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The 1st question the effective decision-maker asks is: 'Is this a generic situation or an exception?'
Peter Drucker
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Peter Drucker
Age: 95 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 19
Died: 2005
Died: November 11
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Peter F. Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker
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