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Management consultant · Writer · Teacher

Peter F. Drucker.

“The only thing we know about the future is that it is going to be different.”

Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) was an Austrian-American management consultant, teacher and writer, often called the founder of modern management.

Based in
Vienna, Austria
Lived
1909 – 2005
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In their words

“The purpose of an organization is to enable common men to do uncommon things.”

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Their book

The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

The Effective Executive

Peter F. Drucker

Cover of The Effective Executive

Productivity · 1967

The Effective Executive

The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

Drucker's classic on effectiveness at work: doing the right things, not just doing things right. Its lessons on time and priorities apply to anyone who decides what to work on.

Three big ideas

  1. Know where your time goesTrack your time before trying to manage it; most people are surprised.
  2. Focus on contributionAsk what you can contribute that will make a real difference.
  3. First things firstConcentrate on a few important things, one at a time.

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