If general perception changes from seeing the glass as 'half-full' to seeing it as 'half empty' there are major innovative opportunities. Peter Drucker More Quotes by Peter Drucker More Quotes From Peter Drucker As a rule we perceive what we expect to perceive... The unexpected is usually not received at all. Peter Drucker perceive unexpected It is commonly believed that innovations create changes - but few ever do. Successful innovations exploit changes that have already happened. Peter Drucker happened innovation successful The one to distrust is the person who never makes a mistake, never commits a blunder, never fails in what he tries to do. Either he is a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried and the trivial. Peter Drucker phony safe mistake Working with people is difficult, but not impossible. Peter Drucker difficult impossible people One either meets or one works. Peter Drucker The large organization has to learn to innovate, or it won't survive. Peter Drucker organization The more successful the unit, the more difficult it is to make sure that the large company doesn't put the same expectations on it as it does for the rest of the company. When it's a new venture, whether it's outside or inside the business, it's a child. And you don't put a 40-pound pack on a 6-year-old's back when you take her hiking. Peter Drucker new-ventures successful children Mother Teresa's numerical results were not her greatest contribution. Instead, she made the world-and especially India-conscious of compassion. Peter Drucker compassion mother world They wrongly believe that good intentions move mountains. Bulldozers move mountains. But there are exceptions. Peter Drucker mountain believe moving Entrepreneurs believe that profit is what matters most in a new enterprise. But profit is secondary. Cash flow matters most. Peter Drucker cash-flow what-matters believe There are companies that are good at improving what they're already doing. There are companies that are good at extending what they're doing. And finally there are companies that are good at innovation. Every large company has to be able to do all three - improve, extend, and innovate - simultaneously. Peter Drucker innovation able three
