Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
PETER DRUCKERRank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
PETER DRUCKERThere is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer.
PETER DRUCKERPeople who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
PETER DRUCKEREffective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.
PETER DRUCKEREffectiveness must be learned.
PETER DRUCKERThe less an organization has to do to produce results, the better it does its job.
PETER DRUCKERUnless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
PETER DRUCKERManaging yourself requires taking responsibility for relationships.
PETER DRUCKERBusiness has only two functions – marketing and innovation.
PETER DRUCKERThe first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.
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 DRUCKERThis defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
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 DRUCKERThe most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.
PETER DRUCKERSo much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
PETER DRUCKERThe 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.
PETER DRUCKER