Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The other day I was cleaning out some of my old files and I came across an article I had copied from the Wall Street Journal back on October 21st, 1993, written by Peter Drucker. The advice was classic Drucker – simple, straightforward, and timeless. It was entitled, “ The Five Deadly Business Sins ”. 3) Cost-Driven pricing.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Here’s the list of books we talked about, in the order presented, for your reference (with links – and note neither Todd nor I are getting any affiliate commissions or fees): The Essential Drucker - by Peter Drucker. In Search of Excellence - by Tom Peters & Robert H. Out of the Crisis - by W.Edwards Deming.

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It was a simple little post on January 22nd about Peter Drucker , and his philosophy that employees are “ an asset, not a cost “ In hindsight, that one post, and all that subsequently came after, played a major role in my success as a leader. In 2006 I started blogging about leadership.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

I can understand a backlash against old-school “bosses” Peter Drucker himself cast a wary eye on the classic middle manager, and Rogoway noted a great quote in the article: Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. . That’s a leader.

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 8, 2013

If you read back 1-4 again, this underlying theme will pop out, so well stated by Peter Drucker- “ What’s measured improves “ Don’t forget this, ever, if you want to turn your visions into a grand (and triumphant) reality. Photo by Shutterstock / Sergej Nivens ) .

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

It’s a theory that revolves around the simplest of business ideas, one said so eloquently by the late Peter Drucker: The purpose of a business is to create a customer. That is, until I discovered something deceptively simple that finally got it done. The Theory of 3 Numbers. Here’s how the theory flows from that premise.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 29, 2018

It’s a theory that revolves around the simplest of business ideas, one said so eloquently by the late Peter Drucker: “ The purpose of a business is to create a customer ”. Once I did, and became more human, I discovered something deceptively simple that finally got it done: The Theory of 3 Numbers.

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