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Change is the norm unless an organization sees that its task is to lead change, that organization will not survive.

Peter Drucker

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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
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Survive
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Tasks
Organization
Lead
Unless
Change
Norm

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