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
running entrepreneur loner
I'm a writer. I could not or would not ever run a business. I don't even have a secretary. And contrary to some of the stereotypes, entrepreneurs are not loners. I am.
running organization people
The moment people talk of "implementing" instead of "doing," and of "finalizing" instead of "finishing," the organization is already running a fever.
running business marketing
A business exists because the consumer is willing to pay you his money. You run a business to satisfy the consumer. That isn't marketing. That goes way beyond marketing.
running risk needs
Tomorrow always arrives. It is always different. And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future. Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.
running greatness tests
The final test of greatness in a CEO is how well he chooses a successor and whether he can step aside and let the successor run the company.
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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.
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.
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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.
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The better a man is the more mistakes he will make for the more things he will try.