Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker is our trusted guide in this thoughtful, day-by-day companion that offers his penetrating and practical wisdom. Amid the multiple pressures of our daily work lives, The Daily Drucker provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face. With his trademark clarity, vision, and humanity, Drucker sets out his ideas on a broad swath of key topics, from time management, to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.
These 366 daily readings have been harvested from Drucker’s lifetime of work. At the bottom of each page, the reader will find an action point that spells out exactly how to put Drucker’s ideas into practice. It is as if the wisest and most action-oriented management consultant in the world is in the room, offering his timeless gems of advice. The Daily Drucker is for anyone who seeks to understand and put to use Drucker’s powerful words and ideas.
An excellent shortcut to Drucker’s invaluable teachings It’s definitely impossible to summarize teachings of the most original management guru and author of over 35 books in 366 excerpts. However, I think the editor or co-author of the book had done a great job. The “Stream of the Desert” diary format, with a headline/key point at the top, 150-200 words of elaboration in the middle, and an action point at the bottom of each page/day really serves the purpose of providing readers with insight and motivation for getting things done in an effective and…
A lifetime of Drucker’s writing in a wonderful format I admit upfront to having been prejudiced in favor of “The Daily Drucker” even before I got this book. Peter Drucker is, to me, the American Business Philosopher–a guru and teacher who writes about the business of business in a fundamental and memorable way. I’ve been reading his writings for years and I have to say they have shaped my own ideas on business in a profound way.Â
One Student’s Guide to “Getting the Right Things Done” In the Foreword, Jim Collins recalls a day spent with Peter Drucker in December, 1994. It is important to keep in mind that when he met with Drucker, Collins was only 36 years of age and “with no significant reputation.” Nonetheless, Drucker treated him with kindness as well as respect. “His generosity of spirit [then and now] explains much of Drucker’s immense influence.” Collins reflected on Drucker’s admonition to replace the quest for success with the quest for contribution. “The critical…