Diverse Benefits
In his memoir Adventures of a Bystander, Peter Drucker made clear that diversity was a concept close to his heart.
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Crowdsourcing Mistakes
“Failing fast” is the new catchphrase in the business world.
New From the Institute: Ten To-Dos For Young People
In this short animated video, Jim Collins offers 10 useful tips to help today’s young people create their own futures.
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Recent selections from around the web that, we think, would have caught Peter Drucker’s eye.
Joe’s Journal: On Customers and New Realities
“‘Who is the customer?’ is the first and the crucial question in defining business purpose and business mission.
All Model, No Talent
Mario Morino of Venture Philanthropy Partners has become fed up with fancy new approaches to solving major social problems.
A Great Leader, Filtered Or Unfiltered
Don’t worry too much if you lose the head of your organization. Most leaders are pretty interchangeable.
Archivist’s Pick: Could This Be Because The End of Economic Man and Gone With the Wind Came Out the Same Year?
By drawing lessons from the vast treasure trove of papers and other objects that are collected in Peter Drucker’s achives, Bridget Lawlor is giving new life to decades-old material.
Eventually, Perhaps, Your New IT System Will Be Able to Figure Out Just How Big a Hole You’ve Blown in Your IT Budget
If you’re feeling guilty about hugely blowing your budget on a technology project, at least you’re not alone.
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Recent selections from around the web that, we think, would have caught Peter Drucker’s eye:
Take This Job and Shove It
In his latest column for Forbes online, Rick Wartzman springs off Vikram Pandit’s decision last week to step down as CEO of Citigroup.
Nothing Is Rotten in the State of Denmark, At Least in Terms of Pensions
Once again, those irritatingly competent Danes triumph.
What Women (in Binders) Want
A year from now, very few people are likely to be talking about “binders full of women,” …
What We’d Humbly Suggest Be Printed on All Those Livestrong Bracelets Going Forward
“Don’t take shortcuts.”
Made Off Like a Pandit
We’ve written before about how disagreement can be healthy for organizations. Evidently, that’s not always true.