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
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The growth for education and training will be in continuing adult education. Online delivery is the trigger for this growth, but the demand for lifetime education stems from profound changes in society. We live in an economy where knowledge, not buildings and machinery, is the chief resource and where knowledge-workers make up the biggest part of the work force.
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When the business grows, the person who founded it is incredibly busy. Rapid growth puts an enormous strain on a business. You outgrow your production facilities. You outgrow your management capabilities.
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The greatest change in corporate culture - and the way business is being conducted - may be the accelerated growth of relationships based... on partnership.
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I think the growth industry of the future in this country and the world will soon be the continuing education of adults. ...I think the educated person of the future is somebody who realizes the need to continue to learn. That is the new definition and it is going to change the world we live in and work in.
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Luck never built a business. Prosperity and growth come only to the business that systematically finds and exploits its potential.
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Growth that adds volume without improving productivity is fat. Growth that diminishes productivity is cancer.
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Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
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Management by objectives works if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.
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Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven't.
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Management is doing a thing right; leadership is doing the right things.
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So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work
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The overseer of the unskilled peasants who dragged stone for the pyramids did not concern himself with morale or motivation,
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Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed.