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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.

Peter Drucker

Business has only two functions – marketing and innovation.
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Business Innovation
It takes far more energy and work to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.
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Excellence Improvement
One cannot hire a hand – the whole man always comes with it.
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Business Hands Man Oneself
Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant.
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Eyes Job Yourself
If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.
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Inspirational Stop Yourself
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
History has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.
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History Motivational Talent Writing
No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.
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Force Learning Oneself Teaching
A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
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Choice Decision
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
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Power Privilege Responsibility
The less an organization has to do to produce results, the better it does its job.
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Better Business Job Result
Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves – their strengths, their values, and how they best perform.
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Knowledge Strength Success Value
Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.
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Imagination Intelligence Result
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
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Character Leadership Result
By themselves, character and integrity do not accomplish anything. But their absence faults everything else. Here, therefore, is the one area where weakness is a disqualification by itself rather than a limitation on performance capacity and strength.
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Accomplishment Character Integrity Limitation Strength Weakness
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
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Difficult People

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