What makes
an effective executive?
The
measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to
"get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other
people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence,
imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the
acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.
Drucker
identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and
must, be learned:
- Managing time
- Choosing what to contribute to the organization
- Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
- Setting the right priorities
- Knitting all of them together with effective decision-making
Ranging
widely through the annals of business and government, Peter F. Drucker
demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights
into old and seemingly obvious business situations.
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