Peter Drucker’s class on effective decisions. During his lecture, he discusses: Wolfgang Pauli; the inverse ratio between the importance of a decision and the emotions it generates; cost accounting and General Motors; cash flow; joint ventures between American companies and Japanese companies; the Titanic and pilot testing; medical residency; the elasticity of human memory; writing down what should happen as a result of a decision and writing what to expect; General Motors and the success of the Saturn; the Kobe, Japan earthquake and the response of the Red Cross; “The Death of Socrates,” translating tasks into one’s language and capacity; computer simulations; improving through feedback; The Catholic Church and bishops; knowing your strengths; outsourcing; Leonardo da Vinci and the invention of the bow and fortification design; German composers; and core competencies. The video ends with the lecture in progress.
Lectures and lecturing Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005 Decision making Pauli, Wolfgang, 1869-1955 Cost accounting General Motors Corporation Joint ventures Caterpillar Inc Mitsubishi Shōji Kabushiki Kaisha Titanic (Steamship) Manufactures Medical colleges Memory Kobe Earthquake, Japan, 1995 Red Cross and Red Crescent Banks and banking Catholic Church Casals, Pablo, 1876-1973 Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 Conductors (Music) ServiceMaster Company Wells, Fargo & Company Contracting out Core competencies Mitsubishi Corporation
Source
Color videocassette: MGT 351: Effective Decision[s], [4/3/96]; 3/11/96; Drucker Archives; 3/4 inch VHS cassette
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