Schumpeter: Remembering Drucker Nov 20, 2009
Four years after his death, Peter Drucker remains the king of the management gurus ... But this month has seen unusual comity: the leaders of all the management tribes came together to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Peter Drucker, a man who is often described as the father of modern management and the world s greatest management thinker ... Claremont Graduate University in California, where Drucker taught, boasts not one but two institutions that are dedicated to keeping the flame... (The Economist)
How to Reinvent Yourself Post-Recession Nov 14, 2009
A decade ago the late Peter Drucker, father of modern management theory, warned us that we needed to learn to manage not just our company, not just our team, but to "manage one's self." Having been fortunate enough to have been personally mentored by Peter over decades, I had come to expect this kind of insight from him ... With Peter Drucker's encouragement, in 1997 I launched a team of smart people into the complex task of figuring out this journey, and since then we have trundled all over the... (BusinessWeek)
10 blogs to make you think Nov 12, 2009
He's like a modern-day Peter Drucker. from Aaron Swartz is a diverse blog from a deep thinker and troublemaker. (CNN)
Book shows Drucker's lessons can relate to individuals, too Nov 9, 2009
Peter Drucker, management guru ... Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker's Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your LifeBy Bruce RosensteinBerrett-Koehler, 151 pages, $19. (USA Today -- Money)
EXCERPT: 'Living in More Than One World' Nov 9, 2009
Personal Study of Peter Drucker. I began to study Peter Drucker's ideas seriously in 1986, when his 839-page tome Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices was assigned as the textbook for the management course I was taking at the Catholic University of America's School of Library and Information Science ... When you finish reading this book, you'll have learned not only how Peter Drucker lived a life of many dimensions, but how you can as well. (USA Today -- Money)
The role of boards in rethinking market space Oct 30, 2009
Ironically, one of the reasons General Motors (GM) went bankrupt in 2009 was a HR policy that had contributed to its success until the late 1980s its superior pension and medical benefits advocated by no less a business guru than Peter Drucker himself in 1946. The resulting costs meant that GM was saddled with about US$1,500 a car in extra expenses compared with Japanese and German manufacturers who set up plants in the southern United States where no such benefits were on offer. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Get a hobby, Find a date Oct 28, 2009
I am with you but I like a few of them for a variety of reasons like: Lee Iacocca, Jack Welch, Peter Drucker, David Drummond and Ursula Burns. czBrat. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Management idea: Management by objectives Oct 27, 2009
The idea of management by objectives (MBO), first outlined by Peter Drucker and then developed by George Odiorne, his student, was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. In his book The Practice of Management , published in 1954, Drucker outlined a number of priorities for the manager of the future. (The Economist)
Schumpeter: The three habits... Oct 23, 2009
He says that he got the idea for The 7 Habits in part from the claim of Peter Drucker, the most hallowed of gurus, that effectiveness is a habit and that the third (curiously) of the seven habits, put first things first , comes straight from Drucker. FranklinCovey claims 90% of Fortune 100 and 75% of Fortune 500 companies as clients. (The Economist)
Trust: Effective Managers Make It a Priority Oct 20, 2009
Peter Drucker had a similar recipe for success. "Organizations are no longer built on force," he wrote in his book. (BusinessWeek)
Understanding business aids journalists’ bottom line Oct 19, 2009
Numbers are the way business keeps score, I tell them, but (quoting Peter Drucker) I remind them that business is all about people. As journalists, first and foremost, we care about people, and not just the people who run companies. (Boston Globe)
Japan: Rethinking Lifetime Employment Sep 5, 2009
But there is one particular plank in its platform that managers and not just those in Japan would be wise to reflect upon, just as Peter Drucker did. Among the DPJ's aims is banning the hiring of temporary workers on factory floors a nod to the unease that many people in Japan are feeling as the country's decades-old model of "lifetime employment" continues to dissolve (and its labor practices look more and more like those of the U.S.). (BusinessWeek)
Health-Care Reform: The Right Kind of Compromise Aug 22, 2009
But it's also a window into what Peter Drucker called "the elements of decision-making.". In that sense, the dust-up in D.C. is instructive for any leader charged with implementing a difficult decision. (BusinessWeek)
Reader's Indigestion Aug 18, 2009
Judgments You, too, can be just like Tom Peters and Peter Drucker. Great old cars en route to the crusher. (Slate)
Exploring the great dilemmas of leadership Aug 14, 2009
Jack Welch and Peter Drucker might have a few practical tips. But when it comes to exploring the great dilemmas of leadership, its best to turn to Miguel Cervantes Don Quixote, Girish Karnads Tughlaq or Bernard Shaws Saint Joan. (India Times)
Management as a Liberal Art Aug 11, 2009
At the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, there's a call to get business professors to integrate this Peter Drucker idea into their classes. By. (BusinessWeek)
NYU researchers explore how power influences interpretation Aug 10, 2009
Its authors include Joe C. Magee, assistant professor of management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University; Francis J. Milliken, professor and Peter Drucker faculty fellow, the NYU Stern School of Business; and Adam R. Lurie, a student at New York University. The analysis of hundreds of public comments published or aired in the media from September 11 to 20, 2001, supports other investigators' prior findings that abstract interpretations are a factor... (EurekAlert!)
Marshall Goldsmith: One of the world's best CEO coaches Aug 7, 2009
Peter Drucker said the leader of the past knew how to tell and the leader of the future knows how to ask. I think its truer today than ever, says Goldsmith. (India Times)
The Marshall Plan: CEOs must be stubborn, opinionated people Aug 7, 2009
The idea came from Peter Drucker, the father of modern management , who famously said, we spend so much time teaching leaders what to do that we dont spend enough time teaching them what to stop. 1. (India Times)
Cash for Clunkers: A Stimulus Too Good for Washington? Aug 1, 2009
As the management guru Peter Drucker once counseled: "Results are gained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems." If something is working, stick with it, Washington. After all, we've tried everything else. (Time.com)
* Did Microsoft force Asus to ditch Linux? Jul 15, 2009
Microsoft has already disproved the axiom of the great management guru Peter Drucker, who claimed that no non-governmental monopoly had ever lasted more than 15 years. The prospect of serious competition in operating systems can only be good not just for consumers all over the world but for Microsoft as well. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Up close with marketing guru Dr Philip Kotler Jun 6, 2009
While widely regarded as the author of marketing bibles by many, Kotler considers the late Peter Drucker as his mentor and source of inspiration. He adores Drucker for his uncanny ability to sense new trends and shrewd marketing observations. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
General Motors Demoted to Buck Private Jun 3, 2009
Now that the federal government has gotten back into the business of running businesses, it is appropriate to reflect on the advice of the late great management guru Peter Drucker. After all, it was Peter Drucker who got a consulting contract with General Motors after World War II, and wrote the defining work, Concept of the Corporation, that got GM into trouble in the first place ... To Peter Drucker s credit, he warned government leaders time and again to avoid running businesses. (Human Events Online)
Upgrading Performance at Work May 22, 2009
The late Peter Drucker is often credited with coining the phrase "Management by Objectives" but he is seldom remembered for the complete concept he was referring to and that is management by objectives and self control. Self-control is a very powerful level of control and is the driving force behind the visual workplace. (Suite101.com)
SMART Goals for College Students May 18, 2009
A useful goal setting tool is the SMART model, which was initially developed by Peter Drucker in 1954 and has since been incorporated widely into the business world. The SMART model. (Suite101.com)
Situational unemployment May 10, 2009
In "Drucker on Asia" by late management guru Peter Drucker is this advice: "Know your strengths; know how to improve on them; know what you can't do." Become more valuable at work. Situational unemployment conjures up images where the competition for jobs pits individuals against each other for limited opportunities. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
IBM Touts Blackberry Integration May 8, 2009
This has long been a tenet of management theory, at least since Peter Drucker's book Post-Capitalist Society in 1993. "Peter Drucker is a huge source of inspiration for how I look at management challenges," acknowledged Picciano. (Datamation)
Toxic pay, toxic politics = trouble Mar 25, 2009
"I am appalled by the greed of today's executive," declared Peter Drucker, the great father of modern management, way back in 2000 ... Peter Drucker thought a decent ratio was around 25 times ... "Whenever an undesirable impact is not prevented by [business], it ultimately boomerangs," Peter Drucker said. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Special report: Global heroes Mar 13, 2009
Peter Drucker, a distinguished management guru, defined the entrepreneur as somebody who upsets and disorganises. Entrepreneurs innovate, he said. (The Economist)
English version of Japanese business book comes to USA Feb 25, 2009
Books that sold well in the USA that were first written in Japanese include Toyota Production System by Taiichi Ohno (21 years ago); Made in Japan by Sony co-founder Akio Morita (21); The Mind of the Strategist by Kenichi Ohmae (18); and, most recently, The Knowledge-Creating Company by Ikujiro Nonaka (14), a disciple of U.S. business guru Peter Drucker, who is well known in Japan. Many popular business models steeped in quality and statistics, such as Six Sigma, have their roots in the 1950s... (USA Today -- Money)
Obamanomics Is Making Matters Worse Feb 24, 2009
The late management guru Peter Drucker said, Government is better at creating problems than solving them. In fact, wrote a cynical Ducker, government has gotten bigger, not stronger, and can only do three things well -- taxation, inflation, and making war. (Human Events Online)
'100 Best' offers top insights Feb 10, 2009
I share that space with some of my heroes, like Dale Carnegie, Stephen Covey, Peter Drucker and Dr. Seuss. Of the Dr. Seuss book, "Oh, the Places You'll Go," the authors say, "At just under 600 words, the book covers the gamut of human experience. Our unnamed young man is told that choice is within his power and that all he has to do is decide. Seuss points him to the less-traveled path because 'there things can happen and frequently do.'". (Albany Times Union)
