This is side A of the third tape of recordings of a course taught by Peter Drucker in 1978. This was recorded on February 7. According to Drucker, one rule of politics is “the smaller the pond, the more violent the waves”, because things can become much more vicious at a college with few faculty or a small Catholic archdiocese than in large communities. He also goes into why it takes more than rhetoric to sell a product, and how issues can be both divisive and cohesive and get groups, who normally don’t interact, to work together. Drucker spends some time talking about a tall Russian friend of his who was a stock trader, musician, and weight lifter. The man was incredibly adept at trading Chrysler stock, but did not know that they made automobiles. Drucker also discusses health care costs and insurance needs, decisions faced by museum directors, the missions of universities, Occam’s razor, and ways academia varies from business.
Drucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand), 1909-2005 Lectures and lecturing Political science Power (Social sciences) Government agencies Management Money Rhetoric Minorities Insurance Health Medical care Cost Poverty Labor unions Communication Universities and colleges Museums Newspapers Germany Europe Nobel prizes - History Teams in the workplace Institutions Banks and banking Stock exchanges Automobile industry and trade Problem solving Diagnosis Russia Compromises
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