We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.
Peter DruckerAs a rule we perceive what we expect to perceive... The unexpected is usually not received at all.
Peter DruckerWhat we need is an entrepreneurial society in which innovation and entrepreneurship are normal, steady and continuous.
Peter DruckerThe only industries that function well are the industries that take responsibility for training. The Japanese, you know, assume that when you first come to work you know absolutely nothing. School isn't preparation for work and never was.
Peter Drucker