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Like so many brilliant people, he believes that ideas move mountains. But bulldozers move mountains; ideas show where the bulldozers should go to work.

Peter Drucker

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
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Action Deep Inspirational Quiet Reflection
Like so many brilliant people, he believes that ideas move mountains. But bulldozers move mountains; ideas show where the bulldozers should go to work.
PETER DRUCKER

Believe Himself Ideas People
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
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Mistake People Risk
Entrepreneurship is risky mainly because so few of the so-called entrepreneurs know what they are doing.
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Entrepreneur Risk
There is no such thing as a good man. Good for what? is the question.
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Goodness Man Philosophy
A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.
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Alone Person Strength Weakness
The problem in my life and other people’s lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it.
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Absence Life People Problem
The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader’s charisma. What matters is the leader’s mission.
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History Human Leadership Suffering
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
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Power Privilege Responsibility
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
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Courage Decision See Success Yourself
Effective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.
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Job Pay
Is this still worth doing? And if it isn’t, he gets rid of it so as to be able to concentrate on the few tasks that, if done with excellence, will really make a difference in the results of his own job and in the performance of his organization.
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Difference Excellence Job Result Worth
1. What is our mission? 2. Who is our customer? 3. What does the customer value? 4. What are our results? 5. What is our plan?
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Customer Mission Ourselves Planning Result
History has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.
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History Motivational Talent Writing
Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
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Efficient Moral Right
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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Goodness Planning

Like so many brilliant people, he believes that ideas move mountains. But bulldozers move mountains; ideas show where the bulldozers should go to work.

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