{"product_id":"the-effective-executive-the-definitive-guide-to-getting-the-right-things-done-9780062574343","title":"The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome, commemorative edition of Peter F. Drucker's timeless classic work on leadership and management, with a foreword by Jim Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes an effective executive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Peter F. Drucker was widely regarded as \"the dean of this country's business and management philosophers\" (\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e). In this concise and brilliant work, he looks to the most influential position in management--the executive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe measure of the executive, Drucker reminds us, is the ability to \"get the right things done.\" This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can--and must--be mastered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging time;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoosing what to contribute to the organization;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting the right priorities;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnitting all of them together with effective decision-making\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging across the annals of business and government, Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrucker, Peter F.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrucker, Peter F.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePeter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollins, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. Having invested more than a quarter-century in rigorous research, he has authored or coauthored six books that have sold in total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include \u003cem\u003eGood to Great\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBuilt to Last\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHow the Mighty Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGreat by Choice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by a relentless curiosity, Jim began his research and teaching career on the faculty at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1992. In 1995, he founded a management laboratory in Boulder, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his work in the business sector, Jim has a passion for learning and teaching in the social sectors, including education, healthcare, government, faith-based organizations, social ventures, and cause-driven nonprofits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 and 2013, he had the honor to serve a two-year appointment as the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 2017, Forbes selected Jim as one of the 100 Greatest Living Business Minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim has been an avid rock climber for more than forty years and has completed single-day ascents of El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about Jim and his concepts at his website, where you'll find articles, videos, and useful tools. jimcollins.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Business","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649750667538,"sku":"9780062574343","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc0d5e62-58f5-48ec-b2fb-5c955df89083.jpg?v=1733272591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-effective-executive-the-definitive-guide-to-getting-the-right-things-done-9780062574343","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}