A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons of the World’s Greatest Management Teacher

Chapter Two. Drucker in the Classroom

At the time I was Peter’s student, Albrecht Auditorium and the newer modern teaching facilities at Claremont did not exist. Drucker’s classes were all in Harper Hall. Even then it was old, and used not only for business and management studies, but also for other subjects, such as for classes in religion and ancient languages.

Peter’s classes were always conducted in the largest room available because most classes were taught to both masters and doctoral students simultaneously. The classroom usually held 50–60 table-student chairs, the kind used by students in classrooms all over the world. Drucker would arrive early and engage whichever students were interested in conversation before the formal class began. ...