Saturday, December 09, 2006

Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

From Tom Peters' blog on Dec 8. He argues for promoting your whole industry, including your competitors, because it will benefit your business; and then differentiate yourself from your competitors through your work, not through badmouthing them.

"At the top of my business priority list, I want my overall market to grow by leaps and bounds. My market share will go down (It was about 100% after In Search of Excellence, when I was more or less the only public 'management guru'), but my revenue will soar—the 'bigger pie' axiom.

In short, I want my competitors to thrive. And I welcome their presence at my events. I go so far (see our 'Cool Friends' interviews, for example) as to enhance their careers!"

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