What can a person do uncommonly well?

To focus on weakness is not only foolish; it is irresponsible,”

The “secret” of people who do so many difficult things, writes Drucker, is that they do only one thing at a time;

dialogue, debate, and decision

inactivity can be very intelligent behavior

Stop what you would not start

we must not starve our biggest opportunities because we’re so busy throwing ourselves at our biggest problems and dwelling on past mistakes

The fewer people, the smaller, the less activity inside,” writes Drucker, “the more nearly perfect is the organization

How can we make society both more productive and more humane

They asked, “What needs to be done?” • They asked, “What is right for the enterprise?” • They developed action plans. • They took responsibility for decisions. • They took responsibility for communicating. • They were focused on opportunities rather than problems. • They ran productive meetings. • They thought and said “we” rather than “I.”