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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 658.4 EAN: 9780060833459 Edition: Revised ISBN: 0060833459 Label: Collins Business Manufacturer: Collins Business Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: January 01, 2006 Publisher: Collins Business Release Date: January 03, 2006 Studio: Collins Business Related Items:
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Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter F. Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - All CEOs and managers should read thisGood book which truly aims to measure executive contribution. All managers should read this so that they can manage their work better and also set useful, realistic benchmarks for their subordinates. Far too many managers today are too caught up in their own world today. Rating: - Content ReviewIf you have an interest in nonprofit organizations and governance, I highly recommend this book. It provides theory and application of tools that can be utilized in any organization. Easy to read and to apply. Rating: - Timeless, practical advice, immediately implementableIn this short book are some of the most trenchant, clearly-written statements on how to be an effective executive ever written. It contains some philosophical statements, more real-world examples, and most importantly, it details actions the executive can take to become immediately effective. I wish I had read this 20 years ago! Other books like Good To Great and Built To Last are excellent, too, but are more strategic. This is the tactical book, beautifully and concisely written. ... Read More Rating: - The Effective Executive Book ReviewI am still reading this book; there are so many insights that I find myself highlighting and writing them down; then I go back to review them over and over. For the person who wants to be an Effective Executive or just an effective individual I would recommend you read this book. You can just read this book you have to put the information into practice. It is a text book for the effective leader in you. You will go back to it over and over again to ensure you are doing the right things to become ... Read More Rating: - This is the best book on "Leadership" even after 40 yearsSkip all the "hype" about leadership theory. Drucker is the king. Years since this book was written - it is all about Executive Effectiveness. Well isn't that the same as "leadership" but just without all the hype? You bet. Buy and read this and burn your leadership mental masturbation books. 
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