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As technology, globalization, and business innovation advance atbreakneck speed, the question “What would Drucker do now?” becomesmore relevant by the day. More than anyone of his time, PeterDrucker understood how the individual, the organization, andsociety are interrelated. And no one better recognized andarticulated the challenges facing all three—or came up with morepractical solutions to those challenges.

Since 2007, the Drucker Institute’s executive director, RickWartzman, has been asking what Drucker would do on a regular basis—in his popular online column for Bloomberg Businessweek. In eachpiece, Wartzman introduces a current issue and provides a view ofit through the eyes of Peter Drucker, based on his deep knowledgeof Drucker’s ideas and ideals.

As technology, globalization, and business innovation advance at
breakneck speed, the question “What would Drucker do now?” becomes
more relevant by the day. More than anyone of his time, Peter
Drucker understood how the individual, the organization, and
society are interrelated. And no one better recognized and
articulated the challenges facing all three—or came up with more
practical solutions to those challenges. 
 
Since 2007, the Drucker Institute’s executive director, Rick
Wartzman, has been asking what Drucker would do on a regular basis—
in his popular online column for Bloomberg Businessweek. In each
piece, Wartzman introduces a current issue and provides a view of
it through the eyes of Peter Drucker, based on his deep knowledge
of Drucker’s ideas and ideals. 
 
What Would Drucker Do Now? culls Wartzman’s best, most timely
columns into a single volume, offering a perspective on business
and society you won’t find anywhere else. Featuring more than 80
articles, the book is organized into seven thematic sections: 
 
Management as a Discipline 
The Practice of Management 
Management Challenges for the Twenty-First Century 
On Wall Street and Finance 
On Values and Responsibility 
The Public and Social Sectors 
Art, Music, and Sports 
 
Covering everything from the federal bailout of GM and the scandal
at Goldman Sachs to the roles religion and race relations play in a
well-functioning society, What Would Drucker Do Now? explores a
range of subjects as broad as Drucker’s remarkable mind. Wartzman
provides a smart, original, and provocative look at a world being
buffeted by change and in which all organizations—private, public,
and nonprofit—are searching for answers. What would Drucker do now,
indeed?

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作者简介

Rick Wartzman is the executive director of Claremont Graduate University's Drucker Institute, an organization that advances the teachings of Peter F. Drucker with the aim of bettering society by stimulating effective management and responsible leadership. A former reporter and editor at the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, he is a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek online and the editor of The Drucker Lectures: Essential Lessons on Management, Society, and Economy.

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"Channeling Peter Drucker to tackle some of this century's mostdifficult topics, What Would Drucker Do Now? is a veritabletreasure trove of fascinating reading. Drucker's insights werenothing short of remarkable, and Rick Wartzman pays high tribute tothat fact while adding a few of his own."
--Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJOAnd What Got You Here Won't Get You There

"Rick Wartzman has accomplished what I didn't think was possible: atapestry of ideas drawn from Wartzman's observations and personalexperiences, woven together with the wisdom of the most importantmanagement thinker of this or any other age."
--Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, theUniversity of Southern California, and author of the recentlypublished Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership

"Channeling Peter Drucker to tackle some of this century's most
difficult topics, What Would Drucker Do Now? is a veritable
treasure trove of fascinating reading. Drucker's insights were
nothing short of remarkable, and Rick Wartzman pays high tribute to
that fact while adding a few of his own." 
--Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO
And What Got You Here Won't Get You There 
 
"Rick Wartzman has accomplished what I didn't think was possible: a
tapestry of ideas drawn from Wartzman's observations and personal
experiences, woven together with the wisdom of the most important
management thinker of this or any other age." 
--Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, the
University of Southern California, and author of the recently
published Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership 
 
"Peter Drucker's thinking has had an enduring impact on
consumer-driven companies like Macy's. . . . [What Would Drucker Do
Now?] serves as a compendium of the very best ideas that can help
all of our companies win in a highly competitive marketplace for
products, services, and customer experiences." 
--Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President, and CEO, Macy's Inc. 
 
"This collection of essays . . . will broaden you as a manager, a
leader, and as a human being. . . . Rick Wartzman has done the
world a great service by collecting the most incisive observations
of a beautiful mind and linking them to problems that face leaders
and organizations everywhere." 
--Brian Walker, President and CEO, Herman Miller, Inc. 
 
"If Peter Drucker is the master, Rick Wartzman is the prized pupil.
Drucker would be delighted to see his theories applied in such a
cogent, thoughtful fashion." 
--Jim Weddle, Managing Partner, Edward Jones, and consulting client
of Peter Drucker

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