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
ideas action placement
Ideas are cheap and abundant; what is of value is the effective placement of those ideas into situations that develop into action.
degenerates action ifs
Everything must degenerate into work if anything is to happen.
reflection action quiet
Follow effective action with quiet reflection.
positive-thinking miracle action
You can either take action, or you can hang back and hope for a miracle. Miracles are great, but they are so unpredictable.
smart decision action
In areas where they are simply incompetent, smart executives don’t make decisions or take actions. They delegate.
data marketing action
Great wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data.
mean information action
The knowledge that we consider knowledge proves itself in action. What we now mean by knowledge is information in action, information focused on results.
generally mistakes people risks
People who don't take risks generally make about 2 big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about 2 big mistakes a year.
basic concentration constantly economic key principle principles today violated
Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration.
management ninety objectives percent time works
Management by objectives works if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.
management ninety objectives percent time works
Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven't.
leadership management
Management is doing a thing right; leadership is doing the right things.
resource time
Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed.
beyond building higher leadership lifting magnetic normal people performance raising vision
Leadership is not magnetic personality/that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not making friends and influencing people /that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.