{"product_id":"9780071759502","title":"The Drucker Lectures: Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Drucker shined a light in a dark and chaotic world, and his words remain as relevant today as when he first spoke them. Drucker's lectures and thoughts deserve to be considered by every person of responsibility, now, tomorrow, ten years from now, fifty, and a hundred.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Jim Collins, author of \u003ci\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow the Mighty Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Rick Wartzman has brought Peter Drucker alive again, and vividly so, in his own words. These samples of his talks and lectures, because they were spoken not written, will be new to almost all of us. A great and unexpected treat.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Charles Handy, author of \u003ci\u003eMyself and Other More Important Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Drucker's ideas continue to resonate powerfully today. His lectures on effectiveness, innovation, the social sector, education and so much more provide fresh insights that extend beyond his other writings and provide lessons for us all. This book is a gem.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Rick Wartzman has performed a great service in pulling together \u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e. The collection is as far-ranging as Drucker's thinking and writing. If you have sampled Drucker before, you will find things you haven't seen. Peter's ideas live on. You will be energized by reading them anew.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Paul O'Neill, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Drucker inspires awe. From the 1940s until his death a few years ago, he displayed a combination of insight, prescience, and productivity that few will ever match. This superbly edited collection captures both the range of Drucker's thinking and the sweep of history that informed it. \u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting read that reveals the depth and subtlety of one of America's most remarkable minds.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Daniel H. Pink, author of \u003ci\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Rick Wartzman really has brought Peter to life in \u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e. Reading this book, I practically felt as though I were seated in the audience, listening to my friend and hero, Peter Drucker-truly one of the great geniuses of management. These lectures are as vital today as they were when Peter delivered them. They cover significant territory, from the importance of faith and the individual to the rise of the global economy. It's a classic collection that belongs on every manager's bookshelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Ken Blanchard, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe One Minute Manager\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeading at a Higher Level\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreviously unpublished talks from the Father of Modern Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThroughout his professional life, Peter F. Drucker inspired millions of business leaders not only through his famous writings but also through his lectures and keynotes. These speeches contained some of his most valuable insights, but had never been published in book form—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e features more than 30 talks from one of management's most important figures. Drawn from the Drucker Archives at the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the lectures showcase Drucker's wisdom, wit, profundity, and prescience on such topics as:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitics and economics of the environment\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eKnowledge workers and the Knowledge Society\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eComputer and information literacy\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eManaging nonprofit organizations\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGlobalization\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDuring his life, Drucker well understood that over the last 150 years the world had become a society of large institutions—and that they would only become larger and more powerful. He contended that unless these institutions were effectively managed and ethically led, the good health of society as a whole would be in peril. His prediction is unfolding before our eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Drucker Lectures\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, instructive book proving that responsible behavior and good business can, in fact, exist hand in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124221624560,"sku":"9780071759502","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780071759502_p0.jpg?v=1763636372","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780071759502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}