�We need a new theory of management. The assumptions built into business today are not accurate.�-Peter Drucker
For sixteen months before his death, Elizabeth Haas Edersheim was given unprecedented access to Peter Drucker,
widely regarded as the father of modern management. At Drucker's request, Edersheim, a respected management thinker
in her own right, spoke with him about the development of modern business throughout his life-and how it continues
to grow and change at an ever-increasing rate.
The Definitive Drucker captures his visionary management concepts, applies them to the key business risks and opportunities
of the coming decades, and imparts Drucker's views on current business practices, economic changes, and trends-many
of which he first predicted decades ago. It also sheds light onto issues such as why so many leaders fail, the
fragility of our economic systems, and the new role of the CEO. Drucker's insights are divided into five main themes
that the modern organization needs to, as Drucker would say, �create tomorrow� by
Connecting with customers
Innovating without abandoning what works
Developing lasting partnerships
Creating and retaining knowledge workers
Establishing disciplined decision making
Drucker's penetrating questions, posed to those seeking his advice, helped business, corporate, and political leaders
throughout the 20th century to see their work in a new perspective, and create phenomenal innovation. Edersheim's
extensive interviews with some of these luminaries, including Warren Bennis, Ram Charan, Bill Gates, George Gallup,
Jr. and A.G. Lafley offer compelling commentary on Drucker's vast influence.
Delivering keen analysis and revealing insights into business, The Definitive Drucker is a celebration of this
extraordinary man and his life's work, as well as a unique opportunity to learn from Drucker's final business lessons
how to strategize, compete, and triumph in any market.