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
business data doe
The fewer data needed, the better the information. And an overload of information, that is, anything much beyond what is truly needed, leads to information blackout. It does not enrich, but impoverishes.
future trying
Don't try to innovate for the future. Innovate for the present!
opportunity issues social
Every single social and global issue of our day is a business opportunity in disguise
success business two
Business has only two basic functions - marketing and innovation.
change manage
One cannot manage change. One can only be ahead of it.
organization force built
Organizations are no longer built on force, but on trust.
thinking selling company
The customer rarely buys what the company thinks it's selling.
situation colleagues executives
An effective executive builds on strengths - their own strengths, the strengths of superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and on the strength of the situation.
business communication technology
The new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.
ignorant-masses asking-questions asking-too-many-questions
My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
organization confusion three
Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.
institutions results performances
What can I contribute that will significantly affect the performance and the results of the institution I serve?
tools logic materials
Production is not the application of tools to materials, but logic to work.
giving quality use
Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality.