Nathan Magnuson

AUGUST 6, 2018

Peter Drucker famously said, “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” As innovation in technology continues to change how tasks are completed, there is a very realistic chance that what required human activity yesterday can be automated today. Delegation. Automation.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

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. In regards to the future, Drucker advocated using this with kaizen, or continuous, ongoing improvement.

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CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

But we want our leaders to lead by asking inspiring and enlightening questions, and delegating—not by supplying answers. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 President Obama has fallen prey to the myth that a leader must be an oracle of knowledge. In town hall meetings, he takes great questions, but rarely asks them.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Just the other day I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine who’s in a doctorate in leadership program but yet he finds himself reading a lot of Peter Drucker etc., and he was talking about how Drucker was one of the first people that elevated management as a thing to strive for. So that was premise number one.

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CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

But we want our leaders to lead by asking inspiring and enlightening questions, and delegating—not by supplying answers. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 President Obama has fallen prey to the myth that a leader must be an oracle of knowledge. In town hall meetings, he takes great questions, but rarely asks them.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Then consider whether the remainder should be automated, delegated, or eliminated. As Peter Drucker, the management guru, said, “Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.” Delegate nonessential tasks. Focus on priorities and delegate the rest to others. Leverage technology.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

When subordinates aren't sure what the boss really wants to accomplish, they don't feel safe, and true delegation is impossible. It was the fulfillment of what Peter Drucker called the Age of the Knowledge Worker. And greater delegation is surely a good thing for most companies.

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