The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. They understand their job to…

Quote by Peter F Drucker

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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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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...

Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of...

Management means, in the last analysis, the substitution of thought for brawn and muscle, of...

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.

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...

Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.

Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.

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 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...

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is...

The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is...

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to...

Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...

If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking...