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
motivational simple will-and-determination
What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it is another matter.
motivational pertinent-questions effort
The Pertinent Question is NOT how to do things right - but how to find the right things to do, and to concentrate resources and efforts on them.
motivational yield resources
When a resource is scarce, you increase its yield.
inspirational life motivational
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
inspirational motivational change
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
motivational business loyal-customers
The purpose of a business is to create a customer.
motivational essence survival
During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned - not what should be changed or introduced. A willingness to depart from the familiar has distinct survival value.
motivational leadership business
Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.
clever 4-hour-work-week motivational-management
What gets measured gets managed.
inspirational motivational business
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
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.