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The problem in my life and other people’s lives is not the absence of knowing what to do but the absence of doing it.

Peter Drucker

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
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Education Important
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
Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant.
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Eyes Job Yourself
Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
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Efficient Moral Right
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
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Mistake People Risk
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
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Power Privilege Responsibility
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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Acceptance Change Learning People Teaching
A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.
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Knowledge Responsible
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
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Courage Decision See Success Yourself
A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
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Choice Decision
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
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Best Creation Future Yourself
To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to change.
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Change Development Fundamental Goal Need People Structure Training Value
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
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Commitment Hope Planning Promise
If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.
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Inspirational Stop Yourself
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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Goodness Planning
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
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Act Creation Entrepreneur Innovation Money

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