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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wise effectiveness together
The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product.
strength wise information-knowledge
Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.
leadership wise responsibility
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
wise business work
The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.
education wise knowledge
Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.
change wise future
The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.
inspirational wise entrepreneur
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
leadership wise funny-inspirational
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
inspirational leadership wise
Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.
inspirational encouraging wise
Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.
inspirational wise peace
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
life wise funny-inspirational
Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.
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.