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Title: The Effective Executive Revised by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0-06-051607-0 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 20 August, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.84 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Managing oneself for effectiveness, which MUST be learned
Comment: Peter F. Drucker is probably the greatest management thinker of the 20st Century. He has been Professor at New York University and at 83 years old still teaches at the Graduate Management School of Claremont University, California. This book, originally published in 1966, is split up in seven chapters, plus a conclusion.
Effectiveness is not just about intelligence, imagination and knowledge, it is about getting results. And the author believes that "effectiveness can be learned - and it also has to be learned." In Chapter 1 - Effectiveness Can Be Learned, Drucker discusses the five habits of the mind that have to be acquired to be an effective executive: 1. Know thy time; 2. Outward contribution, or what can I contribute?; 3. Making strength productive; 4. First things first; and 5. Effective decision-making. Each of these elements of executive effectiveness are covered in Chapters 2-to-5.
Chapter 6 - The Elements of Decision-Making, which is quite a long chapter is the start of the second part of the book. "Effective executives do not make a great many decisions. They concentrate on the important ones. They try to think through what is strategic and generic, rather than 'solve problems'. So what are the elements of the decision process? 1. "Is this a generic situation or an exception?" Most problems are really generic.; 2. What the decision to accomplish?; 3. What is right, rather than what is acceptable?; 4. Converting the decision into action.; and 5. Feedback has to be built into the decision. This sounds simple, but is rather difficult in practice. But what about the decision itself? "A decision is a judgment. It is a choice between alternatives." And this is the subject of Chapter 7 - Effective Decisions. Contrary to common knowledge one does not start with facts, but one starts with opinions. And the right decision ultimately grows out of the clash and conflict of divergent opinions and out of consideration of competing alternatives. Finally, Drucker concludes with the conclusion that effectiveness MUST be learned. He bases his assumption on the fact that the executive's job is to be effective and that effectiveness can be learned and that effectiveness will/has become more important for the knowledge worker.
As usual, another great book by Peter Drucker. Although the book was originally published in 1966, it still strikes home the simple basic of effectiveness. This book is not only for business executives, but for all people wanting to become effective and in any field required. The author makes use of great examples from the greatest thinkers in time. I recommend this book to readers who did like Larry Bossidy's 'Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done' and Stephen Covey's 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'. Just one comment: Although Drucker makes it sound easy, it requires a lot of hard work and discipline. The author uses simple business US-English.
Rating: 5
Summary: This a very powerful book
Comment: This book has some powerful messages for the modern executive. The difference between being busy and being effective is an important distinction that Drucker highlights. He also highlights some important rules of thumb that are very true but often taken for granted. For example, the fact that any significant innovation requires large chunks of consecutive time spent focused on the issue. Any manager that wants to create a breakthrough change in their organization needs to think through the issues in large chunks. All we can do in small chunks of time is what we did yesterday. He also points out that the critical scarce resource for any executive is time and that some of the most important decisions an executive makes is any honest assessment of what is not going to get done. Too many projects keep moving forward burning up critical time and never reaching critical mass. Drucker provides insight into how to either make something happen or how to be decisive about what you are not going to do which is often even harder
Rating: 4
Summary: Buy this one since it will provide a very good reference
Comment: I had bought this book about 15 years ago after graduation. Over the period of time, I have come to appreciate it more and more.
The book addresses the issue of how to be effective and hence successful at work.
It concludes that effective person (executive) knows exactly where they are spending their time, focus on contribution (rather than efforts), build on their own and others strengths (rather than weaknesses), concentrate on few major areas where superior performance will produce outstanding results and finally make effective decisions.
All the above practices or habits have been explained in details and with examples.
The one thing I regret is that there is no coaching forms or other aids. A fieldbook would be a great follow-up for this book!!
Any Drucker book needs to be re-read over a period of time for maximum impact.
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Title: The Essential Drucker : The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 006093574X Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Practice of Management by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0887306136 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 26 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Management Challenges for the 21st Century by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0887309992 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Managing for Results by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0887306144 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 14 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker ISBN: 0887306187 Publisher: HarperBusiness Pub. Date: 26 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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