Little Book of Prada
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Summary
We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition， drive， and talent， you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out。 But with opportunity comes responsibility。 Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers。 Instead， you must be your own chief executive officer。 That means it's up to you to carve out your place in the world and know when to change course。 And it's up to you to keep yourself engaged and productive during a career that may span some 50 years。 In Managing Oneself， Peter Drucker explains how to do it。 The keys: Cultivate a deep understanding of yourself by identifying your most valuable strengths and most dangerous weaknesses; Articulate how you learn and work with others and what your most deeply held values are; and Describe the type of work environment where you can make the greatest contribution。 Only when you operate with a combination of your strengths and self-knowledge can you achieve true and lasting excellence。 Managing Oneself identifies the probing questions you need to ask to gain the insights essential for taking charge of your career。 Peter Drucker was a writer， teacher， and consultant。 His 34 books have been published in more than 70 languages。 He founded the Peter F。 Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management， and counseled 13 governments， public services institutions， and major corporations。
Reviews
Harley Fricker
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This was a quick read （55p）， ‘Managing Oneself’ by Peter Drucker， first published in 1999。 A excerpt from ‘The Effective Executive’。 Peter Drucker is known as the founder of modern management， publishing 34 books in 70 languages over his 95 year lifespan。 Contrary to the philosophies of self-development now， Peter believes we should identify our strengths， with many people being unaware， so they can be developed further - make a competent person a superstar。 We should know our values so we can s This was a quick read （55p）， ‘Managing Oneself’ by Peter Drucker， first published in 1999。 A excerpt from ‘The Effective Executive’。 Peter Drucker is known as the founder of modern management， publishing 34 books in 70 languages over his 95 year lifespan。 Contrary to the philosophies of self-development now， Peter believes we should identify our strengths， with many people being unaware， so they can be developed further - make a competent person a superstar。 We should know our values so we can seek alignment with an organisation and know whether we are better a reader or a listener。The ‘Mirror Test’ is useful; will you be able to look at yourself in the mirror after taking the decided action？Peter Drucker was well known for stating ‘Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things’。 。。。more
Ryan
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Always good info but very short。
Mohit Mishra
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This short book is packed with wisdom。 As a first tome leader and manager， I went through some one-on-one hands-on leadership and managements sessions led by a coach （whom I respect a lot）， I could relate a number of concepts from this book in all of the applications of my learnings。 I found a couple of concepts really apt given my own learnings。 Peter intrigued me with the question that everyone wants an answer for themselves - what should I contribute， and he rightly points out that the right This short book is packed with wisdom。 As a first tome leader and manager， I went through some one-on-one hands-on leadership and managements sessions led by a coach （whom I respect a lot）， I could relate a number of concepts from this book in all of the applications of my learnings。 I found a couple of concepts really apt given my own learnings。 Peter intrigued me with the question that everyone wants an answer for themselves - what should I contribute， and he rightly points out that the right question to ask is - what *should* be my contribution。 He then talks about relationship with coworkers and focusses on the important on playing on their strengths and two-way communication。 。。。more
Maria Menoscal
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Este libro es una excelente herramienta para sacar lo mejor de ti。 Te ayuda a detectar cómo trabajas， cómo aprendes y tus prioridades en el proceso de toma de decisiones。 Siento que es el típico libro al que tienes que volver every once in a while， para poder tener un broad perspective sobre cómo aprovechar tus habilidades y métodos al máximo。
Kamga Tchassa
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Brief read with key insights。 Didn't agree with one specific perspective on the boss/employee dynamic。 Looking forward to making a review on my channel。 Brief read with key insights。 Didn't agree with one specific perspective on the boss/employee dynamic。 Looking forward to making a review on my channel。 。。。more
Kresimir Mudrovcic
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This is more of an article than a book， I expected more。 The author goes briefly through some claims but doesn’t elaborate much。 It is still good food for thought， but a bit too summarized。
Rin
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can't say how useful this information was but honestly it was so short that i dont really careive already studied these concepts in management but this felt like a nice revision lesson P:here's a line i liked:"But taking pride in such ignorance is self-defeating。 Go to work on acquiring the skills and knowledge you need to fully realize your strengths。" （thanks for putting nicely into words the way i always feel when ppl brag about how unnecessary a certain skill is and how great it is that they can't say how useful this information was but honestly it was so short that i dont really careive already studied these concepts in management but this felt like a nice revision lesson P:here's a line i liked:"But taking pride in such ignorance is self-defeating。 Go to work on acquiring the skills and knowledge you need to fully realize your strengths。" （thanks for putting nicely into words the way i always feel when ppl brag about how unnecessary a certain skill is and how great it is that they don't have it） 。。。more
Dominik
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A simple， pracrical little book concerned with how people can manage themselves in regards to their work in a life where your working-life expectancy is only gonna be longer and longer。 The author says on page 54/55: "The challenges of managing oneself may seem obvious， if not elementary。 And the answers may seem self evident to the point of appearing naive。 But managing onself requires new and unprecedented things from the individual， and especially from the knowledge worker。" A simple， pracrical little book concerned with how people can manage themselves in regards to their work in a life where your working-life expectancy is only gonna be longer and longer。 The author says on page 54/55: "The challenges of managing oneself may seem obvious， if not elementary。 And the answers may seem self evident to the point of appearing naive。 But managing onself requires new and unprecedented things from the individual， and especially from the knowledge worker。" 。。。more
Eli Diaz
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Este libro te pone a pensar sobre quien eres y que deberías de saber sobre ti mismo para hacer la mayor contribución posible respecto a tus capacidades。Te hace preguntas sobre temas bastante sencillos pero importantes。Y te da buenos consejos para trabajar mejor en tu carrera。Además te plantea la necesidad de una segunda carrera que te ayude a mantenerte persiguiendo retos aun despues de la mitad de tu vida。
James Jeffrey
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This is all fairly simple advice but its essential reading。 Often if you apply the basic fundamentals of this book to your life then you can't go wrong。 Not much else to say other than reading this。 It should be a day 1 to any workplace reading list。 This is all fairly simple advice but its essential reading。 Often if you apply the basic fundamentals of this book to your life then you can't go wrong。 Not much else to say other than reading this。 It should be a day 1 to any workplace reading list。 。。。more
Rob
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When I saw how small this book was the small number of pages， I didn’t expect much。 I was right。The book is full of obvious information we all know by now。 We are all different learners and have our strengths and weaknesses。 The book focuses on being an employee， so if you are self employed， I don’t think this will help you much。 It also seems old fashioned and dated in certain parts。 It also takes about a 2nd life where we change companies， roles or take up a nonprofit， many people do not do th When I saw how small this book was the small number of pages， I didn’t expect much。 I was right。The book is full of obvious information we all know by now。 We are all different learners and have our strengths and weaknesses。 The book focuses on being an employee， so if you are self employed， I don’t think this will help you much。 It also seems old fashioned and dated in certain parts。 It also takes about a 2nd life where we change companies， roles or take up a nonprofit， many people do not do this and just stay at the same job for better or for worse。 It also randomly says how if you haven’t volunteered before 40， you won’t volunteer past 60 and this simply isn’t true， many old people volunteer past 60。 Even though this was a short book， the shortest I’ve read， It was a struggle to get though it。 The author seems to talk on and on about nothing of value or use。 I learnt absolutely nothing from this book and don’t get the high reviews， none of the information here is anything new or insightful， you would have heard about this stuff in some capacity in your life before。 。。。more
Jose Megio Jr。
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It was a very short read more likely an article than a book。 But if you have one book to read about management this book can really get you far。 It just goes directly on how to become a manager and that is to manage oneself first before you can manage others。 It boils down to this， know yourself and know the people you are working with。 Know the way they learn， their strengths， their motivation， and their values and you can expect a good working relationship。
Daniel Cardona
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Digestable and consumable content on how to find yourself in times of darkness with practical and applicable frameworks you can read and apply your learnings in a matter of hours and be long ahead of your competition， coworkers and even leaders，Read it at your own risk
Justas Petronis
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Astonishingly well written insights and advice on how to manage oneself and be an effective executive。 Just as the title says。 One of those that I will have to re-read many times in my life。
Oyuka Munkhbat
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Worth the 1 hour it requires。 Can be setup as a valuable system， worthwhile pondering these questions。
Vikrama Dhiman
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Communication is your responsibility Pinching myself if I really didn't like this one。 Read it again。 Just when the book was warming up on a great treatise on strengths and weaknesses， the book just meanders and closes。 Perhaps， it is an excerpt from a thicker book。 It was fantastic till it lasts and gave me a new thought too。 Communication is your responsibility Pinching myself if I really didn't like this one。 Read it again。 Just when the book was warming up on a great treatise on strengths and weaknesses， the book just meanders and closes。 Perhaps， it is an excerpt from a thicker book。 It was fantastic till it lasts and gave me a new thought too。 。。。more
Soha Ashraf
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A teeny tiny book mentioning a few key points for success。
Oriol
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Texto breve que puede ayudarte con tu relación con el trabajo。
Samuel Caron
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Lecture facile qui permet de faire des réflexions pertinentes de notre vie selon des principes simples。
Aaron
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Read if you want to realise your strengths and weaknesses， to understand the importance of maintaining/building relationships， the importance of communicating in a corporate world， and how to be an effective executive/leader in an organisation。 As a university graduate， I did receive some value in this book however I believe when I'm positioned in a leadership position in an organisation it will be much more useful。"Once established in your first career find a second career， a parallel career， o Read if you want to realise your strengths and weaknesses， to understand the importance of maintaining/building relationships， the importance of communicating in a corporate world， and how to be an effective executive/leader in an organisation。 As a university graduate， I did receive some value in this book however I believe when I'm positioned in a leadership position in an organisation it will be much more useful。"Once established in your first career find a second career， a parallel career， or a social venture - that offers an opportunity for being a leader， for being respected， for being a success。" E。g。 when ur 30/40 years of age。"This is what I am good at。 This is how I work。 These are my values。 This is the contribution I plan to concentrate on and the results I should be expected to deliver。" The conversation that should be made with any team member"Accept the fact that other people are as much individuals as you yourself are。" I myself am aware of this principle however I have a hard time carrying it out especially with my work colleagues。 。。。more
Yosif
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Quick read - too quick
Abdulfattah Popoola
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Great and excellent read。 I love the quote: 'ideas do not move mountains， bulldozers do。 However， ideas show the best place to use the bulldozer or when to stop moving the mountain"。 Great and excellent read。 I love the quote: 'ideas do not move mountains， bulldozers do。 However， ideas show the best place to use the bulldozer or when to stop moving the mountain"。 。。。more
Vignesh Yelluri
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A 40 minute read。 Worth knowing about people and their styles。
Leonardo Longo
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I'm a huge fan of Peter Drucker and he's my favorite author when the subject is efficient management。 The author reinforces that the challenges of managing oneself may seem obvious， if not elementary， and the answers may seem self-evident to the point of appearing naive， but managing oneself requires new and unprecedented things from the individual。 At work， developing a 100 days plan when taking a new role became a best practice that I'm always using and for sure I'll incorporate Drucker's refl I'm a huge fan of Peter Drucker and he's my favorite author when the subject is efficient management。 The author reinforces that the challenges of managing oneself may seem obvious， if not elementary， and the answers may seem self-evident to the point of appearing naive， but managing oneself requires new and unprecedented things from the individual。 At work， developing a 100 days plan when taking a new role became a best practice that I'm always using and for sure I'll incorporate Drucker's reflections on: "This is what I am good at。 This is how I work。 These are my values。 This is the contribution I plan to concentrate on and the results I should be expected to deliver"。 。。。more
Iqbal Latif
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Peter F。 Drucker， #Managing_Oneself will help you a lot if you are looking for some self fine-tuning。 I reviewed it and confused it for you to apply some of this elixir in your professional and personal life。 History’s great achievers Napoléon， da Vinci， Mozart were born geniuses and self-managed gifted achievers。 We， mortals， need to learn how to manage our affairs。 Ideas do move mountains however to move the mountains; ideas need a focussed strategy to demonstrate where the bulldozers should g Peter F。 Drucker， #Managing_Oneself will help you a lot if you are looking for some self fine-tuning。 I reviewed it and confused it for you to apply some of this elixir in your professional and personal life。 History’s great achievers Napoléon， da Vinci， Mozart were born geniuses and self-managed gifted achievers。 We， mortals， need to learn how to manage our affairs。 Ideas do move mountains however to move the mountains; ideas need a focussed strategy to demonstrate where the bulldozers should go to work。 When planning for the future don't stare too far ahead。 A plan can usually cover no more than 18 months and still be reasonably clear and specific。 Why incompetence is the worst form of corruption I always say that an incompetent can not move an inch。 Peter F。 Drucker， reinforces that ‘it takes far more energy and work to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence。’ However， once you know your calling you can be a common regular person but through hard work and developing skills you can become an outstanding performer。 Keep managing and fine-tuning yourself。 Never say ‘I know it all！’ You always will find a fresh onset。 If you don't empower your self and expand your skills in today's knowledge economy you will struggle， success only comes to those who keep enhancing and know themselves their strengths， their shortcomings， their usefulness， and how they can execute to their optimum level。 Your value system is the ultimate test of your character。 Managing yourself requires being accountable for relationships connections friendships， if you mess them up you will suffer defeats。There is no alteration required but only to recreate yourself and reassemble around your strengths and relinquish your weaknesses。Your career will develop when you are prepared for opportunities and know your calling。 On this journey of self-knowledge， understanding how you learn is the simplest to attain therefore start learning today。 You will come to know when you will start excelling。 Universities throughout are founded on the hypothesis that there is only one good way to learn and that it is the identical way for everyone。 But for your self-organisation， you may want to have a different recipe。 One syllabus for all does not fit in this age。 Keep adding new skills along your career path so that you don't suffer from boredom and the mid-life crisis of the executives。 It is primarily tedium lethargy。 ‘At 45， most executives have reached the pinnacle of their employment careers， and they know it。 After 20 years of doing very much the same kind of work， they are very good at their jobs。 But they are not discovering or contributing or deriving challenge and satisfaction from the job。 And yet they are still likely to face another 20 if not 25 years of work。 That is why managing oneself increasingly leads one to begin a second career。’If you are an ‘Introvert you do better alone with the competition， extraverts do better in a large group without competition。’ Taking pride in ignorance is self-defeating。 There is no point in life to be rich and ignorant and not utilising your fortune to create opportunities for others， ‘I see no point in being the richest man in the cemetery。’ We are humans it is natural that we will have frictions managing conflict is the real craft of self-discovery。Most of us are shy to ask！ This failure to ask reflects human stupidity less than it reflects human history。Iqbal Latif 。。。more
Katy
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Extremely short book filled with such timely modern insights one can hardly believe it was written in 1999。
Madis Merila
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Work on your strenghts， not weaknesses。 Get to know your strenghts。 Do you prefer visual or audio based learning？ How do you learn fastest？ In which situation do you work the best？ Which people do you prefer to work with？ What are your values？ Where do you belong？ What does situation demand？ What value to create？ Take responsibility for good relationships。
Kris
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Very， very basic。 Would be a good intro essay for early high schoolers。
Nirbhay Ojha
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Worth reading again and again。
Suryamouli Datta
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Liked it！
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