Drucker Quotes from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/12008.Peter_F_Drucker?page=2 Flashcards
Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of __ ___, to make their strengths effective and their weakness ___.
“Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker
“A person can perform only from ___. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.”
― Peter Drucker
“A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.”
― Peter Drucker
“A manager is responsible for the application and performance of ___. ”
― Peter Drucker
“A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. ”
― Peter Drucker
We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from ___ to ___ than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.”
― Peter Drucker
We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.”
― Peter Drucker
“Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves - their strengths, their values, and how they best ___.”
― Peter F. Drucker, Managing Oneself
“Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves - their strengths, their values, and how they best perform.”
― Peter F. Drucker, Managing Oneself
“Effective executives know that their subordinates are paid to ___ and not to please their superiors.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“Effective executives know that their subordinates are paid to perform and not to please their superiors.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to ___.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker
“To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to change.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker
“By themselves, character and integrity do not accomplish ___. But their absence ___ everything else. Here, therefore, is the one area where weakness is a disqualification by itself rather than a limitation on performance capacity and strength.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“By themselves, character and integrity do not accomplish anything. But their absence faults everything else. Here, therefore, is the one area where weakness is a disqualification by itself rather than a limitation on performance capacity and strength.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“Is this still worth doing?” And if it isn’t, he gets rid of it so as to be able to concentrate on the few tasks that, if done with excellence, will really make a difference in the results of his own job and in the performance of his organization.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“Is this still worth doing?” And if it isn’t, he gets rid of it so as to be able to concentrate on the few tasks that, if done with excellence, will really make a difference in the results of his own job and in the performance of his organization.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“A well-managed factory is boring. Nothing exciting happens in it because the crises have been anticipated and have been converted into routine.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“A well-managed factory is boring. Nothing exciting happens in it because the crises have been anticipated and have been converted into routine.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“The effective executive, therefore, asks: “What can my boss do really well?” “What has he done really well?” “What does he need to know to use his strength?” “What does he need to get from me to perform?” He does not worry too much over what the boss cannot do.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
“The effective executive, therefore, asks: “What can my boss do really well?” “What has he done really well?” “What does he need to know to use his strength?” “What does he need to get from me to perform?” He does not worry too much over what the boss cannot do.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive
The man who focuses on ___ and who stresses his ___ authority is a subordinate no matter how exalted his title and rank. But the man who focuses on contribution and who takes responsibility for results, no matter how junior, is in the most literal sense of the phrase, “top management.” He holds himself accountable for the performance of the whole.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
The man who focuses on efforts and who stresses his downward authority is a subordinate no matter how exalted his title and rank. But the man who focuses on contribution and who takes responsibility for results, no matter how junior, is in the most literal sense of the phrase, “top management.” He holds himself accountable for the performance of the whole.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
“Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.”
― Peter F. Drucker, The Essential Drucker
