Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things. Peter Drucker More Quotes by Peter Drucker More Quotes From Peter Drucker There's nothing so useless than executing a task efficiently when it actually never should have been executed at all. Peter Drucker uselesstasksshould-have 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. Peter Drucker futurebusinesscountry Above all, innovation is not invention. It is a term of economics rather than of technology. Peter Drucker economicsinnovationtechnology Follow effective action with quiet reflection. Peter Drucker reflectionactionquiet People are effective because they say 'no,' because they say, 'this isn't for me.' Peter Drucker people Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes - it should be postponed as long as possible and no change would be vastly preferable. But in a period of upheaval, such as the one we are living in, change is the norm. Peter Drucker changewould-belong 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.' Peter Drucker clerksexpectationsneeds Every three or four years I pick a new subject. It may be Japanese art; it may be economics. Three years of study are by no means enough to master a subject but they are enough to understand it. SO for more than 60 years I have kept studying one subject at a time. Peter Drucker meanyearsart When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course. Peter Drucker hilariouseducationfunny For the first four years, no new enterprise produces profits. Even Mozart didn't start writing music until he was four. Peter Drucker writingyearsfirsts Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality. Peter Drucker qualityusegiving Sören Kierkegaard has another answer: human existence is possible as existence not in despair, as existence not in tragedy; it is possible as existence in faith... Faith is the belief that in God the impossible is possible, that in Him time and eternity are one, that both life and death are meaningful. Peter Drucker life-and-deathtragedymeaningful Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money. Peter Drucker insperationalmoneybusiness The moment people talk of "implementing" instead of "doing," and of "finalizing" instead of "finishing," the organization is already running a fever. Peter Drucker organizationrunningpeople As to the idea that advertising motivates people, remember the Edsel. Peter Drucker businesspeopleideas Making changes to better appeal to customer is INNOVATION. Peter Drucker making-changesappealsinnovation Leadership is more doing than dash. Peter Drucker Do what you do best, and outsource the rest. Peter Drucker deep-thoughthumor No business can do everything. Even if it has the money, it will never have enough good people. It has to set priorities. The worst thing to do is a little bit of everything. This makes sure that nothing is being accomplished. It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all. Peter Drucker prioritieslittlespeople The manager who comes up with the right solution to the wrong problem is more dangerous than the manager who comes up with the wrong solution to the right problem. Peter Drucker come-updangerousproblem
