Peter F. Drucker on Management Essentials (Drucker Library)

Classic Advice for Todays Management ChallengesPeter F. Druckers timeless thinking on managementdistilled in this series of concise essaysexamines the basic questions and issues that managers face. In rapidly changing times, Druckers legendary wisdom is even more vitally relevant, going beyond traditional thinking to insights of enduring value.The ideas and themes of this easytoread guide are based on direct experience and knowledge from Druckers years as adviser to large corporations, entrepreneurial startups, government and nonprofit agencies, and public institutions. They are eminently practical and resonate profoundly with the challenges managers face today. Drucker offers insight and advice on perennial management issues such as: people decisions resource allocation productivity challenges innovation and risk management and other essential management topicsFilled with classic, evergreen adviceThere is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customerPeter F. Drucker on Management Essentials is widely regarded as the gold standard for managers.Notable Quotes from Peter F. Drucker: Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. The best way to predict the future is to create it. Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed. There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.