For over sixty years, drucker has built his reputation on his penetrating insight, deadpan style, intelligent marshalling of fa...  Read More

For over sixty years, drucker has built his reputation on his penetrating insight, deadpan style, intelligent marshalling of facts, and sturdy common sense.  Read Less

Quality is the essence of the output.

Quality is the essence of the output.  Read Less

His discussions are fascinating and i won't steal any of his thunder other than to say that he feels traditional management tec...  Read More

His discussions are fascinating and i won't steal any of his thunder other than to say that he feels traditional management techniques based on time and motion studies (total quality management is the latest rendition) do not motivate the knowledge worker.  Read Less

I was especially pleased to see that he addressed the stalls that delay organizational progress such as the old habits reinforc...  Read More

I was especially pleased to see that he addressed the stalls that delay organizational progress such as the old habits reinforced by tradition, unwillingness to address the new through disbelief, poor communications at all levels (he states the rules that you must follow to be a better communicator and be more effective), needless interactions fostering mindless bureaucracy, the temptation to procrastinate (standing still in front of a truck about to run you over is a mistake you will not repeat), avoiding the unattractive key issues of your organiztion (he recommends doing the dirty jobs yourself for several weeks a year in order to understand how to improve), and failing to set high standards.  Read Less

Finally, knowledge worker productivity requires that the knowledge worker is both seen and treated as an "asset" rather than a "cost.

Finally, knowledge worker productivity requires that the knowledge worker is both seen and treated as an "asset" rather than a "cost.  Read Less

Values, in other words, are and should be the ultimate test.

Values, in other words, are and should be the ultimate test.  Read Less

His chapter on the information revolution (it is not what you think when you think about information technology) and the essay ...  Read More

His chapter on the information revolution (it is not what you think when you think about information technology) and the essay on treating the knowledge worker as an asset for value creation, not just a cost to be controlled and minimized, are a tour de force.  Read Less

Item as described, with prompt shipping - two thumbs way up!

Item as described, with prompt shipping - two thumbs way up!  Read Less

Few companies exemplify this better than wal-mart with their highly developed systems of measuring consumer behavior and transl...  Read More

Few companies exemplify this better than wal-mart with their highly developed systems of measuring consumer behavior and translating the information into action all through their supply chain.  Read Less

It has a powerful comparation with the old paradigms of business

It has a powerful comparation with the old paradigms of business  Read Less

Further, national governments will be less able to protect local industries from facing the competitiveness of the global industry leaders.

Further, national governments will be less able to protect local industries from facing the competitiveness of the global industry leaders.  Read Less

Next, he points out that we live in turbulent times and that one must lead the changes that one's organization must make so the...  Read More

Next, he points out that we live in turbulent times and that one must lead the changes that one's organization must make so they occur faster than for the competition.  Read Less