The Practice of Management

Drucker is without peer. This is just a must-read for anyone involved in managing businesses, or anyone who wants to understand how business run vs. how they should run. Drucker's key differentiators are (1) that that he goes 1 or 2 levels deeper than anyone else and (2) that he presents a system that looks at entire businesses holistically, not just individual parts, as most other books do. Of these, (1) is most important, because you won't find a better analysis of the really deep questions (what is the real purpose of a business enterprise? why does society bestow upon businesses the power and resources that it gives them? what are the things to be mindful of in forward planning?)

I first got this book for a business management class I was taking as a requirement for transferring over to another college and thought it was going to be pretty boring. Maybe it was the combination of the writing and my professor, but I actually REALLY enjoyed this book and it came in excellent condition when I bought it. Even if you're not majoring in business or don't ever intend to be in management of some kind in a corporate setting, this is still a great read on people in general.

After finishing this Peter Drucker book, I felt like this should be required reading for all new managers and those that ever dream of doing this type of work. I've been managing over 11 years now and this book has tremendous value for most. I enjoyed the first and last third of the book the most and the wisdom that comes from Peter Drucker is amazing. If there is one group that might not benefit from this it would be self employed people. It does seem to be centered on the corporation and specifically the larger corporation.

Despite the book is quite old, it remain current and moder some how. I love most of the section and there are few chapters I found not necessary and not well written as the main sections on management. Overall a good book and in certain areas really inspirational. Surely not the best of Drucker.

Peter Drucker is a master in explaining how organizations work, this book is one of the collection that we should all have.

Si quieres estudiar un MBA para aprender lo necesario para ser gerente. recomiendo que ahorres miles de dólares y leas este libro. Transformará la forma de como ves el negocio de forma integral. Altamente recomendado para un futuro (o presente) Gerente General!

This book has all the things Drucker is known for, usually in a more condensed form than in other books. If you want one book that tells you what Peter was all about, this is the one.

The Founder of Central Soya company, Dale W. Mcmillen sent a copy of Drucker's Practice of management to each new hire at the end of their first year. Mr. Mac died prior to my receiving a copy and I wanted to see what I missed by not having a copy during my 31 year career with Central Soya. The book was of value and I enjoyed reading it, however it was not what I expected. I read it too late to be of any help to me, however my career with CSY was satisfying.