The document provides a collection of quotes from Peter F. Drucker, an influential management consultant and author. It includes biographical information on Drucker, noting he was an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author. The bulk of the document consists of over 30 quotes from Drucker on various topics related to management, leadership, business, and communication. It concludes by outlining Drucker's nine functions of an effective mentor.

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A Collection of Quotes
from
Peter F. Drucker

2. Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian-born
American management consultant, educator, and
author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical
and practical foundations of the modern business
corporation.
Born: November 19, 1909, Vienna, Austria
Died: November 11, 2005, Claremont, CA
Education: Goethe University Frankfurt
Influenced by: Joseph Schumpeter, Frederick Winslow
Taylor, Mary Parker Follett, John Maynard Keynes
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom
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“The fundamental task of
management is to make people
capable of joint performance
through common goals,
common values, the right
structure, and the training
and development they need
to perform and to respond to
change.”
— Peter Drucker

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“Knowledge has to
be improved,
challenged, and
increased constantly,
or it vanishes.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The problem with
my life, and other
people's, is not the
absence of knowing
what to do, but the
absence of doing it.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Whatever products
and services you
supply to your
customers, the main
purpose of your
business is to train and
develop your people.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The productivity of
work is not the
responsibility of the
worker but of the
manager.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Accept the fact that
we have to treat
almost anybody as a
volunteer.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The most
important thing in
communication is
hearing what isn’t
said.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Culture eats
strategy for
breakfast.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Making good
decisions is a crucial
skill at every level.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“My greatest
strength as a
consultant is to be
ignorant and ask a
few questions.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The best way to
predict the future is
to create it.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Management is
doing things right;
leadership is doing
the right things.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Business, that’s
easily defined – it’s
other people’s
money.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“There is nothing so
useless as doing
efficiently that
which should not be
done at all.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The most
important thing in
communication is
hearing what isn’t
said.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Management by
objective works – if
you know the
objects. Ninety
percent of the time
you don’t.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Executives owe it to the
organization and to their
fellow workers not to
tolerate nonperforming
individuals in important
jobs.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“Effective leadership is
not about making
speeches or being liked;
leadership is defined by
results not attributes.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

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“The entrepreneur
always searches for
change, repsonds to
it, and exploits it as
an opportunity.”
– Dr. Peter F. Drucker

23. Dr. Peter F. Drucker’s
Nine Functions of a Mentor
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1. “Define the landscape.” Focus on details to get things done – see the landscape to plot a course. Mentors are
fresh eyes.
2. “Expose ‘white space’ – define opportunities – what is needed now.” Passion disconnected from meeting
needs is wasted. Sincerity is not enough.
3. “Clarify strengths and capacities.” Tapping untapped strengths represents new directions, deeper fulfillment,
and greater fruitfulness.
4. “Identify incorrect assumptions.” Listen for limiting beliefs.
5. “Encouragement to ‘go for it’.” Great mentors inspire action. Dreaming big is only a beginning. Dreams
without action drain vitality and affirm helplessness.
6. “Help sort out the right strategies.” Mentors bring strategic thinking to your personal strengths and individual
passions.
7. “Affirm results.” Success creates focus, fuels motivation, and confirms direction.
8. “Point out wasted effort.” Stopping is harder than starting. One the most challenging lessons in leadership is
learning that trying harder doesn’t work, if you’re stuck. Mentors point out spinning wheels and flying mud.
9. Establish “gentle accountability.” Accountability in mentoring relationships is an agreement. It’s not imposed
by dictatorial mentors.