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Peter Ferdinand Drucker

The effective executive

Paperback (Harper & Row March 15, 1985) , 1st Harper colophon ed edition

The measure of the executive, Peter Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

Drucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and must, be learned:

  • Management of time
  • Choosing what to contribute to the practical organization
  • Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
  • Setting up the right priorities
  • And Knitting all of them together with effective decision making

Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.

Series
Harper colophon books
ISBN
006091209X / 9780060912093
Pages
178
Weight
7.2 oz.
Dimensions
0.7 x 7.7 in.

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