Peter F. Drucker ( 9 of 19 )
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work
It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.
Efficiency is doing better what is already being done.
Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out read more
Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality.
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
