Chapter Eleven. You Can’t Predict the Future, But You Can Create It
Some of Drucker’s lessons were repeated by him again and again at different times and in different courses. His admonition that you cannot predict the future is a good example. I don’t remember the first time Peter spoke about creating the future. However, my recollection was that he did so in just about every course.
I heard this message not long after beginning my classes at Claremont. Clearly, this was something that he believed in strongly. The first time he spoke of this, however, I missed it completely. I heard about it only secondhand. This was because I walked out of Peter’s class.
I Walk Out of Peter’s Class
Peter didn’t always pay attention to the clock, with the possible ...
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