The Definitive Drucker: Challenges for Tomorrow's Executives—Final Advice from the Father of Modern Management (BUSINESS BOOKS) - Softcover

Edersheim, Elizabeth Haas Haas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1260026256 ISBN 13: 9781260026252

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017

Synopsis

Final advice from the great Peter Drucker for driving growth and profitability in the 21st Century―with a new foreword from the author

"We need a new theory of management. The assumptions built into business today are not accurate." -Peter Drucker

Based on multipleseveral interviews and working sessions with Peter Drucker during the last year of his life, The Definitive Drucker reveals the management luminary’s most important concepts and applies them real-life business risks and opportunities.

The book sheds light on the most pressing management issues, such as the role of the CEO, why so many leaders fail, and  the fragility and interdependencies of our economic  and social systems, and the role of the CEO, and it imparts Drucker's views on current business practices, technological, economic, and social changes, and trends―many of which Drucker predicted decades ago. A celebration of this extraordinary man’s life and work, The Definitive Drucker offers a unique opportunity to use Drucker's final business lessons to strategize, create, compete, and succeed in any market.

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Review

"Illuminating... Ms. Edersheim allows a bright light to shine out, even now, from the mind of Peter Drucker."

. "Illuminating... Ms. Edersheim allows a bright light to shine out, even now, from the mind of Peter Drucker."

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“An invaluable contribution, reminding us that Drucker's work is as pertinent in the 21st century as it was in the 20th.”-John. W. Bachmann, Senior Partner, Edward Jones

“As close as you can get to the wisdom of Drucker and how his stunning intelligence can be applied to every modern organization.”-Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, USC, author of On Becoming a Leader, and Peter's friend

“A lively and readable narrative that illuminates Peter's enduring clarity, optimism, and humanity -- and leaves us with the inescapable conclusion that the father of modern management is more relevant and needed today than ever before.”-Ira A. Jackson, Dean, The Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University

“Refreshes and updates Drucker's wisdom through the lens of Edersheim's contemporary experience as a consultant. The combination is both exciting and provocative.”-Richard Jenrette, cofounder, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.

“Captures not only the essence of Drucker's 39 books and seven decades of discovery and insight, but also the essence of Peter Drucker the man -- the wise, funny, insightful, humble teacher who helped us see what he always described as “visible, but not yet seen.”-A.G. Lafley, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive, The Procter & Gamble Company

“A most impressive book full of practical advice. We are most grateful to Elizabeth Edersheim.”-Atsuo Ueda, author of “Introduction to Peter F. Drucker” (in Japanese), representative of Drucker Workshop (Japan), and Emeritus Professor of Institute of Technologists

“A new and timely perspective on Peter Drucker's philosophy and its powerful relevance to all leaders of the future.”-Frances Hesselbein, Chairman, Leader to Leader Institute

“A must read for those who lead or aspire to lead organizations of any sort.”-William H Donaldson, 27th Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission, cofounder, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1260026256
• ISBN 13: 9781260026252
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320