N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Every two years since 2001, Thinkers50 has published their ranking of the world’s top 50 management and leadership thinkers. Those recognized previously have included Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Tom Peters, Richard Branson, Clayton Christensen and other esteemed thinkers.

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 5, 2012

Peter Drucker passed away on November 11, 2005. He left a wealth of knowledge and keen insight in the areas of management and leadership. In fact, some might say that Peter Drucker and management are synonymous. Drucker’s wisdom has shaped the mission and strategy of countless organizations.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 14, 2014

This year, rather than reading Drucker, I read Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way: Developing and Applying a Forward Focused Mindset by Bruce Rosenstein. The author is an expert on Drucker and author of Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 25, 2017

Peter Drucker, often considered the father of modern management, described time as a “unique, irreplaceable and necessary resource.” Noting that most people take time for granted, Drucker observed, “Nothing else, perhaps, distinguishes effective executives as much as their tender loving care of time.” Not being clear […].

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Leadership Freak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.” Peter Drucker Four ways managers get in the way: Meddling – Managers that roadblock work stay too close and talk too much. Your people want you to let them work. Stop by to encourage and ask questions, briefly.

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Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

With membership falling, and the organization in a state of serious decline, Mrs. Hesselbein put sound management practices in place. She helped women to envision the Girl Scout organization as a professional, well-managed organization that carried out this important work. Promote “Human Value”.

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Lead on Purpose

MARCH 30, 2013

One of the primary themes of Lead on Purpose is leading effectively regardless of whether you are in a position of authority – in a ‘management’ position. However, I was recently introduced to a new tool that will help managers and leaders of small to large groups direct their teams more effectively. The tool is called ThEME.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Peter Drucker on manners: “It is a Law of Nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. Source: Management Challenges for the 21st Century * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. Most organizations would rather risk obsolescence than make room for the non-conformists in their midst.”

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Peter Drucker, the “father of modern management” had a favorite leadership book. Was Drucker One who Got Things Done? Drucker was only 28 when he came to the U.S. Possessing both a doctorate and a legal degree, he was soon mobilized and ordered to report to an army colonel as a “management consultant.”

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Peter Drucker, who was considered to be the “father of modern management,” did not mince words when he advised managers and leaders about the dangers of complacency and putting off the future. Management has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-term and long-range goals.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Peter Drucker was asked whether he considered himself more of a historical writer or a management thinker: “More a historical writer,” Drucker answered. We therefore gain more valuable leadership insights from historical analogies and examples than by embracing the latest management fads.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At one meeting of the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I asked Peter, “You have written so much about mission—what is your mission?”. He not only taught me about management, he also taught me about life. Peter Drucker did not just teach by what he wrote—he taught by who he was. I hope you’ll find them helpful too!

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Leadership Freak

MAY 30, 2023

Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” Organizational culture is the way we treat each other while we do the work. Should you build a culture… Continue reading →

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Last summer, the local startup Treehouse , a producer of online education courses, decided to create a no-boss workplace by eliminating all the manager positions from its 61-person workforce, thus creating the ultimate “flat” organizational structure. That’s right – aside from the CEO, there are zero managers.

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QAspire

JULY 31, 2021

Managers are linchpins who have a big impact in building an organizational culture where people thrive. High-impact managers are those who are adept at driving high-level agendas without losing focus on small things (that are actually big things) that go on to define good leadership. However, this tends to be overlooked.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 16, 2011

Many managers think they manage the work. What makes this complicated is what Peter Drucker pointed out: when you hire a hand, it comes with a head and heart attached. They don’t. They’re responsible for the work, but they get work done by influencing the people who do the work.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 19, 2013

By Peter Drucker Here are two good clues that a book is worth reading. It has been copyrighted more than once (this book, 1967, 1985, 1996, 2002, and 2006) It is written by Peter Drucker. Put that together with the fact that it is written about a topic we all care about – being more [.].

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2011

The Essential Drucker - Peter Drucker was the most noted management thinker of his time. This book combines several of his best pieces in one volume, and is a must read for anyone looking to understand organizational, operational, or cultural management theory. I had the chance to meet Peter on two different occasions.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The Practical Drucker : Applying the Wisdom of the World''s Greatest Management Thinker by William A. Leading Through Uncertainty : How Umpqua Bank Emerged from the Great Recession Better and Stronger than Ever by Raymond P. Hatching Twitter : A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

No long blog post needed… So, read this from Peter Drucker, and ask yourself the obvious question about your business. Management by objectives works if you know the objectives. Peter Drucker Filed under: Randy''s blog entries. There are some thoughts that simply need no elaboration. Ninety percent of the time you don’t.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 9, 2011

Here is a recent article from the Drucker Exchange (the Dx), an online resource that hosts an ongoing conversation about bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 8, 2010

That young man, Peter Drucker, left his well-paying job and went on to become the father of management consulting. In “ How Peter Drucker Changed My Life &# I wrote about how Drucker’s writings affected my own career decisions. why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

From her contribution there, she was named “ Best Nonprofit Manager in America” by Fortune Magazine. That is a key principle in managing change and mobilizing people around that change.” Lesson in Seeing Yourself Life Size: In 1981, at a GSA meeting, Peter Drucker told them: “You do not see yourself life size.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Watching “Ted Lasso” Can Make You A Better Manager from @JohnBaldoni. Leading the Self in Tough Times: Drucker Revisited via @tnvora. What to Do When You Don't Get the Promotion by @ArtPetty. What good can we make of this? from @wallybock. Three Questions We Have of All Leaders by @MarilynGistPhD.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Jeremy Hunter teaches courses on The Practice of Self-Management at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. Peter Drucker defined knowledge workers as 'people who know more about what they are doing than their boss'. I also believe that it is more challenging. They have to listen and learn.

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Leadership Freak

MARCH 15, 2021

Peter Drucker said, “So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.” Successful managers and leaders don’t drain energy and stamina.… ” I hope that’s not you. … Continue reading →

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

William Cohen is the president of the California Institute of Advanced Management and the first graduate of Peter Drucker’s executive PhD program. He is the author of The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker. Leadership burkus cohen drucker management Podcast'

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Mike Cardus

MAY 14, 2012

Having an incompetent manager casts a shadow of incompetence on all who report to him. Peter Drucker ‘The Effective Executive’. Learn how to coach your manager. Find what your manager is good at; determine what you are good at. Your manager is the most relevant customer of your work…determine how to meet their needs.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Managing just to the numbers only gets you so far. My way of describing the inclusive reality Kouzes and Posner defined was leading with your heart and managing with your head. Organizational development and management consultant Peter Drucker said, “The most important thing in communications is hearing what isn’t said.”

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Change and Continuity - Mintzberg And Kotter Agree - You Must Manage Both by @profkjmoore. Find Your Blind Spot: A Self-Reflection Activity for Managers by @petefriedes. From @JimClemmer: Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on.Making Strengths Productive (Peter Drucker). Part 1 of 6 by @Mark_Sanborn.

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Great Results Team Building

JUNE 12, 2014

This list of 28 great quotes to inspire and help manage change may be useful to remind yourself and your coworkers of the needs and benefits that motivate successful people to not only welcome it, but to become advocates and champions for progress. Peter Drucker. Anatole France. Niccolo Machiavelli.

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LDRLB

APRIL 18, 2012

Warren Bennis (or Drucker, or someone else first) once remarked that leadership is doing the right thing and management is doing things right. However, recent research suggests that most managers are not doing things right, or better said: are not doing much right at all. They may just need to be reacquainted with the strategy.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

William Cohen is the president of the California Institute of Advanced Management and the first graduate of Peter Drucker’s executive PhD program. He is the author of The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker. Leadership burkus cohen drucker management Podcast'

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 24, 2011

Today’s piece is a guest post by Mike Figliuolo , the founder and Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC. Chunk up the information into manageable bites. When you chunk your ideas up into groups of three, it’s manageable, understandable, and memorable. Coffee House Book Review – “The Drucker Lectures&# by Peter F.

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Leadership Freak

JUNE 1, 2012

Peter Drucker said, “The purpose of business is to create a customer.” Sick organizational cultures focus on themselves rather than customers. Everything that distracts, dilutes, or diverts from creating customers suggests sickness. Sick organizations: Sink inward rather than reach outward. Stop learning. Struggle to keep things the same.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I would have several management calls a week that were focused on that kind of feedback, involving all the key players, that were absolutely invaluable. If you are doing your job, your teammates will want the feedback – in fact, they will crave it. They will want you to lead the way.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Some sage advice from Peter Drucker: “Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Change , Peter Drucker { 0 comments… add one now } Leave a Comment Previous post: 3 Ways To Successfully Attain Any Goal In Life. Next post: 10 Ways To Stop Worrying About Your Job. Unported License.

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