Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Peter Drucker Quotes
EfficiencyPrioritizationProductivityResource ManagementTime Management Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.
Technology and Employment Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'programmers.'
AttributesCommunicationInfluenceLeadershipResults Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
PerceptionPlanningRiskUncertainty Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.
BusinessCustomer FocusMarketingPurposeValue Creation The purpose of a business is to create a customer.
AcceptanceCommunityHumilityResponsibilityVolunteerism Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer.
Customer UnderstandingMarketingSales Strategy The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.
AdaptabilityChangeEducationLearningLifelong Learning We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
CommunicationListeningNon-verbal cuesPerceptionUnderstanding The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.
ClarityCommunicationEfficiencyGoalsManagement Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.
CommunicationEtiquetteInterpersonal RelationshipsOrganization CultureSocial Norms Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects.
CreativityInnovationLeadershipOptimismProactivity The best way to predict the future is to create it.
ChangeCurriculumEducationInnovationObsolescence When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
AdaptabilityGrowthInnovationLeadershipOpportunity The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.
CourageDecision MakingGrowthMistakesRisk Taking People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
EfficiencyLeadershipManagementOrganizational BehaviorWorkplace Dynamics Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
KnowledgeLeadershipManagementPerformanceResponsibility A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.
DevelopmentGrowthKnowledgeLearningProgress Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.
ActionGrowthReflectionWisdom Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
EffectivenessEfficiencyManagementPerformanceProductivity Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
Decision MakingEthicsGuidanceLeadershipManagement Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
LeadershipOrganizationPerformanceResponsibilityWork Ethic Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.
Future TrendsIndustry EvolutionInnovationUncertainty We can say with certainty - or 90% probability - that the new industries that are about to be born will have nothing to do with information.
CuriosityGrowthHumilityLearningSelf-awareness My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
EfficiencyManagementOptimizationOrganizationProduction The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product.
Decision MakingEvaluationKnowledgeLeadershipSelf-Improvement Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.
ManagementResponsibilityWorkplace Efficiency The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.