Forty years ago, in May 1986, my life changed profoundly. That is when I began my serious study of the life and work of Peter Drucker, initially as a graduate student at The Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Science.
Since those days, I interviewed Drucker in person several times before his death at 95 in 2005. I’ve written two Drucker-related books, and many posts and articles (including for USA TODAY, where I worked from 1987-2008; and Leader to Leader, where I’ve been managing editor since 2011). There have been numerous in-person and online presentations since my first book was published in 2009.
I’ve told the origin story in multiple ways, and rather than reinvent the wheel, I’m honoring the 40 year milestone in this brief post by including some of the anecdotes about those origins and my subsequent Drucker-related work, and the amazing people I’ve met along the way:
Dinner With Drucker: My Life-Changing 2002 Peter Drucker Interview in Los Angeles
My essay for The Drucker Institute’s Drucker + site, August 13, 2025
May 18, 2023 blog post
35 Years of Drucker, 25 Years of Teaching
May 10, 2021 blog post
June 8, 2016 blog post
Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way at 10: Part 2
November 29, 2023 blog post
Remembering the Departed of the Drucker World
April 27, 2022 blog post
20 Years After My Peter Drucker USA TODAY Los Angeles Interview
July 5, 2022 blog post
Peter Drucker and Beyond: Living in More Than One World at 10
October 11, 2019 blog post
Peter Drucker: Insights of the Ultimate Knowledge Worker by Bruce Rosenstein
Post for the Global Peter Drucker Forum August 19, 2021
Since the 35 year mark five years ago, I began a Drucker-focused blog on psychologytoday.com, The Peter Drucker Files. As noted above, I’ve contributed to The Drucker Institute Drucker +, and also to The Drucker School of Management/Claremont Graduate University site. Forty years is a long time, but my enthusiasm remains undiminished!