTIVATION, it urges you to RE-Imagine almost every aspect of the world!! I love the phrase "the essence of a genuine education is the ability to learn continuously... and enthusiastically." and " Become purposeful! Do the stuff that makes a difference to you! Get an(independent) life! I adore the term "certified word fanatic" and "informavorses" who eat up new knowledge. Tom really has the knack of using the English in a most creative, cutting-edge fashion. (I hope there is word in English to describe using the language in a most innovative and advance way) Based on Tom's previous book "the project 50" evaluation criteria, which is taken from the work of "Jackson Pollock": I would like to evaluate this book as Fashion : Was it "cool"? 9.5points. Marvelous Quality :Was it great craft? 9.9999 Absolutely Originality. Could it be classified as novel? 9 markThe Design is really Novel Influence : Was the path of the world of art/business altered significantly because of this person's work? 9.88888 I become a reformed person. We'll have to observe how the book is going to influence the business world. To me, Tom is like Michael Jackson to the Music Industry, or David Beckham to the World of Soccer. But to me, Tom's book is not just giving me Tsunamis of Entertainment, but it is endowing me Tsunamically with wisdom on how to excel in my work, my life and the world. GOD saw u hungry, so HE created rice,
He saw u thirsty n created H2O.
GOD saw u in the dark so HE created sun!
n HE saw the business world is so dull, boring and listless!!
so HE created TOM PETERS!!!! I feel proud and lucky to have read this book, and I love you, Tom!
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Summary: Good Coffee Deserves a Good Book, Not This One
Review: I agree with the reviewer that said there is nothing here that hasn't already been better presented in the Wall Street Journal or Financial Times general business interest pages. This book is scatty and the layout doesn't help communication.
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