During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding knowledge and knowledge workers he begins by discussing the pros and cons of working for family companies and mentions Katherine Graham, publisher of “The Washington Post.” He also mentions her book,...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005;
Human services - United States - Management;
Nonprofit organizations - United States - Management;
Nonprofit organizations;
Management;
Management consulting;
Business ethics;
Personnel management
In this audio recording Peter F. Drucker discusses his ideas on management in his audiobook, “The Nonprofit Drucker.” On this tape, Drucker concludes and summarizes the section entitled, “People and Relationships.” Drucker begins by...
Authors and publishers; Kantrow, Alan M., 1947-; Public relations consultants; Wall Street journal; Letters
Drucker feels he is not the right person to write on a subject he is not the inventor of in the Wall Street Journal. He also suggests that James Worthy contact Alan Kantrow, a senior editor, at the Harvard Business Review, to get Worthy's article...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Public schools; Coca-Cola Company; Books; Catholic Church; Argentina; Books
Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard to discuss Argentina's depression. He advises her that he does not think that the solution for Argentina is political or economic instead he suggests that what the country needs is a greater sense of...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Ashoka (Fellowship); McKinsey and Company; Argentina
Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard in response to her letter dated July 16, 2001. The top half of this letter is a copy of the last page of Carolina's letter. The bottom half of the page has Drucker's response in which he advises her that she...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Hesselbein, Frances; Partnership; Globalization; Social ecology; Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management; Johnston, Robert
Frances Hesselbein writes to Carolina Biquard to discuss Carolina's ideas on partnership and the Drucker Foundation. Frances advises her that they should try to think of ways to support Carolina's thinking that make it, "an integral part of the...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Argentina
Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard to inform her that he is not able to make a video endorsing Fundación Compromiso because he only promotes things that directly bear his name and involvement. He goes on to advise her that it is not his...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Fundación Compromiso; Nonprofit organizations; Argentina; Football teams; Church; Bank Boston Corp.; Coca-Cola Company; Public schools; Parishes; McKinsey and Company; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Medical...
Peter Drucker writes to Carolina Biquard to warn her about the danger of overextending herself and Fundación Compromiso. He advises her to decide what her priorities are and focus on those. He also suggests that she actively delegate...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Nobel, Alfred Bernhard, 1833-1896; Harvard business review book series; Dynamite; Nicholas Nickelby; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding the change leader he begins by revisiting the previous week’s lecture, which dealt with Alfred Nobel and the invention of dynamite. He goes on to elaborate on why Nobel was able to exploit his success...
Lectures and lecturing; Planning; Education; Surveys; Social security; Life expectancy; United States. Small Business Administration; Entrepreneurship; Banks and banking; Teaching; Successful people; Rain Bird Sprinkler Manufacturing Corporation;...
Peter Drucker advises his students on the planning process during a lecture on the next society. He encourages them to begin the journey with the destination and not with the starting point. He then talks about money management, education,...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Nonprofit organizations; Medical care; Hospitals; Accounting
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding non-profit management he begins by discussing the final paper of the course in which the students examine either their own non-profit organization or a case from their textbook. He advises them that the...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Toyota automobiles; American Honda Motor Company
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding the effective manager he begins by explaining that one of the great weaknesses of traditional management is that it is inwardly focused. He then defines the word “marketing” as the way to look at your...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Pontiac automobile; General Motors Company; General Electric Company; Sears, Roebuck and Company
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding the effective manager he begins by discussing his work with General Motors Company and Pontiac during the post-World War II period. He describes the contrasting cultures of Pontiac and GMC, tracing them...
Lectures and lecturing; Management; Linguistics; Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990; Cities; Teams in the workplace
During Peter Drucker’s lecture regarding knowledge work and knowledge workers he begins by warning his students of the dangers of describing themselves by using generalities and platitudes and instead advises them to learn to know themselves. He...
Principle (Philosophy); Public relations; Responsibility; Sears, Roebuck and Company
Rough first draft sent to James Worthy from Drucker outlining the responsibilites, guiding principles, and the contributions Sears, Roebuck and Company can expect from the Public Relations Department.
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005;
George Washington University;
Management;
Adult education;
Adult learning;
Graduate students;
Lectures and lecturing
Peter F. Drucker discusses “The Care and Feeding of Small and Growing Business” for the George Washington University’s lecture series. He begins by describing which industries reported the most innovation in recent years. He talks about how...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005; Entrepreneurship; Sales; Sales personnel; Management; Planning; Watson, Thomas John, 1874-1956; Race relations; Women; Sex discrimination against women; Gaines, Edythe; Technology; Engineering;...
This is part two of an audio recording of a class on entrepreneurship and innovation taught by Peter Drucker. He compares taking action in organizations during a crisis to performing surgery on human beings. He says it doesn't always have to be...
Management by objectives;
Organizational change;
Organization - Research;
Industrial relations;
Organization;
Executives - Training of;
Psychology, Industrial;
Management
In this audio recording Peter F. Drucker talks about his audio book, “Drucker on Management.” This is the second part of a two-part discussion entitled “Managing Diversity, Growth, and Innovation.” He begins by describing that managers...
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005;
Humble, John William;
Management by objectives;
Industrial relations;
Organization;
Management
In this audio recording Peter F. Drucker and John Humble discuss their audio book, “The Drucker/Humble Workshop.” This is the second part of a two-part discussion entitled, “Participative Management: Myths and Realities.” Humble begins by...
