Inside Drucker's Brain Hardcover - 2008
by Jeffrey Krames
The most accessible guide to theessential ideas of 'the inventor ofmodern management'.
In late 2003, ninety-four-year-old Peter Druckerinvited Jeffrey Krames to his home for an unprecedentedday-long interview. He spoke candidly abouthis seminal management principles, his enormousbody of work (thirty-eight books over six decades), andthe leaders he had advised over the years (includingJack Welch).
Krames used the insights he gained that day tocreate Inside Drucker's Brain--a compact guide to thegreat man's wisdom. Krames had no intention of writinga biography, but rather a book that would showcaseDrucker's most important ideas and strategies,and explain why they are just as useful today as theywere decades ago.
Drucker's biggest contribution was a mind-set,not a methodology. He focused on prodding managersto ask the right questions, to look beyond what theythought they knew, and to focus on tomorrow ratherthan yesterday. If anything, this mind-set is more valuablein the digital age than it was in the industrial age.
This user-friendly book will help readers grasp allof Drucker's key ideas on leadership, strategy, innovation,personal effectiveness, career development, andmany other topics.
Summary
In late 2003, ninety-four-year-old Peter Drucker invited Jeffrey Krames to his home for an unprecedented day-long interview. He spoke candidly about his seminal management principles, his enormous body of work (thirty-eight books over six decades), and the leaders he had advised over the years (including Jack Welch).
Krames used the insights he gained that day to create Inside Drucker’s Brain--a compact guide to the great man’s wisdom. Krames had no intention of writing a biography, but rather a book that would showcase Drucker’s most important ideas and strategies, and explain why they are just as useful today as they were decades ago.
Drucker’s biggest contribution was a mind-set, not a methodology. He focused on prodding managers to ask the right questions, to look beyond what they thought they knew, and to focus on tomorrow rather than yesterday. If anything, this mind-set is more valuable in the digital age than it was in the industrial age.
This user-friendly book will help readers grasp all of Drucker’s key ideas on leadership, strategy, innovation, personal effectiveness, career development, and many other topics.
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- Title Inside Drucker's Brain
- Author Jeffrey Krames
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 278
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Portfolio, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2008-10-16
- ISBN 9781591842224 / 1591842220
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.28 x 5.46 x 0.97 in (18.49 x 13.87 x 2.46 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Industrial management, Drucker, Peter F
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008022621
- Dewey Decimal Code 658.009
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