Peter Drucker Quotes

I refuse to make a decision that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decision. Don't allow your mind to become cluttered.

Free and open expression coupled with visionary leadership generally encourages good decision-making.

Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.

I would like to deal with a person who is able to take responsible decisions and implement the agreements reached. The name [Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton] does not matter.

I am fortunate to have a very helpful team that enables me to spend time doing things that are important but not necessarily urgent. People who have no such team need to also make these larger decisions so that they can cheerfully say No to that which is urgent but not important.

My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.

Authority does not equal competency. Pass decisions down to those who can best handle them.

Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came time for him to act like an executive, he was like a great many other people; when the time comes to make decisions, they have difficulty doing it.

Sometimes success isn't about making the right decision, it's more about making some decision.

The leader of a company needs to have a decision tree in his head - if this happens, we go this way, but if it winds up like that, then we go this other way.

For every leader in the company, not just for me, there are decisions that can be made by analysis. These are the best kinds of decisions!

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.

Get good counsel before you begin; and when you have decided, act promptly.

Don’t strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

A decision, an action, are infallible omens of what we shall do another time, not for any vague, mystic, astrological reason but because they result from an automatic reaction that will repeat itself.

Leadership isn't making all the decisions. It is making sure the right decisions are made.

You mustn't confuse the need for effective chairmanship, which is part of the job of the boss, along with the ability to take tough decisions and to lead people.

Withholding a decision is a decision.

As wit is too hard for power in council, so power is too hard for wit in action.

When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past.

He's a smart man, so I am assuming he will do it.

There is no perfect strategic decision. One always has to pay a price. One always has to balance conflicting objectives, conflicting opinions, and conflicting priorities. The best strategic decision is only an approximation - and a risk.

Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of all.

There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at the moment are revealed.

Call Berlin. Drop everything we're doing. I have a complete vision of what should be.