Intelligence, imagination and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that convert these into results. This title ranges widely through the annals of business and government to demonstrate the distinctive skill of the executive. It identifies five talents essential to effectiveness.

Product Description: Ernest Mandel (1923–1995), was one of the most prominent anti-Stalinist Marxist intellectuals of his time. A political theorist and economist, his worldview was shaped by experiences in the Second World War as an underground political activist in Occupied Belgium and during his subsequent internment in a Nazi prison camp...read more

Covers aspects such as what the non-profits are teaching business and the information that executives need.

This transformational tool offers leaders a critical resource forbetter understanding their organizations and themselves, honingtheir skills to become accomplished long-range planners andstrategic thinkers. By working through the Participant Workbook,leaders will gain the insight needed to plan for results, learnfrom customers and clients, and ascertain how to achieveextraordinary levels of performance. The ParticipantWorkbook draws on Peter F. Drucker's The Five Most ImportantQuestions and is grounded in his management philosophies thataddress the critical aspects that make organizations viable andvaluable entities. When leaders answer these questions thoughtfullyand address them with purpose, these questions take one down a pathto organizational transformation and enlightenment. By leveraging these essential questions, the ParticipantWorkbook challenges leaders to take a close look at the veryheart of their organization and what drives it, giving them a meansto assess: how to be and how to develop quality, character,mind-set, values, and courage. Drucker's The Five Most ImportantQuestions lead to spirited discussions and action, inspiringpositive change and renewed focus.Designed for today's busy professionals, this concise, clear,and accessible workbook for social sector, nonprofit, and sociallyminded business and government leaders can be used as preparationfor a workshop, organizational self-assessment, or as a stand-aloneleadership development tool for individuals looking to developthemselves and their organizations.Praise for the Participant Workbook Self-AssessmentTool"Time and again Drucker's The Five Most ImportantQuestions have proven to be the most effective way fornonprofit organizations to conduct self-assessment and developplans that will help them achieve real and lasting results."—Cathey Brown, founder and CEO, Rainbow Days, Inc.,and 2001 Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellow"The Five Most Important Questions Self-Assessment Toolis a gift to the social leadership sector from the late managementguru, Peter Drucker, and the Leader to Leader Institute. It makesincredible sense, it is easy to use, and lays the foundation forstrategic planning."—Irv Katz, president and CEO, National Human ServicesAssembly"A must-read for social entrepreneurs who are seeking todramatically grow their organization's impact without losing sightof the heart of their mission."—Iris Y. Chen, president and CEO, "I Have A Dream"Foundation"High-performing organizations and individuals know thatself-assessment through Drucker's The Five Most ImportantQuestions is the starting point for defining today and makingtomorrow."—Lee H. Igel, assistant professor, New YorkUniversity, and president, Peter F. Drucker Society of New YorkCity"This nuts-and-bolts guide has become my compass for urgingleaders and managers to ask the right questions, to look beyondwhat they thought they knew, and to focus on being relevanttomorrow rather than resting on yesterday's achievements."—Lieutenant Commander Carla J. Grantham [U.S. Coast Guard,Retired], Congressional Liaison for Diversity Recruitment andTalent Management, U.S. Coast Guard

Product Description: Peter F. Drucker may be best known as a writer on business and management, but these subjects were not his foremost intellectual concern. Drucker’s primary concerns were community, in which the individual has status, and society, in which the individual has function...read more

This text studies how modern-day managers, whether in business or public service, can perform effectively. It takes an international view, exploring management problems in Great Britain, Westem Europe, Japan, and Latin America, and suggests how these problems can be tackled. This is Drucker's most extensive and comprehensive book on management. As a study it aims to prepares all managers for their challenging tasks and responsibilities.

Product Description: Managing for Results demonstrates Drucker's particular genius for breaking through conventional outlooks and opening up new perspectives for ultimate profits in the world of business. What must be done to make the organization perform, prosper and grow - what the executive, the maker of decisions, must do to move the enterprise forward - is the subject of this book...read more

Product Description: A Drucker management classic, first published in 1990, which breaks down any narrow definition of management and is aimed specifically at decision-makers and managers working in non-profit making and charitable organizations to help them apply the principles of good management to their sector...read more