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Drucker","P",532,null,"peter-f-drucker",[12,16],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},71,"business",5,{"tag_id":17,"tag_name":18,"tag_count":15},82,"entrepreneurship",{"quotes":20,"pagination":84},[21,29,35,41,47,53,59,65,71,78],{"id":22,"quote_text":23,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":26,"source":27,"quote_tag":28,"commentary":9},4025562,"The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.",8,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":32,"source":33,"quote_tag":34,"commentary":9},4025561,"What's measured improves",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},4025560,"Whenever you see a successful business someone once made a courageous decision.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},4025557,"The real achiever does one thing at a time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},4025551,"Concentration is the key to results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},4025547,"Concentration is the key to economic results. No other principles of effectiveness is violated as constantly today as the basic principle of concentration.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},4025538,"Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship...the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},4025518,"Teamwork is neither good nor desirable.It is a fact. Wherever people work together or play together they do so as a team. Which team to use for what purpose is a crucial, difficult and risky decision that is even harder to unmake. Managements have yet to learn how to make it.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},4025512,"The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Peter F. Drucker's book \"Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices\" (1954) or possibly his later work \"The Practice of Management\" (1959). During the 1950s, management theory was evolving rapidly, and Drucker was one of its leading voices. At that time, he was advocating for a more holistic approach to management, emphasizing both effectiveness and efficiency.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, this quote suggests a focus on ethics and integrity in professional decision-making. However, the deeper philosophical nuance lies in the distinction between \"doing things right\" (i.e., following established protocols, rules, or norms) and \"doing the right thing\" (i.e., making decisions that align with one's personal values, principles, and long-term goals). Drucker is highlighting a common trap: prioritizing efficiency and adherence to procedures over moral considerations.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals should cultivate a habit of regularly questioning their priorities and asking themselves: \"Am I doing things right because it's the norm or efficient, or am I doing the right thing because it aligns with my core values?\" By making this distinction, they can avoid getting caught in the trap of mere efficiency and instead strive for genuine integrity in their work.",{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":24,"has_image":25,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":9},4025500,"Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. This is incompetence. Customers pay only for what is of use to them and gives them value. Nothing else constitutes quality.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":85,"totalPages":86,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":87},1,54,10]