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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

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
There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer.
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Business Creation Customer Purpose
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
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Communication Deep Important
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
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Mistake People Risk
Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
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Efficient Moral Right
The computer is a moron.
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Stupidity Technology
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
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Commitment Hope Planning Promise
Effective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.
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Job Pay
Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.
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Deep Time
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
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
Business has only two functions – marketing and innovation.
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Business Innovation
Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant.
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Eyes Job Yourself
A 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.
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Focus Man People Spirit Strength Vision Weakness
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.
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Danger Result True Wrong
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

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