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Management Challenges for the 21st Century

P.F. Drucker

Managements New Paradigm


Since 1930s Management is Business Management Today Mgmt. is the Specific Distinguishing Organ of Any and All Organizations

Mgmt.s New Paradigm


Since 1930s One Right Organization Structure Today No Such Thing People Variables The Organization that Fits the Task

Mgmt.s New Paradigm


Since 1930s One Right Way to Manage People

Today
Different People have to be Managed Differently
People are Lead To make most productive their specific strengths.

Strategy the New Certainties


1. The Collapsing Birthrate in the Developed World
Politics of Turbulence Government Instability Retirement Productivity Must Increase Rapidly

Strategy the New Certainties


2. The Distribution of Disposable Income 4 Growth Sectors of the 20th Century
1. Government 2. Health Care 3. Education 4. Leisure Growth of Financial Services

Strategy the New Certainties


3. Defining Performance
Institutional Ownership
For Whose Benefit Should the Business be Run?

Stakeholders Short Term vs. Long Term

Strategy the New Certainties


4. Global Competitiveness
Cheap Labor No Longer Works Growing Global Standards Protection No Longer Protects
Tariffs, Taxes, etc

Strategy the New Certainties


5. Growing Incongruence between Economic Reality and Political Reality

Global Economy of Money & Information


vs. Regional, National, and Local Realities

The Change Leader


Sees Change as an Opportunity
Abandonment

Organized Improvement (3%)


Exploiting Success

Make the Future

The Information Revolution


From the T to the I Continuing Education Organizing Information
Key Events or KPIs Statistics Threshold Phenomenon

Knowledge-Worker & Productivity


What is Your Task? What Should it Be? What Should You be Expected to Contribute? What Hampers You in Doing Your Task? What Should be Eliminated?

Managing Oneself
Who Am I? How do I Work? Where do I Belong? What is My Contribution? What are My Strengths?

Take Responsibility!
Plan for the Second Half of Your Life!

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