The GTD* MBA *Getting Things Done Tom Peters/1104.08

“Execution is strategy.” —Fred Malek

*Managing people I, II, III, IV *Creating and managing systems Core *Managing people I, II, III, IV *Creating and managing systems with high impact *Leadership I, II *Servant leadership *Execution I, II, III *Creating a “Try it now”-“Fail Forward Fast”-“Ready. Fire. Aim.” “culture” *Maximizing ROIR [Return On Investment in Relationships] *Sales I, II, III, IV *Service basics I, II *Creating incredible customer experiences

Core *The art and science of influence I, II *Crucial conversations-Crucial confrontations *Accounting* I, II [*acctg., not “finance”] *Accountability I, II *Calendar mastery/Mastering “to don’t” *MBWA I, II *Nurturing and harvesting curiosity in one and all *Giving great presentations I, II *Active listening I, II *Excellence as aspiration, Excellence everywhere, Excellence all the time

Other *Recruiting top talent for 100% of enterprise jobs *Recruiting for smile, enthusiasm, energy *Nurturing top talent *Helping people (employees, customers, vendors, communities) grow and realize their dreams *The promotion decision *Women as preeminent leaders *Building friends through effective firing *The power of decentralization—and the barriers thereto

Other *The art of finding and loving weirdos *Creating an environment of respect and decency *The preeminent role of emotion in everything *Saying “thank you” I, II *Aggressive apologizing *Giving good phone, working the phones *Creating and nurturing lasting win-win alliances *Creating or changing a unit’s “culture” *The real “stuff”-basics of cross- functional excellence

Other *Developing and sustaining a spirited workplace *Becoming the gemstone of the community *Mastering the Internet I, II *Appreciating and playing with new technologies *Knowing oneself *Marketing *Marketing to women I, II *Marketing to boomers-geezers I, II *Design-mindedness as a “cultural” attribute

*Rapid prototyping of everything, and the Art of Serious Play Other *The Art of the Nudge *Rapid prototyping of everything, and the Art of Serious Play *Rewarding failures *Increasing a business’s metabolic rate *Diversity power everywhere *The power of universal transparency Spare Time *Strategy *Finance *Globalization