Effective Manager

Author: (USA) Drucker P.F.
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Launching the Chinese-English Bilingual Collector's Edition! I am completely captivated by Drucker's book, having read it countless times, and it always brings new insights. — Zhang Ruimin, Chairman of Haier Group
Today's organizations need ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. Peter Drucker's profound influence on the business world "Every manager in the world should thank this person, as he devoted his entire life to clarifying the roles of people and organizations in our society. I believe Peter Drucker has been more effective than anyone else in achieving this." — Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric "Among all management books, Drucker's works have had the deepest impact on me." — Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft "Drucker is a hero in my heart. His writings and thoughts are very clear, standing out among those who blindly pursue trendy ideas." — Andy Grove, Chairman of Intel "If the greatest invention of the 20th century is management, then Peter Drucker is undoubtedly the greatest inventor." — American Management Association
International authoritative media's evaluation of Peter Drucker "As soon as the name Peter Drucker is mentioned, countless ears in the corporate jungle will perk up to listen!" — Harvard Business Review "He is still the youngest mind!" — Forbes cover story "The most enduring management thinker of our time." — Business Week
Can a group of ordinary people achieve extraordinary things? The Effective Executive tells us that it is entirely possible, as long as every individual in our organization can be effective. Can effectiveness be learned? The answer is affirmative — effectiveness can be learned.
Must everyone be effective? Effectiveness is something managers must achieve, but in all knowledge organizations, every knowledge worker is actually a manager—even if they don’t have formal authority, as long as they can make outstanding contributions to the organization.
In The Effective Executive, Drucker tells us: The effectiveness of managers is often the key factor in determining the effectiveness of an organization’s work; it’s not just senior executives who are managers, so anyone responsible for action and decision-making who helps improve the organization’s efficiency should work and think like a manager.