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
decision tasks decision-making
Decision making is the specific executive task.
eye matter tasks
Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant
people tasks joints
The task of management is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.
country tasks management
A primary task of management in the developed countries in the decades ahead will be to make knowledge productive.
strong tasks weakness
The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths so strong that it makes the system's weaknesses irrelevant.
character tasks genius
There is one qualification the manager cannot acquire but must bring to the task. It is not genius; it is character.
organization tasks norm
Change is the norm; unless an organization sees that its task is to lead change, that organization will not survive.
should-have useless tasks
There's nothing so useless than executing a task efficiently when it actually never should have been executed at all.
people tasks doe
One does not "manage" people. The task is to lead people.
knowledge innovation tasks
Knowledge is the source of Wealth. Applied to tasks we already know, it becomes Productivity. Applied to tasks that are new, it becomes Innovation...
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.