Quote

Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.

Peter Drucker

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Peter Drucker
Age: 95 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 19
Died: 2005
Died: November 11
Author
Businessperson
Columnist
Economist
Journalist
Lawyer
Philosopher
Sculptor
University Teacher
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Peter F. Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker
Cannot
Preparation
Doe
Innovation
Live
Defined
Must
Clearly
Work
Exist
Men
Education
Prepare
Since
Practicals
Age
Practical

More quotes by Peter Drucker

Image
The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time.
Peter Drucker
Image
Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.
Peter Drucker
Image
Leaders shouldn?t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can?t compromise.
Peter Drucker
Image
Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength.
Peter Drucker
Image
Education can no longer be the sole property of the state.
Peter Drucker
Image
Strong people have strong weaknesses.
Peter Drucker
Image
And no matter how serious an environmental problem the automobile poses in today's big city, the horse was dirtier, smelled worse, killed and maimed more people, and congested the streets just as much.
Peter Drucker
Image
Inside an organization there are only cost centers. The only profit center is a customer whose check has not bounced.
Peter Drucker
Image
Businesses are not paid to reform customers. They are paid to satisfy customers.
Peter Drucker
Image
It is commonly believed that innovations create changes - but few ever do. Successful innovations exploit changes that have already happened.
Peter Drucker
Image
Tomorrow always arrives. It is always different. And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future. Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.
Peter Drucker
Image
Of all the decisions an executive makes, none is as important as the decisions about people, because they determine the performance capacity of the organization.
Peter Drucker
Image
Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, and their values. Knowing where one belongs can transform an ordinary person - hardworking and competent but otherwise mediocre - into an outstanding performer.
Peter Drucker
Image
No other area offers richer opportunities for successful innovation than the unexpected success.
Peter Drucker
Image
The relevant question is not simply what shall we do tomorrow, but rather what shall we do today in order to get ready for tomorrow.
Peter Drucker
Image
Conductors do not know how the oboe does its work, but they know what the oboe should contribute.
Peter Drucker
Image
What's measured improves
Peter Drucker
Image
The subordinate's job is not to reform or reeducate the boss, not to make him conform to what the business schools or the management book say bosses should be like. It is to enable a particular boss to perform as a unique individual.
Peter Drucker
Image
Vision without execution is delusion. The joy is in the results
Peter Drucker
Image
Leadership is all about getting results.
Peter Drucker