Get the Right Things Done: The Drucker Collection (6 Items)

Book description

Gain insight into the writings of Peter Drucker, one of management’s greatest thinkers, with this digital collection curated by Harvard Business Review. “Managing Oneself,” “What Makes an Effective Executive,” “The Theory of the Business,” “Why Read Peter Drucker,” “What Peter Drucker Knew About 2020,” and “Clay Christensen on Peter Drucker” will help managers and leaders better understand, and manage, the complex challenges they face in our volatile world.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Managing Oneself (Harvard Business Review Classics)
    1. Title Page
    2. Copyright Page
    3. Contents
    4. The Harvard Business Review Classics Series
    5. Managing Oneself
      1. What are My Strengths?
      2. How do I Perform?
      3. What are My Values?
      4. Where do I Belong?
      5. What should I Contribute?
      6. Responsibility for Relationships
      7. The Second Half of your Life
    6. About the Author
    7. Also by this Author
  5. What Makes an Effective Executive
    1. Title Page
    2. OnPoint
      1. The Idea in Brief
      2. The Idea in Practice
        1. Get the Knowledge You Need
        2. Convert Your Knowledge Into Action
        3. Ensure Companywide Accountability
    3. What Makes an Effective Executive
      1. Get the Knowledge You Need
      2. Write an Action Plan
      3. Act
        1. Take responsibility for decisions.
        2. Take responsibility for communicating.
        3. Focus on opportunities.
        4. Make meetings productive.
          1. A meeting to prepare a statement, an announcement, or a press release.
          2. A meeting to make an announcement—for example, an organizational change.
          3. A meeting in which one member reports.
          4. A meeting in which several or all members report.
          5. A meeting to inform the convening executive.
          6. A meeting whose only function is to allow the participants to be in the executive’s presence.
      4. Think and Say “We”
    4. Author Biographies
  6. The Theory of the Business
    1. Title Page
    2. The Theory of the Business
    3. Author Biographies
  7. Why Read Peter Drucker?
    1. The Idea in Brief
    2. Why Read Peter Drucker?
      1. The Influence of Ideas
      2. Integration of Thought
      3. Context and Logic
      4. Moral Concerns
      5. What to Read
    3. The Purpose of a Company Is to Create a Customer
    4. The Social Sector Redefined
    5. The Essence of a Company
    6. The Responsibility of Management Consultants
    7. Distance Has Been Eliminated
    8. Further Reading
  8. What Peter Drucker Knew About 2020
    1. Harvard Business Review
  9. Clay Christensen on Peter Drucker
    1. Harvard Business review

Product information

  • Title: Get the Right Things Done: The Drucker Collection (6 Items)
  • Author(s): Peter F. Drucker, Alan M. Kantrow, Rick Wartzman, Julia Kirby
  • Release date: September 2016
  • Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
  • ISBN: 9781633691995