Peter Drucker
The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Eric Ries Crown Business (2011) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker…
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David Zinger founded and hosts the Employee Engagement Network (EEN), a 4500 global member community devoted to employee engagement. David is an author, educator, and speaker. He wrote over 1400 blog posts and authored two books on work – Zengage:…
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done Peter Drucker HarperBusiness/A HarperCollins Imprint (2006) “The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.” Note: The title of this review is a portion of one of Peter…
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The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results Subir Chowdbury McGraw-Hill (2012) Still another “revolutionary process” to achieve “extraordinary results Subir Chowdhury and other authors of recently published business books are to be commended for having the…
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Paul Leinwand is a Partner at Booz & Company based in the firm’s Chicago office. He advises organizations on the topic of strategy, growth, and capability building, with a focus on the consumer product and retail sectors. He also serves as chair of the…
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Here’s an excerpt from a recent article from the Drucker Exchange (the Dx), an online resource that hosts an ongoing conversation about bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank…
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The Ultimate Question 2.0: How NET PROMOTER Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World Fred Reichheld with Rob Markey Harvard Business Review Press (2011) Here is an open-source system whose “engine” can drive profitable growth This is a revised and expanded…
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Gail McMeekin loves to inspire people to envision and then achieve their personal and professional goals. She is a licensed psychotherapist who became fascinated with the concept of “why so many people hate their jobs.” She then shifted her focus…
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Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Danny Meyer HarperCollins (2006) Note: Perhaps 30-35 years ago, probably in an article for Harvard Business Review, Peter Drucker said something to the effect, “If you don’t think you’re in…
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Different pwerspectuves on the Power of Elimination
Many years ago during an interview, Katherine Hepburn was asked the secret to the success of her career. “Elimination! I have eliminated everyone and everything from my life that interferes with what I want to do and how I want…
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