The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 5, 2022

The deluge of easy money into the sector has prompted many would-be entrepreneurs to take their eye off the ball, and whereas Peter Drucker famously said that the only real purpose of a business is to create a customer, the current entrepreneurial landscape allows founders to get rich without worrying too much about that.

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Entrepreneur Agility Document FAQ 113

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Ever heard comments like these in your organization? “How many people work in your organization?” ” “The most dangerous place in this organization is at the exit door around quitting time. ” Attracting and retaining top talent is a major problem for many organizations.

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Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Forbes and Fast Company credit him for developing Holacracy, a comprehensive management system for governing and running organizations that are fast, agile, and that succeed by pursuing their purpose, free from the tyranny of top-down planning that is instantly out of date. Some of the… Read More Brian J.

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Agility Entrepreneur System CEO 70

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

And my research is essentially about how to help particularly large organizations become better managed, better organized, and more well-equipped for the future. and he was talking about how Drucker was one of the first people that elevated management as a thing to strive for. DAVID: Fantastic. And you really are.

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Competitive Advantage Drucker Open-book Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2018

And social movements aren’t only the domain of community organizers and college students. From the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism to the Conscious Capitalism organization, groups are forming with a mission (in the words of the latter) to “inspire, educate and empower companies to elevate humanity through business.”

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Drucker Long-term Short-term Decentralization 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Innovation abounds (especially in technology) and new value is being created hand over fist — yet the resulting wealth gains go to the few, while the many wind up financially worse off. This vexing global challenge causes me to wonder, “What if the world’s innovators turned their sights on solving this problem?

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Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 25, 2016

Over the major innovation cycles, the capitalist system has been resilient enough to absorb the effects of the crashes caused by pure speculation and turn them to its advantage. Drucker Forum 2016: The Entrepreneurial Society. This post is one in a series of perspectives by presenters and participants in the 8th Global Drucker Forum.

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Drucker Long-term Short-term Christensen 8