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Peter Ferdinand Drucker (/ ˈ d r ʌ k ər /; German:; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals is a 2021 non-fiction book written by British author Oliver Burkeman. The title draws from the premise that "the average human lifespan is absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short...
Amy C. Edmondson is an American scholar of leadership, teaming, and organizational learning. [1] She is currently Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School. [2] [3] Edmondson is the author of seven books and more than 75 articles and case studies. [4]
Harvard Business Review began in 1922 [6] as a magazine for Harvard Business School. Founded under the auspices of Dean Wallace Donham, HBR was meant to be more than just a typical school publication. "The paper [HBR] is intended to be the highest type of business journal that we can make it, and for use by the student and the business man. It ...
Suzy Welch (born 1959) is an American author, television commentator, business advisor, and public speaker. She is also the co-author (with her late husband Jack Welch) of the business books Winning, [3] [4] [5] published in 2005, and The Real Life MBA, [6] published in 2015.
Harvard Business Review, "Managing Yourself: Extreme Productivity" (May 2011) Financial Times, "European funds are outgunning US rivals" (with Theresa Hamacher, April 13, 2011) Washington Post, "A bond backfire after racing to buy long-term Treasuries and sell tax-exempt funds" (with Theresa Hamacher, April 5, 2011)
But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren't managing their employees' careers; knowledge workers must, effectively, be their own chief executive officers. It's up to you to carve out your place, to know when to change course, and to keep yourself engaged and productive during a work life that may span some 50 years.
Self-management requires self-observation (e.g., keeping a log of what one has discussed with others on the phone), specification of goals (e.g., being responsible for setting one's own schedule and priorities), cueing strategies (e.g., putting a checkout board by the exit to remind an employee to let their secretary know where they are going ...