Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.

Quote by Peter Drucker

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The computer is a moron.

The computer is a moron.

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...

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer.

Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who...

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who...

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 purpose of a business is to create a customer.

The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.

Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.

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......

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.

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed...

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed...

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

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

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

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

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

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

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