"Most leaders don't need to learn what..." - Quote by Peter Drucker
Most leaders don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.
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“One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.”
“To be effective, every knowledge worker, and especially every executive, therefore needs to dispose of time in fairly large chunks. To have small dribs and drabs of time at his disposal will not be sufficient even if the total is an impressive number of hours.”
“The fundamental reality for every worker, from sweeper to executive vice-president, is the eight hours or so that he spends on the job. In our society of organizations, it is the job through which the great majority has access to achievement, to fulfillment, and to community.”
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“A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it applies to the manager's subordinates.”
“Leadership is defined by results not attributes.”
“A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.”
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“Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.”
“One must never be satisfied with his ability to love. No matter where he is, it is always just a beginning.”
“For economic safety for the future, you must have multiple skills and languages. Success is basically being the best that you can be.”