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 organization doe
Every organization has to prepare for the abandonment of everything it does.
innovation age doe
The enterprise that does not innovate ages and declines. And in a period of rapid change such as the present, the decline will be fast.
facts doe opinion
One does not start with facts. One starts with opinions.
opportunity doe new-opportunity
Every success creates new opportunities. So does every failure.
doe oboes should
Conductors do not know how the oboe does its work, but they know what the oboe should contribute.
people tasks doe
One does not "manage" people. The task is to lead people.
doe utility products
What the customer buys and considers value is never a product. It is always utility, that is, what a product or a service does for the customer.
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.
moving excellence doe
It takes far less energy to move from first-rate performance to excellence than it does to move from incompetence to mediocrity.
leadership organization doe
Every organization must be prepared to abandon everything it does to survive in the future.
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.