Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.

Quote by Peter Drucker

Topics: Commitment Quotes, Future Quotes, Goals Quotes

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

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.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.

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 most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

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 new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.

The new information technology... Internet and e-mail... have practically eliminated the physical costs of communications.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming...

Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming...

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at...

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at...

Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or...

Suppliers and especially manufacturers have market power because they have information about a product or...

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......

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are,...

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are,...

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

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

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get...

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get...