Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 7, 2014

Dave once taught me that effective performance can be seen as a function of the quality of an idea times the employee’s commitment to make it happen (EP = QI x C). As Peter Drucker sagely noted, “Most leaders I meet manage knowledge workers.

Commitment 138

Commitment EPS Ulrich CEO 138

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

The advent of the modern organization and the practice of management constitutes a “social technology” that has been equally transformative. The forces of technology and management will continue to hold equal sway as the 21st century unfolds. This is a situation that cannot endure.

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Thirty years ago, no less a business guru than Peter Drucker weighed in, skewering short-termism in a Wall Street Journal editorial. Their eternal question is, How much can we invest in the long term before Wall Street starts agitating and making our lives so miserable that it threatens our ability to manage productively at all?

Hedge 8

Hedge Short-term Long-term EPS 8