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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 …
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 …
“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 …
MacArthur, Nobel, and Drucker: Inspiration from Awards Season Read More »
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 …
Max De Pree, Peter Drucker and the Art of Leadership Read More »
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 …
150 Years On: Karl Marx, Das Kapital/Capital, and the British Library Read More »
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 …
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 …
35 Years On: Revisiting Peter Drucker’s The Changing World of the Executive Read More »
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 …
5 Blank-Slate Beginnings for the Fall 2017 Semester Read More »
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 …
Despite all the changes and challenges facing librarians and information professionals, there are many opportunities to make a difference within organizations and society at large. That was one of the …
Opportunities for the Future at the 20th Special Libraries Symposium Read More »