This man brought some clear thinking to an art called Management.
In his beautiful imperfection he raised the issues to the fore about 'Management by Objectives' ........... I have two words on my desk - framed - and they are;
strategic
priority
..... all about thinking and deciding what to do ....... love it love it ....
I have spent many years in Management. Youth Teams, Housing Teams, Centre Management, CEO Stuff and Chairman of projects.
In my beautiful imperfection, I am aware of those imperfection in every area of my life - now and in the past.
I like Drucker's emphasis that management by objectives WHEN ALL ARE INVOLVED in making these objectives. There is a most powerful climate around when there in co-operation in making objectives. He was against imposed targets which I have always been against in practice.
Out of this philosophy comes a mad keen desire to have young humans involved. Over the years I have always had young members of staff, trainees, involved as equals in senior management. This is the most fantastic way of development. To see a young 19 year old chairing a team of ten professionals is wondrous. Many have said to me in their later years, that this was a great training experience for them.
if you have the chance - read the Drucker Obituary in The Guardian today.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter F. Drucker, revered as the father of modern management for his numerous books and articles stressing innovation, entrepreneurship and strategies for dealing with a changing world, died Friday, a spokesman for Claremont Graduate University said. He was 95. He died of natural causes at his home in Claremont, east of Los Angeles, said spokesman Bryan Schneider.
Drucker was considered a management visionary for his recognition that dedicated employees are key to the success of any corporation, and marketing and innovation should come before worries about finances. His motivational techniques have been used by executives at some of the biggest companies in corporate America, including Intel Corp. and Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Drucker's management books included: ``The Effective Executive,'' 1966; ``Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices,'' 1974; and ``Managing in a Time of Great Change,'' 1995. In 2004, he put out ``The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done.''
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"work like you don't need the money
dance like no-one is watching
sing like no-one is listening
and
love like you have never been hurt"
