Lessons From Peter Drucker Posts
It was Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, who discovered the quickest way to learn and master any subject. He used this method himself to become wealthy and recognized as the world’s most renowned management expert and consultant. He wrote that it was to teach that subject. Most readers thought that he was only talking about teaching in a classroom. But there was a secret supplement to this advice that few know.
Uncommon commitment to achieving a goal, and pushing on despite roadblocks and naysayers, is what separates the winners from the runner-ups.
This article details why asking the right questions is vitally important, outlines Peter Drucker's five critical questions, and provides guidelines for developing your own good questions.
Whether you're steering a team in business or on the battlefield, these lessons and principles are still the basis of effective leadership.
Drucker demonstrated again and again that almost any commonly “known” fact could be turned on its head and used to advantage in gaining an important insight.
Although Peter F. Drucker was aware of many innovative methodologies for analyzing business solutions, he rarely used them. One would think that the founder of modern management was a fan of lengthy and complex analytical reports...
The Fine Art of Negotiation: How to Win, Even When Facing a More Powerful Entity
Published: 2017-08-21
Published: 2017-08-21
How do we deal with or seek joint and common interests with a giant against whom we have little clout? If you are a millionaire, you can hire a high-priced lawyer. But what if you are not and you must negotiate with an entity such as the U.S. government, a large corporation, or a traffic cop? Here are five simple rules for negotiating.
In practice, Drucker's first step in developing strategy involved analyzing a company and the company’s marketplace to identify “certainties.” Pleasant or unpleasant, the certainties had to be faced squarely
How many times have I heard experts say something can’t be done? It must have been a million times.A little more than eight years ago, I was a guest on the USS Sequoia, a former presidential yacht, for a cruise up the Potomac River. During...
