Peter Drucker Quotes

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  The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.

  Peter Drucker

  Change, Yesterday, Logic

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• If you can't measure it, you can't change it.

  Peter Drucker

  Measurement, Measure For Measure, Can't Change

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• Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Change, Leadership

  "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey, (p. 101), 1989.

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  Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

  Peter Drucker

  Organization, Confusion, Excellence

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• The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

  Peter Drucker

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old

  Peter Drucker

  Inspiring, Business, Creativity

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• The bеѕt wау tо predict уоur future іѕ tо create it.

  Peter Drucker

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• The relevant question is not simply what shall we do tomorrow, but rather what shall we do today in order to get ready for tomorrow.

  Peter Drucker

  Order, Today, Tomorrow

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  Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

  Peter Drucker

  Culture, Breakfast, Strategy

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• What gets measured gets managed.

  Peter Drucker

  Business, Clever, Ironic

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• There is nothing worse than doing the wrong thing well.

  Peter Drucker

  Wells, Wrong Things

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• Cultivate a deep understanding of yourself - not only what your strengths and weaknesses are but also how you learn, how you work with others, what your values are, and where you can make the greatest contribution. Because only when you operate from strengths can you achieve true excellence.

  Peter Drucker

  Deep Understanding, Excellence, Weakness

  Peter Ferdinand Drucker (2006). “Classic Drucker: Essential Wisdom of Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review”, p.3, Harvard Business Press

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• The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time.

  Peter Drucker

  Skills, Important, Century

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• Do first things first, and second things not at all.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Motivational, Second Chance

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• Our job in life is to make a positive difference, not prove we're right.

  Peter Drucker

  Jobs, Differences, Life Is

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• The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.

  Peter Drucker

  Organization, Ordinary, Purpose

  Peter Drucker (2012). “Management”, p.361, Routledge

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• Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.

  Peter Drucker

  Business, Important, Doing The Right Thing

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• As a manager you're paid to be uncomfortable. If you're comfortable, it's a sure sign you're doing things wrong.

  Peter Drucker

  Uncomfortable, Paid, Managers

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• The true business of every company is to make and keep customers.

  Peter Drucker

  Business, Company, Customers

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• Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.

  Peter Drucker

  Humor, Deep Thought

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• Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better.

  Peter Drucker

  Organization, Symptoms, Committees

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• Knowledge is the source of Wealth. Applied to tasks we already know, it becomes Productivity. Applied to tasks that are new, it becomes Innovation.

  Peter Drucker

  Knowledge, Innovation, Tasks

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• Don't solve problems. Pursue opportunities.

  Peter Drucker

  Opportunity, Problem, Solve

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• The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

  Peter Drucker

  Greatness, Keys, People

  Peter Ferdinand Drucker (2006). “Classic Drucker: Essential Wisdom of Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review”, p.59, Harvard Business Press

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• 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.

  Peter Drucker

  Effectiveness, Focus, Secret

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