#43: Peter Drucker
On the first Monday in November I want to remember Peter Drucker, who was born in November and died in November, and did much in between to take the ‘blue’ out of work-Monday.
Peter Drucker has been called many things, from the father of modern management to the first management guru. But above all, he was a teacher.
In the early 1980s I first read that Peter Drucker defined efficiency as doing things right and effectiveness as doing the right things. That influenced my future. Since then, I have spent my time explaining to senior managers that they should focus on being effective before they worry about being efficient. As Mr Drucker put it, there is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Thank you, Mr Drucker, for pointing out the nonsense at work.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2006 James Henry McIntosh
Peter Drucker has been called many things, from the father of modern management to the first management guru. But above all, he was a teacher.
In the early 1980s I first read that Peter Drucker defined efficiency as doing things right and effectiveness as doing the right things. That influenced my future. Since then, I have spent my time explaining to senior managers that they should focus on being effective before they worry about being efficient. As Mr Drucker put it, there is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
Thank you, Mr Drucker, for pointing out the nonsense at work.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2006 James Henry McIntosh
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