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A review by somanytictoc
The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
3.0
I read this because I wanted to learn more about business and management. While the actual act of reading this book was a bit of a chore (even listening to the audiobook was a bit rough at times), the concepts have stayed with me over the past few months.
Drucker is widely considered the godfather of management, and his fingerprints are seen all over business culture. As a result, some of the essays seem dry and jargon-y given how pervasive the ideas have become. It's kind of like listening to The Beatles for the first time and thinking "they sound really derivative." It's easy to forget that Drucker is the origin of this line of thinking, not just another copycat.
I feel like I accomplished my mission with this book. Reading it gave me a good basis of business knowledge, probably equivalent to an intro undergrad business course. My biggest problem since reading the book is that I've started noticing when business practices don't align with best practices in an organization. I've become less patient with incompetent management, since all they had to do was read some Drucker, ya know?
Luckily I work in an environment where this isn't a problem, but it has made me less patient as a customer of other services. I suppose if a book's central tenets have that much influence in your life, you should probably consider it a good book. I only wish the actual act of reading it was more pleasant.
Drucker is widely considered the godfather of management, and his fingerprints are seen all over business culture. As a result, some of the essays seem dry and jargon-y given how pervasive the ideas have become. It's kind of like listening to The Beatles for the first time and thinking "they sound really derivative." It's easy to forget that Drucker is the origin of this line of thinking, not just another copycat.
I feel like I accomplished my mission with this book. Reading it gave me a good basis of business knowledge, probably equivalent to an intro undergrad business course. My biggest problem since reading the book is that I've started noticing when business practices don't align with best practices in an organization. I've become less patient with incompetent management, since all they had to do was read some Drucker, ya know?
Luckily I work in an environment where this isn't a problem, but it has made me less patient as a customer of other services. I suppose if a book's central tenets have that much influence in your life, you should probably consider it a good book. I only wish the actual act of reading it was more pleasant.