This is a documentary interview with Peter Drucker about his process and views on management. Drucker discusses his study of General Motors, and notes that several of his assertions were widely unpopular, such as that the task of management is to make the worker an asset rather than a cost, the need for basic social and economic policies that provide adequate job security and opportunities to workers, and that any policy should be reconsidered after fifty years. Drucker goes on to discuss the differences between perceptive and analytic observation, and his belief that leadership should be based on principles, mission, and performance rather than charisma. He concludes by describing changes in the labor force and organizations, emphasizing that both knowledge workers and new organizations have mobility.
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005 Documentary films General Motors Management Knowledge workers Leaders Leadership Organization Consultants
Place
Claremont (Calif.)
Source
Original DVD disc: Drucker Archives; Box 101B, Video Recordings: Peter Drucker: A Perceptive Man, 2008.
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