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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
Peter F. Drucker (Author), Jim Collins (Narrator), Timothy Andrés Pabon (Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher)
4.6 out of 5 stars
The commemorative version of Peter. Drucker's classic work on leadership and management with a foreword written by Jim Collins.
What is it that makes an executive effective?
For many years Peter F. Drucker was widely considered "the dean of this country's business and management philosophers" ( Wall Street Journal). In this brief and powerful piece, he focuses on the most influential management position that is the executive.
The measure of an executive, says Drucker that the key to success is to "get the right things done". This is usually done by doing what people overlook and keeping clear of things that are not effective. The ability to think, be creative and experience can be lost in a job of executive without the accumulated habits of mind that transform into outcomes.
Drucker has identified five key practices to business efficiency that can and should be mastered:
Time management
Deciding what to give to the cause
Understanding where and how to maximize strength to get the best impact
Making the right choices
Then, you can knit them all together using a logical decision-making process
The book spans the history of both government and business Drucker showcases the unique ability of an executive. He also provides fresh insights into a myriad of seemingly simple business issues.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
“Executives are not paid for doing things they like to do. They are paid for getting the right things done.”
If you have read anything on leadership or management in the past few decades, you are probably already familiar with Peter Drucker. I first heard about Drucker a few years back while reading a book by a college president and over time Drucker’s name kept popping up everywhere.
It was difficult to determine which book to read first. He has written dozens of books, and all of them have been universally praised. I chose The Effective Executive because it seemed to have a simple, straightforward message and it was under 200 pages. However, I was a bit weary because the book was first published in 1967.
First, this book is amazing. It packed with great, applicable information. I actually think this book is more relevant today that it was when it was first written.
Second, the message is amazing. The overall message is simple, “effectiveness can be learned and must be earned.” There may be some individuals better suited for leadership roles, but to be an effective manager you need to develop the skill of effectiveness.
I will definitely be picking up more Drucker books in the future.
Here are some gems:
“Organizations are held together by information rather than by ownership or command.”
“Working on the right things is what makes knowledge work effective.”
“All in all, the effective executive tries to be himself.”
39 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
Where and how do I spend my time?
Am I staying busy or achieving results?
What are my strengths?
Is there a system to my decision making?
Am I a reader or a listener?
These are a few of the questions asked on my reading of The Effective Executive.
Am I an executive?
In the true sense of the word, no!
In how I practice and diligently follow Drucker’s prescription for being an effective executive, yes!
Zeke Contreras
Sunday, May 31, 2020
San Antonio, Texas
8 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021
So if you’ve been reading business books or just working for a long time you will be familiar with many of the concepts in this book. However, for me, reading it was extremely valuable because it is the source code for so much business thinking. After reading it you can see where Steven Covey expanded on Drucker and built a billion dollar empire and countless other business best sellers too I’m sure. Interestingly some of the ideas in this book have been validated using modern scientific analysis unavailable to Drucker in the 1960s, e.g., Zenger & Folkman demonstrating the importance of focusing on strengths and not weaknesses. Most importantly though, there’s a lot of really excellent and practical tools. For example, I’ve started using Alfred Sloan’s memo template for post meeting clarity, I use Drucker’s questions a manager should ask about needs for negotiations and 1 on 1 meetings. I definitely recommend you buy, read, and use this book.
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How and why, “like every other discipline, effectiveness can be learned and must be earned
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2012
Note: Amazon continues to feature reviews of earlier editions. What immediately follows is my review of the 50th anniversary edition published today, January 24, 2017. What then follows is my review of an earlier edition.
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This is the 50th anniversary edition of a book first published in 1967. Jim Collins provides the Foreword and Zachary First the Afterword. In my opinion, Peter Drucker (1909-2005) is the most influential business thinker as indicated by the endless list of other thought leaders who continue to acknowledge his value and significance to their own work. He always insisted on referring to himself as a “student” or “bystander.” With all due respect to his wishes, I have always viewed him as a pioneer who surveyed and defined dimensions of the business world that no one else had previously explored.
Consider this passage in the Foreword: “Here are ten lessons I learned from Peter Drucker and this book, and that I offer as a small portal of entry into the mind of the greatest management thinker off all time.” These are the lessons that Collins cites and discusses:
1. First, manage thyself.
2. Do what you’re made for.
3. Work how you work best (and let others do the same).
4. Count your time, and make it count.
5. Prepare better meetings.
6. Don’t make a hundred decisions when one will do.
7. Find your one big distinctive impact.
8. Stop what you would not start.
9. Run lean.
10. Be useful.
“He was in the end, Collins adds, "the highest level of what a teacher can be: a role model of the very ideas he taught, a walking testament to his teachings in the tremendous lasting effect of his own life.”
As was true of Collins and will be true 0f everyone else who reads one of the several editions, they will have their own take-aways. Drucker provides a framework in the Introduction, stressing while discussing the importance of eight specific practices that all great business and non-profit CEOs are committed to, such as asking “What needs to be done?” and “What is right for the enterprise?” The first two enable them to obtain the information they need.
The next four help them to convert this knowledge into effective action:
3. Develop action plans.
4. Take responsibility for decisions [and their consequences].
5. Take responsibility for communicating.
6. Are focused on opportunities rather on problems.
The last two ensure that the entire organization feels responsible and accountable
7. Run productive meetings.
8. Think and feel “we” rather than “I.”
Yes, these are basic and obvious practices but they were not five decades ago. Until Drucker, thinking about management lacked order, structure, clarity, and focus. Borrowing a phrase from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Drucker developed thinking about management to “the other side of complexity.” To paraphrase, Albert Einstein, Drucker made management “as simple as possible but no simpler.”
In the Introduction Peter Drucker concludes, “We’ve just covered eight practices of effective executives. I’m going to throw in one final, bonus practice. This one’s so important that I’ll elevate it to the level of a rule: [begin italics] Listen first, speak last [end italics]”...And, like every discipline, effectiveness [begin italics] can [end italics] and [begin italics] must [end italics] be earned.”
The title of this review is a portion of one of Peter Drucker's most important insights: "The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question."
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I first read this book when it was originally published in 1967 and have since re-read it several times because, in my opinion, it provides some of Peter Drucker's most important insights on how to "get the right work done and done the right way." By nature an "executive" is one who "executes," producing a desired result (an "effect") that has both impact and value. As Drucker once observed in an article that appeared in Harvard Business Review at least 40 years ago, "There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all." Therefore, the effective executive must develop sound judgment. Difficult - sometimes immensely difficult - decisions must be made. Here are eight practices that Drucker recommended 45 years ago:
o Ask, "what needs to be done?"
o Ask, "What is right for the enterprise?"
o Develop an action plan
o Take responsibility for decisions.
o Take responsibility for communications.
o Focus on opportunities rather than on problems.
o Conduct productive meetings.
o Think in terms of first-person PLURAL pronouns ("We" rather than "I").
The first two practices give executives the knowledge they need; the next four help them convert this knowledge into effective action; the last two ensure that the entire organization feels responsible and accountable, and will thus be more willing to become engaged. "I'm going to throw in one final, bonus practice. This one's so important that I'll elevate it to the level of a rule: [begin italics] Listen first, speak last." [end italics]
This volume consists of eight separate but interdependent essays that begin with "Effectiveness Can Be Learned" and conclude with "Effective Decisions." Actually, there is a "Conclusion" in which Drucker asserts that "Effectiveness Must Be Learned." I agree. The essays are arranged in a sequence that parallels a learning process that prepares an executive to "assume responsibility, rather than to act the subordinate, satisfied only if he `pleases the boss.' In focusing himself and his vision on contribution the executive, in other words, has to think through purposes and ends rather than means alone."
I highly recommend this to all executives who need an easy-to-read collection of reminders of several basic but essential insights from one of the most important business thinkers, Peter Drucker. I also presume to suggest that they, in turn, urge each of their direct reports to obtain a copy and read it. The last time I checked, Amazon sells a paperbound edition for only $11.55. Its potential value is incalculable.
94 people found this helpful
Should be required reading for any aspiring professional in a large organization
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
Excellent perspective, insight and coaching for development. I was amazed at the insight Peter Drucker had considering when this was originally written back in the 1960's. Other books that have been written even in the last couple years echo some of what is in here. The topics and advice are still very relevant today even though some of the landscape has changed with the computer and internet. I would say that this is still on point for today and should be required reading for any aspiring professional in a large organization.
9 people found this helpful
Basic principles for effectiveness
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
The author, Peter Drucker, needs no introduction, as he is is well known in the management community. As anyone who knows his work would expect, this book is very well written: clear language, well structured, full of examples, and easy to read. The main points Drucker uses to define the effective executives are very straightforward: management of time, understanding of one's contribution, problem framing and decision taking. The book is old. But it is evident that its arguments are still as applicable today as they were when it was realeased. Any book that has passed the proof of time is worth reading. This one is no exception. If you want to know some basic principles for effectiveness, as stated by one of the brightest minds in management, I strongly recommend reading it.
2 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2017
I'm a business book junkie, but this is the granddaddy of all executive self-awareness books.
It's also still the best.
Although his examples are dated, Drucker still lays out the cleanest explanation and game plan for anyone who finds themself in the position of leading a company. This book is about both leadership and management, and if you don't understand the difference, all the more reason to buy it.
10 people found this helpful
Must read and valuable insights
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2016
This book gives you a very clear understanding of the effective executive. The making, learning and training of him or her. The defining of the EE, how to identify, analyze, decide, improve, develop the traits and behavior of this EE. Great many cases in support of giving you the picture and how it affects the organization, process and outcome.
I would recommend this to anybody who wants to take responsibility over his or her decision making, critical thinking and leadership knowledge and skills.
One person found this helpful
Timeless insight on time management and focusing on strengths.
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2018
My first book by Drucker and I loved it. While it is clear how old this book is by the sole references to men as executives, the wisdom has not aged. I really appreciate the focus he encourages and emphasis on specific actions like time recoding. I could easily see myself coming back to this book.
7 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021
Dated but apt....it would be nice if someone brought this book into 2021, but the concepts are concrete. This is one of the most useful books I've ever read on management. Overlook the original publishing date and pronouns and you'll have a keeper.
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2020
I find this book, written more than 50 years ago, not only actual but also refreshing. Not all the book, let’s say 10% is actually still applicable to today’s reality, but the remaining 90% is a timeless concentration of great wisdom. A must ready for every manager, of a team or ourself.
One person found this helpful
Dated language, but good recommendations
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021
The core structure of this book is great. The focus on contributions, on personal development, on making effective decisions, on building on people’s strengths.
Nowadays (2021), more than 50 years after it was written, the language is quite dated. It’s clearly written from the perspective of an upper class white cis man in the post-WWII years, and he assumes that most workers will be just like him.
If you can get past that, the core message is great.
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
As soon as I saw the book title and cover, I didn't think much of it. But as soon as I picked this up, I was totally wrong! Anyone aspiring to be an effective executive should read this book before taking the position!
One person found this helpful
A classic with insights for today
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019
While this book has been around for decades it has many good insights for leadership today. You need to overlook the overly-male references, but do so in order to receive the gold nuggets.
Classic words on being effective
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
While the words might be dated, the ideas are not. There is something to be said about being effective and doing the best thing. I encourage you to invest your time and be effective by reading this book.
6 people found this helpful
Great advice on executive effectiveness
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2009
You know you read the writing of great thinker when the line of text in front of you is simple and yet powerful. Peter Drucker writes like that. The Effective Executive is one of those books that wake up your intellect: simple, unpretentious, direct, based on experience and well practiced art of detecting underlying principles hiding behind our mundane tasks.
Effective managers, according to Peter, follow eight principles:
- Ask "what needs to be done?"
- Ask "what is right?"
- Develop action plans
- Take responsibility for decisions
- Take responsibility for communicating
- Focus on opportunity rather than problem
- Run productive meetings
- Think and say "we" rather than "I"
I like for instance how he describes the taking of responsibility for decisions: a decision has not been made until people know: the name of the person accountable for carrying it out, the deadline, the names of the people who will be affected by it, and the names of the people who will be informed. Simple, isn't it?
A penetrating observation is that in large organisations people tend to be absorbed by what happens inside its boundaries and by perfecting a process regardless of the outside world. The removal of the executive from the customer base is fatal in the long run.
Other thought that I liked is that the effective executive does not make decisions by consensus, but by what is right, even if the decision is not popular. The executive makes a few decisions, but powerful, rather than many razzle-dazzle decisions.
I have this book handy, so that when I have time, I choose to read randomly a page or two. It's like doing meditation. It is simple, elegant and very sharp. I recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject.
8 people found this helpful
Very effective at teaching effectiveness
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020
I recently found myself in a decision making position at my company and was unsure about how to make the right decisions. Luckily I had recently found this book as well and as I read I gained a lot of confidence in making better decisions that have a much greater impact. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is responsible for making decisions of any kind.
Still fresh after all these years
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
Some language and examples are dated, but the observations and techniques remain completely relevant. For example:
- First- and second-level managers nowadays usually don't know anywhere near as much as their people about the job's true challenges and solutions.
- It rarely works to try to make a person something that he/she simply is not. Capitalize on people's skills instead of trying to manufacture skills in them.
- If a person has a major weakness in his role, don't try to fix the situation by splitting the role with another person who has complementary skills and weaknesses. Both will struggle. Things will most likely worsen.
4 people found this helpful
A worthwhile read on the path to management nirvana
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2013
I would highly recommend this as a foundational component in the education of any manager or executive, and the first book to read of Drucker's body of work. The material in this book is easily applicable at any level of management and poses questions that ask the reader to think critically about what they do and how they do it. I found Drucker's exposure of common fallacies particularly enlightening, especially since he provides sound logic and rhetoric to substantiate his position on topics.
A perfect gift for the newly promoted manager or graduate business student.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
This is a great read. Very practical and still relevant over 50 years later. Worth reviewing every year or so
Old but still incredibly relevant
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2019
If you can get past the dated part of the. text assuming that executives are male, every bit of this is just as relevant today. If anything concepts that were probably very abstract 50 years ago are obvious today but still effectiveness is not common and I found this book to be very action provoking
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2019
We know that our son will get a lot out of this book as he is now in middle management and he certainly will want to continue to be an effective executive.
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019
Good read. Drucker’s writing is brilliant. My copy is highlighted, underlined, and covered in notes.
4.5 stars - good, still relevant book regarding being effective as a knowledge worker
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2013
There are a number of other reviews that summarize the contents of the book, so I won't attempt to do that here.
The big picture knowledge that the book imparts, are really the key aspects to being effective in any line of knowledge work (which is most jobs today).
These include:
1) Time management
2) Focusing on contributing value
3) Building on strengths as opposed to shoring up weakness
4) Focus on the priorities, don't let the pressures / inertia drive work output
5) Effective decision-making
Some of the few negative reviews seem to think this book is outdated. While occasionally it does feel this way (when it references how much better educated Americans are than everyone else - a throwback to the 60s), the big picture information is still 100% relevant I think.
While there are many books that may go into each topic specifically (such as time management or decision-making) I have not seen many other books that present as strong of a big picture snapshot of ALL of the key activities needed to be effective and how these might play together.
There were also some tidbits here and there that I found to be very true.
For example, the concept that a decision is not made until it has been effectively communicated to everyone in an organization that needs the information in order to carry it out and sustain it. Although this seems obvious, there are people who may be "boundary conditions" as Drucker calls it - that do not execute the decision but still need to be aware of the decision so that they are not acting against the overall objective. In my own line of work, directing my first project, this was actually something I had to consciously learn and reading this book put words to a concept I was aware of, but never could verbalize.
Also the idea to create appropriate yardsticks and measure the results of decisions and hold them against the intended result is very reminiscent of six sigma practices that came up much later. Good to see that this general practice is timeless.
There was a lot of key thinking - especially as related to an organization - that I haven't seen in other places, especially regarding decision making.
Some people may be put off by how general Drucker keeps the topic of discussion, but I think this does serve a purpose on keeping the concepts of the book at a big picture level which is good.
I do feel that the book was lacking in specific practices related to time management. This book would have received 5 stars if Drucker more clearly explained specific methods for managing time, as I think this is an especially difficult topic. Instead he shrugs this off and encourages you to figure it out for yourself. Well, I for one would have been curious as to the particular methods that some of the most effective executives that he interviewed in his consulting practice used to manage their time.
One other word of warning - this is really a book for someone who has at some point worked in a somewhat large organization (i.e. at least 100 people). If you have, much of what Drucker says will immediately 'click'. If you haven't yet accumulated serious work experience, or have only worked in very small companies (10 people or less), you may not appreciate the full value of this book.
A great read for anyone interested in increasing their personal and organization's effectiveness.
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I should have read this long time ago
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018
A book totally worth it. Especially for those working as knowledge worker. I will read this again. It has lot of gems for me
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019
If you are in a leadership role and haven’t read this book, do yourself a favor and snag it NOW! Written in an easy to follow manner and topics still relevant in today’s corporate/private/public leadership roles. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
If you only read one book about management
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
This is the one. Easy to read, yet inspiring in its clarity and focus on the importance of ruthless time management, managing to people’s strengths rather than weaknesses, and effective decision making. It is a quick book to read, and subsequent rereads yield new insights. I’m a fairly senior GM/VP and continue to learn from this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020
This book focus on how to deliver effectiveness trough being aware and discipline. Every person should read this book from time to time, as a wake up call to focus on the things that really matters.
Timeless, smart, countless takeaways
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019
My favorite sentence says it all:
Ultimately, the effective executive must set a large number of posteriorities—tasks one chooses not to tackle—so as to focus with exquisite clarity on a small number of priorities.
If you have one shelf for books, this should be on it.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2008
If you're looking for concise, simple dialogue on what it means to be effective and how to parlay that into your work life, here it is. If you are looking for a fashionable, faddy, flashy Seth-Godin-type mantra to chant, you will be vastly disappointed and fantastically bored.
To those who are serious students of business and it's execution and are willing to do what it takes to be leaders, this is one of probably 3-5 books on the required reading list. Read through it quickly at your own peril, for amazing gems are buried mid-paragraph in the most seemingly innocuous paragraphs.
Now for the love of effectiveness, please buy, read and apply this to yourself so I don't have to do business with you sloths anymore!
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
Clear guidance on how to be an effective manager. Focussing on results while managing the strengths of individuals, both yours and others, and keeping the eye on goals of the organization is key to success of a manager.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2018
I purchased this item for a faculty member, but then realized I could not share it with him under my account. He ended purchasing it himself. Can I please get a refund?
and it didn't disappoint. I've bought two or three other copies to ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016
The first book on management I've read that isn't by Ralph Currier Davis, and it didn't disappoint. I've bought two or three other copies to give to friends who have hinted at maybe pursuing some kind of entrepreneurial endeavor. Peter Drucker is one of the management Gods. Also, its an easy read.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2008
I am still reading this book; there are so many insights that I find myself highlighting and writing them down; then I go back to review them over and over. For the person who wants to be an Effective Executive or just an effective individual I would recommend you read this book. You can just read this book you have to put the information into practice. It is a text book for the effective leader in you. You will go back to it over and over again to ensure you are doing the right things to become more effective.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021
Dated but still great advice
... well before the expected due date and in the best of shape
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
This book was received well before the expected due date and in the best of shape. It is like a brand new book and I am very happy with this purchase, thank you!
Incredible book. To not read it would be a loss
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019
Simple, direct, easy, efficient, effective. Read it to understand how the world and businesses work. With Drucker's advice you will be able to take your game to the next level.
This is an eye-opening book on management.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020
The simple language is suitable for the profound truths Drucker lays out.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021
Good Information
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
Excellent training book
Classic management book from the grand master of the subject.
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2022
Excellent and timeless
Drucker always makes things obvious
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
Drucker was a common sense genius!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2006
The book focuses on exactly what it is to be effective as a quality decision maker. The audience could be a CEO or any other enabled knowledge worker.
I found Drucker's view encouraging because he feels these aptitudes are not inherent in anyone without the effort of learning these skills. On the other hand, the book is not necessarily a roadmap to the CEO's office as one might hope. In-fact, it merely addresses what an individual's goals should be and the behavior necessary to be effective.
The book is also curiously out of date. This is no shortcoming. The issues which were current at the time lend an excellent perspective. The principles presented are not only still true; we understand how history has treated the examples given in the last 40 years. The book has aged very well. In some ways it is has more value than it had originally.
There is no magic formula in this book. This is not a cheap 12 step program to the big chair. The book simply illustrates valuable principles that are necessary to be as effective as a decision maker.
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What can one say about a classic? Originally written ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2017
What can one say about a classic? Originally written in 1967, Drucker has become a staple in upper-level education courses across the globe.
I read the same copy decades ago but could not find it. I bought 2 copies. One to read and one to give to a younger friend in my profession.
Another excellent book by Peter Dricker
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2013
This book and the Practice of Management would be the 2 books I would put together as my recommendation for the core of any library of an aspiring manager.
There are few shortcuts to fame here, but plenty of guidance to the building of values, skill and competence in the practice of general skills in management. I thoroughly recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017
Good book you can read through or flip through for useful topics. Drucker writes in a easy to read way and had a lot of good insight from years are experience.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019
Many very insightful and easily attainable ideas for people at any level to improve their abilities. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2017
Peter Drucker knows what he's talking about. Great advice.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2013
I was required to read this book for my Comparative Leadership class and I can't believe how much I actually enjoyed. Peter Drucker's writing style is very easy to follow and he makes a lot of great points. I especially love that he points out the fact than anyone can become and effective executive. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in becoming a better leader.
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014
"The Effective Executive" by Peter Drucker (dean of American management authors) is an excellent title for anyone. Whether aspiring to be a manager or wanting to be more effective in a non-managerial role, the book will help. The title is around 175 pages and covers several points, including:
1. While effective executives differ in personality, talent, and approach, they share common practices.
2. 3 diagnostic questions to ask when evaluating your use of time.
3. 4 principles of evaluating time wasters.
4. Focusing on contribution and taking responsibility for results.
5. A person usually can achieve excellence in very few areas - better to focus and specialize.
6. The effective executive tries to be himself and not pretend to be someone else.
7. 4 major elements of the decision-making process.
8. Multi-tasking is overrated (I say "AMEN" to that!).
9. 3 reasons for insisting on disagreements.
10. Concentration is the most important ingredient for success.
I will often refer to this title and refresh my memory of the important principles and points Drucker addresses. Highly recommended.
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