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The Peter F. Drucker Reader
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The Peter F. Drucker Reader

by Peter F. Drucker, Harvard Business Review
November 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
4h 18m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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What Makes an Effective Executive

AN EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE DOES not need to be a leader in the sense that the term is now most commonly used. Harry Truman did not have one ounce of charisma, for example, yet he was among the most effective chief executives in U.S. history. Similarly, some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs I’ve worked with over a 65-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They were all over the map in terms of their personalities, attitudes, values, strengths, and weaknesses. They ranged from extroverted to nearly reclusive, from easygoing to controlling, from generous to parsimonious.

What made them all effective is that they followed the same eight practices:

  • They asked, “What needs to be done?”
  • They asked, ...
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ISBN: 9781633692206