The basic definition of the business and of its purpose and mission have to be translated into objectives. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
A business is not defined by its name, statutes, or articles of incorporation. It is defined by the business mission. Only a… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
There is no perfect strategic decision. One always has to pay a price. One always has to balance conflicting objectives, conflicting opinions,… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Don't take on things you don't believe in and that you yourself are not good at. Learn to say no. Effective leaders… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
As with every phenomenon of the objective universe, the first step toward understanding work is to analyze it. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Institutions mistake good intentions for objectives. They say "health care"; that's an intention, not an objective. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
A manager sets objectives - A manager organizes - A manager motivates and communicates - A manager, by establishing yardsticks, measures -… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Objectives can be compared to a compass bearing by which a ship navigates. A compass bearing is firm, but in actual navigation,… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The most critical case in a corporation, especially a big one, is when everything goes well, when you have accomplished your objectives.… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
One reason for the tremendous increase in health-care costs in the U.S. is managerial neglect of the "hotel services" by the people who dominate… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
No executive has ever suffered because his subordinates were strong and effective. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker” — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of knowledge for folkways and superstition, and of cooperation for… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?" — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
When it rains manna from heaven, some people put up an umbrella. Others reach for a big spoon. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The enterprise can fulfill its human and social functions only if it prospers as a business. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
