Peter Drucker quotes

Peter Drucker was an Austrian-born management consultant, educator, and author, widely considered the father of modern management theory. His work shaped how organizations, businesses, and institutions approach leadership and effectiveness. He inspired generations of leaders and continues to influence management practices worldwide. Here are 272 of his quotes:

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. (Peter Drucker)
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. View quote
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The best way to predict the future is to create it. View quote
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Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. View quote
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Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. View quote
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When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course. View quote
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So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. View quote
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Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. View quote
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The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself. View quote
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We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. View quote
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Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans. (Peter Drucker)
Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. View quote
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A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge. View quote
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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.' View quote
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Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility. View quote
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People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. View quote
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Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth. View quote
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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. View quote
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Business has only two basic functions - marketing and innovation. View quote
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The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different. View quote
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A business exists to create a customer. (Peter Drucker)
The computer is a moron. View quote
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Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. View quote
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Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. View quote
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The days of the 'intuitive' manager are numbered. View quote
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Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker - Image
Photo: Jeff McNeill, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Businessman
Born: November 19, 1909
Died: November 11, 2005
Quotes count: 272
Wikipedia: Peter Drucker

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