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

Quote by Peter F Drucker

Topics: Action Quotes, Reflection Quotes

Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is...

Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is...

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.......

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

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

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change...

Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change...

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's...

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's...

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's...

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's...

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

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...

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

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

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...

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

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...

Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present...

Long range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present...

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective...

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective...

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.

We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at...

Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at...

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have...

When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have...