Quality of character doesn't make a leader, but the lack of it flaws the entire process.
Peter DruckerIt is more productive to convert an opportunity into results than to solve a problem - which only restores the equilibrium of yesterday.
Peter DruckerPromotion should not be more important than accomplishment, or avoiding instability more important than taking the right risk.
Peter DruckerChecking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.
Peter DruckerThe great mystery isn't that people do things badly but that they occasionally do a few things well. The only thing that is universal is incompetence. Strength is always specific! Nobody ever commented, for example, that the great violinist Jascha Heifetz probably couldn't play the trumpet very well.
Peter Drucker