Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management
- 4h 5m
- William A. Cohen
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2010
Although Peter Drucker, “The Father of Modern Management,” died in 2005, his timeless teachings are studied and practiced by forward-thinking managers worldwide. His lessons and wisdom on the topic of leadership—the central element of management—are in constant demand, yet he wrote little under that actual subject heading.
In Drucker on Leadership, William A. Cohen explores Drucker’s lost leadership lessons—why they are missing, what they are, why they are important, and how to apply them. As Cohen explains, Drucker was ambivalent about leadership for much of his career, making it clear that leadership was not by itself “good or desirable.” While Drucker struggled with the concept of leadership, he was well aware that it had a critical impact on the accomplishment of all projects and human endeavors. There is no book from Drucker specifically dedicated to leadership, but a wealth of information about leadership can be found scattered throughout his 40 books and hundreds of articles. Drucker’s teachings about leadership have saved many corporations from failure and helped guide others to outstanding success.
Many of the leadership concepts revealed in this book will surprise and perhaps shock Drucker’s followers. For example, who would have thought that Peter Drucker taught that “leadership is a marketing job” or that “the best leadership lessons for business or any nonprofit organization come from the military”?
Written for anyone who values the insights of the man whose name is synonymous with excellence in management, Drucker on Leadership offers a deeper understanding of what makes an extraordinary leader.
About the Author
William Cohen is president of the Institute of Leader Arts and has spoken and given workshops around the world. Executives and managers from more than fifty countries have heard him speak. He has taught in the graduate schools of California State University Los Angeles, University of Southern California, TUI University, and the Peter Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. He is the author of books translated into eighteen languages, including A Class with Drucker, The New Art of the Leader, The Stuff of Heroes, and The Art of the Strategist.
Cohen is also a retired major general from the U.S. Air Force Reserve and has previously held executive positions in several companies and was also president of two private universities. In addition to his B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and Ph.D. in management from Claremont Graduate University. He is a distinguished graduate in residence of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C.
Cohen's awards include the Outstanding Professor's Award at California State University Los Angeles (1982), the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge George Washington Honor Medal for Excellence in Economic Education (1985), and the California State University Los Angeles Statewide Outstanding Professor Award (1996). In 1999, he was named one of four “Great Teachers in Marketing” by the Academy of Marketing Science from nominees from around the world. In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the International Academy for Integration of Science and Business in Moscow, Russia. Cohen was the 2006 Goolsby Distinguished Visiting Professor in Leadership at the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Service Award from Claremont Graduate University. Cohen has served on various city, state, national, corporate, and trade boards and boards of directors.
In this Book
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Introduction
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The Fundamental Decision Determining the Business of the Organization
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The Process Creating a Strategic Plan
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Look, Listen, and Analyze The Information the Leader Needs
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Methodology Developing Drucker‐Based Strategies
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Taking Action What It Takes to Implement Your Plan
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Drucker's Views on Business Ethics
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Effective Leadership and Personal Integrity
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Leadership
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Effective Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
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The Responsibility of a Corporation First, Do No Harm
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Leadership Lessons from Xenophon
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Training and Developing Leaders
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Promotion and Staffing
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The Heart of Leadership
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Leadership for Upper Management
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Leadership Style as a Motivator
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Motivating to Peak Performance
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Charisma as a Motivator
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The Volunteer Paradigm
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Applying Marketing to Leadership
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Applying Segmentation to Leadership
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Applying Positioning to the Organization and the Leader
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The Role of Influence and Persuasion on Strategy and Tactics
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Epilogue
