Are You Feeding Birdseed to Your Cat?
You may have heard the (hopefully untrue) story of the little boy caught feeding birdseed to his cat. When asked why, he replied that it was because that was where his canary was.
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Is Profit Too Important to Share?
Ford Motor has a new chief executive on the way—so who will it be?
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Recent selections from around the web that, we think, would have caught Peter Drucker’s eye.
How to Consult Like Peter Drucker
In his latest column for Forbes online, Drucker Institute Executive Director Rick Wartzman writes about Peter Drucker’s approach as a management consultant.
The Oink, Oink Economy
The trough can be a delightful place, provided you’re one of the diners. The trouble is, it’s not so delightful for the rest of us.
Why a Turnaround Isn’t Auto-matic
Even if you only tuned in to the Democratic convention this week for 30 seconds, you probably heard a reference to President Barack Obama’s rescue of the American auto industry—and the 1 million-plus jobs that have been saved as a result.
In Praise of Praise
Here’s this month’s piece from neuroeconomist Paul Zak.
A Job—But Not a Living
Just when we were feeling lousy because so many Americans remain out of work, we ran across this grim fact: Many of those who’ve been lucky enough to find a job in recent years are barely making any money.
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: Overthrowing the Tyranny of the Urgent
“To be effective every executive needs to be able to dispose of time in fairly large chunks…
Work As a Measure of Our Humanity
“Work, we know, is both a burden and a need, both a curse and a blessing,” Peter Drucker wrote in Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
CSI Claremont
“Crime in America has plummeted since its numerical peak in 1992; the violent sort by 38%, according to FBI statistics,” The… Read More
Something Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Might Keep in Mind As Their Respective Conventions Threaten to Bore Us Silly
“No president can be effective unless he makes politics—his politics—grip us as high drama of men and ideas.” — Peter… Read More
Fustest With the Mostest
Apple has plenty to be pleased about in light of its $1 billion victory over Samsung in a landmark patent-infringement case.
What Peter Drucker Would Be Reading
Recent selections from around the web that, we think, would have caught Peter Drucker’s eye.