"Flaherty has accomplished the impossible: making a systematic thinker out of me. I am particularly impressed by his skill in balancing chronology and themes, and that over a sixty-year-span. I have learned a great deal about my work from this book."

-- Peter F. Drucker

"Peter F. Drucker is the organizational thought leader of the twentieth century. For the sake of our economy, our community, and our society, every citizen needs to be familiar with his work. John Flaherty's book is both an intellectual adventure and a practical guide to Peter Drucker's thinking. Peter Drucker: Shaping the Managerial Mind should be in the book bag of everyone hoping to lead change or build an effective organization."

-- Frances Hesselbein, chairman of the board, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management

"At last! This much-needed comprehensive review of Drucker's thought will prove invaluable for those seeking a course in Drucker 101."

-- Sally Helgesen, author of The Web of Inclusion: Building a New Architecture for Great Organizations

"There is no doubt that Peter Drucker is our most significant contributor to the concept of modern management. There is also no doubt that John Flaherty has produced our most significant analysis of Drucker's contributions to date. The scope of this effort is extraordinary."

-- Leonard A. Schlesinger, senior vice president for development and professor of sociology and public policy, Brown University

The Author

John E. Flaherty is professor emeritus of management at Pace University in New York City, where he was formerly dean of the Graduate School of Business and chairman of the Social Science Department. He first encountered Peter Drucker while auditing one of Drucker's management courses at New York University in the mid 1950s. Over the years, Flaherty has followed and kept notes on the material from Drucker's lectures, books, articles, conversations, and correspondence-many of which have found their way into Peter Drucker: Shaping the Managerial Mind.

Peter Drucker gilt weltweit als der Vater des modernen Management. Flahertys Buch unterscheidet sich von anderen Büchern über Peter Drucker, weil es sich ausschließlich auf Druckers Managementprinzipien konzentriert. Es bietet eine umfassende Synthese und tiefgreifende Analyse von Druckers Lehren zum Thema Strategie, Wandel, Unternehmertum, Führung, Kommunikation, Entscheidungsfindung und vieles mehr in einem einzigen handlichen Band. Es ist ein idealer Ratgeber für Manager und Führungskräfte, die täglich mit neuen Herausforderungen konfrontiert werden. Peter Drucker hat in sechs Jahrzehnten mit seinen Arbeiten eine Quelle des Wissens und der Inspiration für Studenten und Fachleute geschaffen. Für alle, die sich erstmals mit Drucker beschäftigen, bietet dieser Band eine ideale Einführung in seine bahnbrechenden Erkenntnisse. Für Drucker-Kenner enthält er eine Fülle weiterführender und detaillierter Informationen zu Druckers innovativen und weitreichenden Konzepten.

For those new to Peter Drucker, this essential compendium is a crash course on his most profound discoveries on management, change, entrepreneurial endeavor, and executive effectiveness. For those who have read Drucker's extensive writings, this significant volume offers deeper insight into his more novel and far-reaching concepts. Filled with useful summaries and checklists of key lessons, Peter Drucker: Shaping the Managerial Mind distills a lifetime of wisdom and experience for managers and students everywhere.

John E. Flaherty is professor emeritus of management at Pace University in New York City, where he was formerly dean of the Graduate School of Business and chairman of the Social Science Department. He first encountered Peter Drucker while auditing one of Drucker's management courses at New York University in the mid 1950s. Over the years, Flaherty has followed and kept notes on the material from Drucker's lectures, books, articles, conversations, and correspondence-many of which have found their way into Peter Drucker: Shaping the Managerial Mind.