Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.
PETER DRUCKERMeetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.
PETER DRUCKERA decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
PETER DRUCKERWe now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
PETER DRUCKERRank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
PETER DRUCKERIf there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.
PETER DRUCKERA man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. The man who always knows exactly what people cannot do, but never sees anything they can do, will undermine the spirit of his organization.
PETER DRUCKERThe aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.
PETER DRUCKEREfficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
PETER DRUCKERIt takes far more energy and work to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.
PETER DRUCKERResults are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.
PETER DRUCKERA well-managed factory is boring. Nothing exciting happens in it because the crises have been anticipated and have been converted into routine.
PETER DRUCKERManagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
PETER DRUCKERThere is no such thing as a good man. Good for what? is the question.
PETER DRUCKEROne cannot hire a hand – the whole man always comes with it.
PETER DRUCKERIntelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.
PETER DRUCKERHistory has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.
PETER DRUCKER