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Name: The Effective Executive
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Author: Peter F. Drucker

Peter F. Drucker

The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done

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What’s in it for me? Learn how to be an effective executive within your organization.

As many of us today work for corporations, learning how to navigate our way to success within a company is a crucial skill. Becoming an effective executive will help you do just this.

These blinks will explain how as an effective executive, you make decisions and stand by them; you delegate appropriately yet know your own strengths and when to use them; and importantly, you understand that time is your most precious resource and use it appropriately.

Also, effective executives support their team by enabling effective communication and encouraging the development of employee skills – which leads to success for everyone.

In the following blinks, you’ll also discover:

why you should stop wasting your time at client dinners;
why hiring salespeople with other interesting skills is a good move; and
why holding long decision-making meetings might actually save you time.

Effective executives lead by example; improving your own skills will help you succeed.

Think about an executive you admire. Does this person seem so skilled it’s as if they were born for the job?

In reality, effective executives aren’t born, they’re made. Which means you can become one too.

Start by tuning in to yourself. Management isn’t about transforming other people, it’s about leading by example.

An effective executive knows what needs to happen, how to put ideas into action and how to promote a sense of responsibility and accountability throughout an entire organization.

U.S. President Harry Truman is a good example of an effective leader. When Truman took office in 1945, although he wanted to focus on domestic issues, he realized that issues abroad needed attention. So he focused on foreign policy and eventually established himself as one of the most effective foreign-policy presidents in American history.

These kinds of stellar results are only possible if you develop yourself and make an effort to improve.

To do so, carefully review your own performance. When done systematically, this can be a powerful tool for self-development. By checking final results against initial expectations, you’ll be able to better understand your strengths and pinpoint areas for improvement.

Performance reviews can also reveal whether you hold any misconceptions. You might be a victim to decision bias, for example: making decisions based on the loudest or most prominent suggestions.

Another reason performance reviews are helpful is because they help you discover your true weaknesses – things that you can’t really improve. Through this you’ll know better when to delegate decisions to others, to improve the overall outcome.

So, what can you concretely change in your day-to-day life that will allow both you and your organization to become more effective?

An effective executive knows she is judged on her results, and plots the right path toward a goal.

Society is made up of organizations. As workers, whether at the executive level or entry level, we need to learn how to effectively and efficiently navigate them.

Today, more and more people are knowledge workers. A knowledge worker is a specialist in a certain field who primarily works “with their mind,” such as a market analyst or human resource professional. In contrast, manual workers produce concrete goods “with their hands.”

As an executive, you have to make decisions and stand by them – even in the face of criticism.

Executives make decisions. And decision making starts with the most crucial decision:

Is this decision actually worth making?

To make the right decisions, listen to alternative viewpoints and learn from past outcomes.

An executive is always judged by his results – a lot of pressure to deal with!

Yet as an executive, you can’t predict the outcome of any one decision. In fact, the only thing you can do is follow the path you feel is best fit for the problem you’re working to solve.

Time is a valuable commodity, so make sure you eliminate useless activities that just kill time.

Every executive has to deal with restraints; but certain things you can adjust, such as hiring more staff or increasing profits to boost your budget.

The only thing that is truly limited? Time.

To build an effective working environment, focus on the strengths of your employees.

No organization is built or depends upon just one person. As an executive, you will always have to rely on other employee’s contributions.

Delegation is a useful skill, but be sure to delegate in a way that fosters a more collaborative working environment. It’s about tapping into a person’s strengths, not getting them to do your job for you.

When looking to hire new talent, be sure your job description is written clearly and thoughtfully.

Job descriptions often include a ludicrous list of required qualifications, to the extent that it’s almost impossible to imagine any one person could fit such a position.

As an effective executive, it’s up to you to create better job descriptions which will help you find a great candidate for your organization.

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In The Effective Executive, author Peter Drucker offers a step-by-step guide to becoming a more productive and effective executive. By mastering a few procedures and principles, you can develop your own capacities as a leader and also support your employees’ strengths, with the goal of improving results across your organization.

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Everyone can make the wrong decision – in fact, everyone will sometimes make the wrong decision.

—Peter F. Drucker

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Anyone interested in becoming a more effective manager
Anyone who wants to improve their performance both personally and at work
Anyone wondering how to create a more cooperative working environment

Über den Autor

Peter F. Drucker is an American management consultant and educator who has written more than 35 books.

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