Success is never static. Excellence is more expensive than innovation. Yes, no one will object to Peters' management argument, but the problem is that many "excellent enterprises" praised by thomas peters in his book have failed or disappeared, which makes people doubt the value of pursuing Excellence. Is Peters wrong? How should we view this far-reaching work? Intriguingly, there is hardly a business leader who does not admit that he is deeply influenced by the eight principles put forward by thomas peters. Moreover, we can't forget the fact that "the pursuit of Excellence was almost the savior of American business". Rereading The Pursuit of Excellence today will still inspire the author's innovation in that "chaotic and discontinuous era".

It is the book "Pursuing Excellence" that makes thomas peters become a management master from an ordinary employee of McKinsey & Company. The Pursuit of Excellence became the first business management book with a sales volume of over one million in American history. Many readers praised it as "the Bible of American business administration since 1982". For a time, all the media and business people were talking about this book, which even contributed to the maturity of the commercial book publishing industry. Peter drucker, a contemporary management guru, hit the nail on the head: "The power of Peters' works lies in that it forces you to pay attention to the most basic things … it makes management sound incredibly simple. All you have to do is put the book back under the pillow, and then everything will be done. "

Since the publication of 1982, The Pursuit of Excellence has been ranked in the list of non-literary books in The New York Times every year, translated into more than ten languages, and swept the world, with a circulation of 6 million copies in three years. Forbes magazine selected the most influential business books in the 20th century, and Pursuing Excellence ranked first. Today's best-selling economics book "Passion for Excellence" also does not forget to advertise itself with "Pursuing Excellence". On the cover, it is specially noted that this book is "the 20 most influential business books in the 20th century, the sequel to the management bible" Pursuing Excellence ". Time magazine wrote: "Pursuing Excellence" is a great job, and the secret of the success of excellent American enterprises is made public. "The book published by Peters and wortmann should be used as a textbook for business schools across the United States." Drucker commented: "the value of pursuing Excellence, or anything else, is immeasurable." Its reputation and success have far exceeded the objective evaluation of its significance. We can be sure that it promotes the emergence of a large number of management books. In the business world, it affirms the central role of customer service in the process of forming differences and establishing competitive advantages. " Warren Baines, honorary president of the University of Cincinnati, said: "There is no doubt that this is a landmark book; The theme of' how to make an organization full of efficiency' is very outstanding and is the most important and useful book. " Thomas Theobard, vice chairman of Citibank's board of directors, pointed out: "When you open this book, every manager will immediately find many useful secrets of success. Because the concepts are close, many of them are quite similar to the highly respected Japanese experience, but in the final analysis, this book is still an authentic American book that discusses the Excellence of American business. "

Archie McGill, vice president of ATT's sales department, even praised The Pursuit of Excellence: "This book is full of talent and inspiration, and I expect it to fundamentally promote the success of our new enterprise' American Bell'. I think this book is not only wonderful, but more importantly, it is easy to implement in practice. "