Peter Drucker laid it out half a century ago: the performance of modern society depends on the performance of its institutionsâthe businesses, universities, hospitals, research institutes, labor unions, government and other civil organizations that perform its essential functions.[âŠ]
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Discussions of the effects of Covid-19 on work, organization and leadership often come down to âhome officeâ and âdigitizationâ. But do these buzzwords capture the multifaceted reality of organizations and how they function?[âŠ]
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It is no surprise that the theme and focus of the 2022 Global Peter Drucker Forum is âPerformance that Matters: Sparking the Entrepreneurial Spirit.â And Drucker was very clear about the significance and importance of goals, measures and performance when he stated that âUnless we determine what shall be measured and what the yardstick of measurement in an area will be, the area itself will not be seen.â[âŠ]
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Business performance is often perceived as having no societal impact. It seems to be a strictly financial matter and to concern only its shareholders, and nobody else, and as such is even morally suspect for some. We are happy for the company that has good results, and we may suspect that is at done at the expense of society. [âŠ]
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Letâs think of management as the art, science, and craft to get work done. As most of us perform some kind of work, and most work requires more than one individual to complete, we need to care about management. It touches everyone, everywhere, anytime.[âŠ]
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Why does so much management advice sound reasonable but turn out to be of little value? Most readers will know what I mean. Take the following guidance on how companies can âaccelerate their agile transformationâ:[âŠ]
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When leaders consider the one thing they could do differently today to help their organization be future prepared, where do they start? [âŠ]
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Unser digitales Sommerforum ist ein Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur Konferenz, die uns im November in der Wiener Hofburg persönlich zusammenfĂŒhren wird. Beide Veranstaltungen firmieren unter einem gemeinsamen Titel: Performance that matters â Leistung, auf die es ankommt. [âŠ]
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This Digital Forum is a big step on the way to our in-person Forum in November in the Vienna Hofburg. The two events share one overarching theme â performance that matters. Moving the needle on the performance of an enterprise has always been a challenge â and in todayâs world it is increasingly complex. [âŠ]
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It was a cold November morning in 2016. As we walked from our hotel to the conference venue, I asked the late Clayton Christensen why he kept coming back to the Drucker Forum. He said, âAt other conferences, I speak, and here, I learn.â [âŠ]
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