All Peter Drucker Quotes
- The strength of the computer lies in its being a logic machine. It does precisely what it is programed to do. This makes it fast… Computer
- One cannot hire a hand; the whole man always comes with it. Always Comes
- The manager is a servant. His master is the institution he manages and his first responsibility must therefore be to it. First Responsibility
- A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's… Applies
- I would hope that American managers-indeed, managers worldwide-continue to appreciate what I have been saying almost from day one: that management is so much more… Affects
- To be effective, every knowledge worker, and especially every executive, therefore needs to dispose of time in fairly large chunks. To have small dribs and… Chunks
- The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. Leader
- Now that knowledge is taking the place of capital as the driving force in organizations worldwide, it is all too easy to confuse data with… All
- Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant-and perhaps even the only-source of competitive advantage. Advantage
- One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done. Condition
- Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength. From
- To make a living is no longer enough. Work also has to make a life. Enough Work
- Objectives can be compared to a compass bearing by which a ship navigates. A compass bearing is firm, but in actual navigation, a ship may… Able
- Once the facts are clear the decisions jump out at you. Choices
- Most organizations staff their problems & starve their opportunities. Most
- The task of management is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. Capable
- Adequacy is the enemy of excellence. Adequacy
- The most common source of mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on finding the right answer rather than the right question. Answer
- Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values.… Belongs
- 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. Any