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Leading For A Better Tomorrow

Tanveer Naseer

Peter Drucker, who was considered to be the “father of modern management,” did not mince words when he advised managers and leaders about the dangers of complacency and putting off the future. Management has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-term and long-range goals.

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Leaders: 4 Ways to Build Your Legacy in the Here and Now

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Bruce Rosenstein: The recent executive shakeups at Microsoft have talking heads everywhere speculating on the legacy of Bill Gates, who has stepped down as chair of the company and is taking up the role of technology advisor to Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management.

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Leadership Requires Followership

Coaching Tip

It's not really about the products made, the technology developed or the financial instruments that are bought and sold. Drucker (1909-2005), had a huge impact in establishing management as a discipline and built the foundation for coaching as a leadership skill and practice. "He It's all about the people.

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Your Strategy Has to Be Flexible — But So Does Your Execution

Harvard Business Review

Peter Drucker said : “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” Drucker’s exhortation, “What gets measured gets managed” is often invoked when approaching execution. It is also be a mistake to restrict ourselves to managing what we can easily measure.

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Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You

Harvard Business Review

When IBM sold its PC division to Lenovo in 2005, many people questioned the wisdom of divesting a successful business, especially one that IBM had worked so hard to create. The most dangerous trap that any manager can fall into is complacency.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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Gun Manufacturers Need to Lead Change, Not Just Follow the Law

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to technological development for safer guns, it is a task assigned to the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security — not to the U.S. It’s worth remembering Peter Drucker’s famous distinction: “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”