The less an organization has to do to produce results, the better it does its job.
PETER DRUCKERA well-managed factory is boring. Nothing exciting happens in it because the crises have been anticipated and have been converted into routine.
More Peter Drucker Quotes
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If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.
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Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.
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Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
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Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.
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The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
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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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Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
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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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Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.
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Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.
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There is no such thing as a good man. Good for what? is the question.
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This defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
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The computer is a moron.
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A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
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We 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.
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