The Little Book of Big Management Wisdom

QUOTATION 22

PETER DRUCKER AND THE MANAGER’S JOB IN 13 WORDS

Use this as a guide to the essential elements of management.

Peter Drucker (1909–2005) was an Austrian-born American. He was an academic, management consultant and writer and has been credited with laying the foundation for the academic discipline that we now call management studies. He suggested that managers have five primary functions. They should:

Set objectives, organise resources, motivate staff, monitor performance and develop people including themselves.

Peter Drucker

WHAT TO DO

• Use the objectives that have been set for you and your team by management as your starting point.
• Working with your staff, break the objectives down into a series of SMART targets (see Quotation ...