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Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

Peter Drucker

If there is any one secret of effectiveness, it is concentration. Effective executives do first things first and they do one thing at a time.
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Secret Time Worth
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.
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Difference Excellence Job Result Worth
Effective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.
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Job Pay
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 first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.
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Decision Oneself Rule
Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.
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Power Privilege Responsibility
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
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
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Commitment Hope Planning Promise
Plan, organize, integrate, motivate, and measure.
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Integrity Motivational Planning
The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.
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Customer Himself Understand
Working on the right things is what makes knowledge work effective.
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Inspirational Knowledge Right
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
There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.
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Greatness Quite
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
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Courage Decision See Success Yourself
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.
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Communication Deep Important

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