Adversarial power relationships only work if you never have to see or work with the bastards again.
Peter Drucker
Power, Relationships, Leadership, Conflict, Strategy, Influence
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“Profit for a company is like oxygen for a person. If you don’t have enough of it, you’re out of the game. But if you think your life is about breathing, you’re really missing something.” Peter Drucker
Profit, Business, Success, Strategy, Leadership, Focus
Peter Drucker Profit, Business, Success, Strategy, Leadership, Focus“The moment people talk of “implementing” instead of “doing,” and of “finalizing” instead of “finishing,” the organization is already running a fever.” Peter Drucker
Action, Leadership, Management, Success, Implementation, Organization
Peter Drucker Action, Leadership, Management, Success, Implementation, Organization“Entrepreneurs believe that profit is what matters most in a new enterprise. But profit is secondary. Cash flow matters most.” Peter Drucker
Entrepreneurship, Profit, Cash Flow, Business, Finance, Innovation
Peter Drucker Entrepreneurship, Profit, Cash Flow, Business, Finance, Innovation“Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or a service that the customer does not and cannot have, and does not need if he can trust the brand. This explains the profitability of brands.” Peter Drucker
Suppliers, Manufacturers, Market Power, Brands, Information, Profit
Peter Drucker Suppliers, Manufacturers, Market Power, Brands, Information, Profit“Do what you do best, and outsource the rest.” Peter Drucker
Business, Efficiency, Delegation, Focus, Leadership, Outsourcing
Peter Drucker Business, Efficiency, Delegation, Focus, Leadership, Outsourcing“Meetings are by definition a concession to a deficient organization. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.” Peter Drucker
Meetings, Organization, Efficiency, Leadership, Productivity, Management
Peter Drucker Meetings, Organization, Efficiency, Leadership, Productivity, Management“Entrepreneurs see change as the norm and as healthy. Usually, they do not bring about the change themselves. But – and this defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” Peter Drucker
Entrepreneurship, Change, Opportunity, Innovation, Success, Leadership
Peter Drucker Entrepreneurship, Change, Opportunity, Innovation, Success, Leadership“Use feedback analysis to identify your strengths. Then go to work on improving your strengths. Identify and eliminate bad habits that hinder the full development of your strengths. Figure out what you should do and do it. Finally, decide what you should not do.” Peter Drucker
Feedback, Strengths, Self-Improvement, Leadership, Growth, Performance
Peter Drucker Feedback, Strengths, Self-Improvement, Leadership, Growth, Performance“One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work.” Peter Drucker
Action, Leadership, Commitment, Education, Society, Change
Peter Drucker Action, Leadership, Commitment, Education, Society, Change“Finally, don’t try to innovate for the future. Innovate for the present! An innovation may have long-range impact; it may not reach its full maturity until twenty years later.” Peter Drucker
Innovation, Future, Present, Change, Strategy, Business
Peter Drucker Innovation, Future, Present, Change, Strategy, Business“Management and entrepreneurship are only two different dimensions of the same task. An entrepreneur who does not learn how to manage will not last long. A management that does not learn to innovate will not last long.” Peter Drucker
Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Success, Growth
Peter Drucker Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Success, Growth“Free enterprise cannot be justified as being good for business. It can be justified only as being good for society.” Peter Drucker
Business, Free Enterprise, Society, Ethics, Economics, Social Responsibility
Peter Drucker Business, Free Enterprise, Society, Ethics, Economics, Social Responsibility“The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product.” Peter Drucker
Efficiency, Management, Production, Organization, Strategy, Leadership
Peter Drucker Efficiency, Management, Production, Organization, Strategy, Leadership“What the customer buys and considers value is never a product. It is always utility, that is, what a product or a service does for the customer.” Peter Drucker
Customer, Value, Business, Marketing, Success, Service
Peter Drucker Customer, Value, Business, Marketing, Success, Service“The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” Peter Drucker
Leadership, Influence, Followers, Authority, Management
Peter Drucker Leadership, Influence, Followers, Authority, Management“The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.” Peter Drucker
Decision-Making, Leadership, Disagreement, Strategy, Management, Success
Peter Drucker Decision-Making, Leadership, Disagreement, Strategy, Management, Success“Brilliant men are often strikingly ineffectual. They fail to realize that the brilliant insight is not by itself achievement. They never have learned that insights become effectiveness only through hard systematic work.” Peter Drucker
Brilliance, Insight, Effectiveness, Work, Achievement, Success
Peter Drucker Brilliance, Insight, Effectiveness, Work, Achievement, Success“The one person to distrust is the one who never makes a mistake. Either he is a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried, and the trivial.” Peter Drucker
Trust, Leadership, Mistakes, Success, Risk, Integrity
Peter Drucker Trust, Leadership, Mistakes, Success, Risk, Integrity“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 Drucker
Character, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Strength, Values
Peter Drucker Character, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Strength, Values