Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of…

Quote by Peter Drucker

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Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only...

Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only...

We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of...

We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of...

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work...

Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work...

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations......

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations......

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.

Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new...

Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new...

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time...

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time...

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to...

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to...

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product...

The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product...

No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It...

No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It...

My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.

My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.

We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that...

We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that...

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.