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.
ideas people
I'm better about things than about people. I'm more interested in people, but I'm better at ideas.
eggs ideas frogs
Ideas are like frog eggs: you've got to lay a thousand to hatch one.
business ideas people
As to the idea that advertising motivates people, remember the Edsel.
baby opportunity ideas
Ideas are somewhat like babies--they are born small, immature, and shapeless. They are promise rather than fulfillment. In the innovative company executives do not say, "This is a damn-fool idea." Instead they ask, "What would be needed to make this embryonic, half-baked, foolish idea into something that makes sense, that is an opportunity for us?
ideas firm
Nobody can predict the future; the idea is to have a firm grasp of the present.
ideas listening asking
Never ask who's right. Start out by asking what is right. And you find that out by listening to dissenting, disagreeing opinions.
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.
ideas leader moral
Leaders shouldn?t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can?t compromise.
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.