There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.
PETER DRUCKERThere is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.
PETER DRUCKERThis defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
PETER DRUCKERThe most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
PETER DRUCKER1. 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?
PETER DRUCKERLike so many brilliant people, he believes that ideas move mountains. But bulldozers move mountains; ideas show where the bulldozers should go to work.
PETER DRUCKERYou should not change yourself, but create yourself, that mean build around your strengths and removing bad habits
PETER DRUCKERBusiness has only two functions – marketing and innovation.
PETER DRUCKEREffective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
PETER DRUCKERIs 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.
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 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 DRUCKERThe best way to predict your future is to create it.
PETER DRUCKEREffective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.
PETER DRUCKERThe first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.
PETER DRUCKERThe one man to distrust, however, is the man who never makes a mistake, never commits a blunder, never fails in what he tries to do. He is either a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried, and the trivial.
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 DRUCKER