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Leadership Inspirations – Communications Excellence
“To improve communications, work not on the utterer, but the recipient.”
Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005)
‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002
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Leadership Inspirations – Dangers of Asking the Wrong Question
“The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.”
Peter Drucker
‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002
Recommended Resource – Managing the Nonprofit Organization
Managing the Nonprofit Organization
by Peter F. Drucker
About the Reference
Managing the Nonprofit Organization by Peter F. Drucker addresses the unique management challenges associated with nonprofit organizations. In this book, Dr. Drucker explains the differences between managing for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the areas of mission, leadership, resources, marketing, and goals.
Benefits of Using this Reference
Nonprofit organization management can be truly challenging in the areas of strategic planning and tactical business execution because of the lack of a profit driver. In our experience, nonprofits that don’t effectively replace the profit driver with another equally strong motivator risk diminished performance and organizational value.
StrategyDriven contributors like Managing the Nonprofit Organization because it illustrates a method for creating a compelling mission, setting goals to that mission, and gaining and maintaining employee/volunteer commitment to the achievement of the mission goals. We believe that while essential to the management of nonprofit organizations, many of the principles Dr. Drucker describes in Managing the Nonprofit Organization would greatly benefit for-profit companies as well.
Many of the best practice recommendations found on the StrategyDriven website compliment the principles described in Managing the Nonprofit Organization; making this book a StrategyDriven recommended read.
Recommended Resource – The Effective Executive
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
by Peter F. Drucker
About the Reference
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker focuses on self-management rather than on the management of others. The book addresses how an individual can become more effective in key activities such as time management, activity prioritization, and decision-making to the furtherance of their organization’s goals.
Benefits of Using this Reference
As discussed previously, StrategyDriven Contributors believe that because an organization’s actions are defined by its people and not the buildings, machines, and tools they use, organizations themselves fundamentally behave like people. Subsequently, as individuals become more effective, such that their decisions and activities are increasingly focused on mission achievement, the organization itself is more likely to achieve greater levels of success. Therefore, when the principles of The Effective Executive are built into processes and procedures, additional measurable improvements in organizational effectiveness can be achieved.
The Effective Executive clearly and concisely conveys several powerful concepts. Many of the best practice recommendations found on the StrategyDriven website relate to The Effective Executive; making it a StrategyDriven recommended read.
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