Thomas J. Peters is an American writer on business management practices, born 7 November 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He worked at McKinsey and Company from 1974 to 1981 before becoming an independent consultant, and he achieved prominence with his 1982 bestseller In Search of Excellence, co-authored with Robert H. Waterman Jr., which became widely influential in business circles and gained further exposure through PBS television specials.
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Defining ContributionCo-authored the 1982 book In Search of Excellence, which became a landmark work on business-management practices. 1 Notable WorkIn Search of Excellence (1982) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Tom Peters worked at McKinsey and Company from 1974 to 1981 before becoming an independent consultant and management writer.
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