Peter Drucker

“Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'programmers.'”

“The computer is a moron.”

“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.”

“Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.”

“People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.”

“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”

“The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.”

“A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.”

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes.”

“Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.”

“Never mind your happiness; do your duty.”

“Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.”

“The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.”

“The purpose of a business is to create a customer.”

“When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.”

“We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.”

“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.”

“Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.”