The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)

What makes an effective executive?

The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

Drucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and must, be learned:

Managing time
Choosing what to contribute to the organization
Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
Setting the right priorities
Knitting all of them together with effective decision-making

Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter F. Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.

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Posted: Jun-29-2009

Transcends the "Business Book" Genre

Drucker defines "Executive" widely -- an executive is basically anyone who makes decisions regarding how to spend one's time in order to further the goals of the organization. By this definition anyone can benefit from reading Drucker's musings: Project Coordinators, low and mid level managers,...

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Posted: Jun-01-2009

Sticking to the fundamentals

I read this as an MBA student and it helped a lot throughout my formative years in the business world. Reading it now (12 years later) as the owner of my own business makes me appreciate this classic even more. It's a great book to have at your side to make the most of the most valuable resource:...

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Posted: May-02-2009

Still relevant after 40 years - Effectiveness is habit

I have taught this book in a dozen university courses. It remains a classic for understanding effectiveness in organizations and specifically "how to manage oneself".Even after 40 years, the book remains relevant. Most of my students, predominantly in their 20s, feel that the book is relevant for...

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Posted: Apr-20-2009

Handy guide to becoming a top executive

As an author and an intellectual, the late Peter F. Drucker was a true business sage. Recognized as the father of modern management, Drucker forecast numerous pivotal trends, including decentralization, privatization and the development of the information society. He introduced the concept of the...

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Posted: Apr-04-2009

Great advice on executive effectiveness

You know you read the writing of great thinker when the line of text in front of you is simple and yet powerful. Peter Drucker writes like that. The Effective Executive is one of those books that wake up your intellect: simple, unpretentious, direct, based on experience and well practiced art of...

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Posted: Dec-10-2008

All CEOs and managers should read this

Good book which truly aims to measure executive contribution. All managers should read this so that they can manage their work better and also set useful, realistic benchmarks for their subordinates. Far too many managers today are too caught up in their own world today.

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Posted: Oct-24-2008

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If you have an interest in nonprofit organizations and governance, I highly recommend this book. It provides theory and application of tools that can be utilized in any organization. Easy to read and to apply.

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Posted: Oct-22-2008

Timeless, practical advice, immediately implementable

In this short book are some of the most trenchant, clearly-written statements on how to be an effective executive ever written. It contains some philosophical statements, more real-world examples, and most importantly, it details actions the executive can take to become immediately effective. I...

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Posted: Aug-22-2008

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I am still reading this book; there are so many insights that I find myself highlighting and writing them down; then I go back to review them over and over. For the person who wants to be an Effective Executive or just an effective individual I would recommend you read this book. You can just...

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Posted: Jul-21-2008

This is the best book on "Leadership" even after 40 years

Skip all the "hype" about leadership theory. Drucker is the king. Years since this book was written - it is all about Executive Effectiveness. Well isn't that the same as "leadership" but just without all the hype? You bet. Buy and read this and burn your leadership mental masturbation books.

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