Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Druckerwas an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation. He was also a leader in the development of management education, he invented the concept known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the founder of modern management"...
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth19 November 1909
Peter Drucker quotes about
cancer growth add
Growth that adds volume without improving productivity is fat. Growth that diminishes productivity is cancer.
inspirational business future
Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.
communication caring community
For the social ecologist language is not "communication." It is not just "message." It is substance. It is the cement that holds humanity together. It creates community and communication. Social ecologists need not be "great" writers; but they have to be respectful writers, caring writers.
decision good-intentions intention
Unless a decision has degenerated into work, it is not a decision; it is at best a good intention.
knowledge learning two
You can't manage knowledge.Knowledge is between two ears and only between two ears.
degenerates strategy
All good strategy eventually degenerates into work.
jobs organization ideas
In the managerial organization, the top people sit in judgment; in the innovative organization it is their job to encourage ideas, no matter how unripe or crude.
organization people social
The organization is, above all, social. It is people.
two innovation marketing
There are only two things in a business that make money - innovation and marketing, everything else is cost.
example development irresistible
A superior who works on his own development sets an almost irresistible example.
responsibility demand want
It does not matter whether the worker wants responsibility or not, The enterprise must demand it of him.
essence management productive
The essence of management is to make knowledge productive.
skills discipline listening
Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline.
organization symptoms committees
Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better.