17 Books of the Year Lists for 2017
If it’s really the most wonderful time of the year, one reason must be the publication of so many books of the year lists. As in past years, I have …
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The "Deeper Sense of Purpose" of T. George Harris, a Collaborator and Friend of Peter Drucker
T. George Harris, who died at 89 in 2013, eight years after his longtime friend and collaborator, Peter Drucker, led a colorful, creative and productive life. Harris wrote and edited …
7 Lessons from Drucker Day 2017
I recently returned from this year’s Drucker Day (November 4) at the Drucker School of Management in Claremont, California, part of the Claremont Graduate University. The event attracted more than …
MacArthur, Nobel, and Drucker: Inspiration from Awards Season
“I have been reading for years the acceptance speeches of Nobel prize winners.” – Peter Drucker, 1969. There is little wonder why Peter Drucker found inspiration in reading about winners …
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Max De Pree, Peter Drucker and the Art of Leadership
I was saddened recently to learn of the August 8th death, at 92, of Max De Pree, who had an illustrious career as CEO and Chairman of the innovative furniture/design …
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150 Years On: Karl Marx, Das Kapital/Capital, and the British Library
September 14 marked the 150th anniversary of the original, German-language publication of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital, later published in English-language editions (in multiple volumes) as Capital. What I find particularly …
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Inventing the Future with Pagan Kennedy
Most people take for granted the wonders surrounding us, including the accumulated inventions of many centuries that make our lives safer, easier, more productive and more satisfying. We rarely stop …
35 Years On: Revisiting Peter Drucker’s The Changing World of the Executive
Soaring executive pay. The future of health care. Disappearing manufacturing jobs. Information overload. These are all hot button topics today. They were also subjects written about by Peter Drucker during …
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5 Blank-Slate Beginnings for the Fall 2017 Semester
My teaching semester at the Catholic University Department of Library and Information Science ended last month and I’m not teaching this semester. But I’m taking the opportunity to tap into …
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6 Success Strategies of Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges was born 118 years ago today, on August 24, 1899. The Borges Boom shows no signs of decline: his literary influence remains strong, he is quoted and …