The Whole Person Review
In a world of rapid feedback on projects and celebration of successes, are annual reviews still necessary?
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Blind Spots
So your business effort failed, even though it seems that you did everything right. But what, asks an article in that latest McKinsey Quarterly, did you overlook?
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
If you hate the politics of your office, you should perhaps look inward and make sure that they aren’t of your own creation.
No Excuses: What Nine Poor Schools in Ohio Have to Teach Us All About Effective Management
Rick Wartzman looks at a new report from the research group Public Agenda on nine Ohio schools “that are, at once, high-poverty and high-achieving.”
For Whom the Ball Rolls
Is NBA All-Star center Tim Duncan playing for your enjoyment—or to win a championship?
Lights, Camera, Drucker!
In Adventures of a Bystander, Peter Drucker wrote, “The Hollywood life has never been for me.”
A Thought On Employee Incentive Packages For Any Successor to Afghanistan’s Kabul Bank, Revealed to Be Missing Nearly $1 Billion
“Mercenaries can be satisfied with pay, promotion or plunder.”
A Week in the Cays—Or a Bigger 401(k)?
Would you rather have an extra week off each year or a little more money in your retirement account?
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
In the Idea Kitchen, Too Many Cooks Can Spoil the Broth: Even if you’re committed to doing innovation properly, there are all sorts of ways to get it wrong.
Joe’s Journal: Steeling Your Organization for Effective Staff Work
In this era of information-based organizations and virtual teams the focus of staff work should be on areas that generate multiplier effects on operations.
Why Not To Supersize
McDonald’s has served “billions and billions” of burgers, but it shouldn’t necessarily be in a hurry to venture into the trillions.
Must All Roads Go Through Harvard Square?
With college tuition vastly outpacing inflation, a growing number of Americans are stuck with an enormous amount of debt from student loans. But it’s even worse for those who don’t make it all the way through college.
Archivist’s Pick: A Day to Give Thanks
In this 1991 letter, written on Thanksgiving, Bob Buford tells his close friend Peter Drucker that he is…
Overvalued By, Oh, 400% Or So
A word of friendly advice: Always look closely before acquiring a software company for $11 billion.
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Recent selections from around the web that, we think, would have caught Peter Drucker’s eye: