From the course: A Year with Peter Drucker (Blinkist Summary)
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Efficient managers
From the course: A Year with Peter Drucker (Blinkist Summary)
Efficient managers
- Blink number three. Efficient managers keep their focus on long-term goals, while addressing short-term needs. There are plenty of bad bosses, yet we've all had at least one manager who has earned our respect. What is it that good managers have in common? First, let's take a step back and discuss what a manager does. Typically, managers are responsible for one broad, overarching goal, or as Drucker calls it, the true whole. The true whole, in sum, is what a company or a department is trying to create. It encompasses the productivity, time, skills, and resources that goes into creating a final product or service that ideally generates revenue for the business. The true whole is made up of many different parts, from employee training, to financing, to setting project deadlines. As the ultimate multitasker, a manager oversees all of these issues. Ultimately, the manager works to make sure that the company's final…
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