Pondering on the thought of Productivity - please see Drucker Institution page
Shall we go back to the most basics.
1. Shall we just continuously push for higher productivity? In the three dimensions of management, the second one is “to make work productive and worker achieving.” A super-high productivity with super-tools may not render worker achieving.
2. In different periods of time, does “productivity” mean differently?
3. For the same type of work, would there be a limit to “productivity?”
4. Does higher productivity produce higher value?
5. How do you define high productivity in education, in health industry?
6. What is the global implication of imbalance in high productivity regions and low productivity regions?
2011年12月27日 星期二
Drucker Differences
I will post a number of management thoughts that I called Drucker Differences. You may respond on individual items. Ducker, of course refers to Peter F, Drucker, the Management Guru of Gurus.
Drucker Differences No. 1
Drucker concerns with why, what, who and when more than how. That is why he says that there is no one single solution is the right solution or one single management organization is the right organization. Management is a liberal art discipline where one has to understand what he is doing and why he is doing so in every decision making situation.
Drucker Differences No. 2
Drucker goes back to the basic. When one deals with basic, the basic can be stated simply and concisely. A manager is a knowledge worker and he/she has to apply his/her own knowledge for the situation and his/her own values to make decisions accordingly. For example, one must understand the business he/she is in by considering the three basic assumptions: the environment, the mission of the enterprise and the core competence of the enterprise. Simple and basic.
Drucker Differences No. 3
Drucker’s teaching is value based. Every decision and every thought of a manager is driven by the values he holds (knowingly or unknowingly). The value system should include integrity, human dignity, responsibility and pursue of Excellency. Thus there is no need of a separate subject on Business Ethics. His/her very act should be guided by the value system. For a corporation, in the same logical argument, should integrate social wellness and social concern into its business strategies.
That is why Drucker formulated the Corporate Social Integration in the early 60s. Michael Porter wrote his famous SCI in 2006. and award winning article on CSI in 2006.
Drucker Differences No. 4
Drucker perceives a dynamic world that changes. Time must be factored into every aspect of decision and action. Therefore one has to learn and improve in order not to be wasted (victim of law of thermal dynamics.) One cannot predict the future but what is happening is not agnostically random. Therefore one must make the future today diligently.
Drucker Differences No. 5 - methodology
One may say this is Drucker's weakness in terms of research. Peter Senge, Jim Collins, students (directly or indirectly) research by studying thousands of companies and interviewed even more business leaders to come up with some conclusions. By the time they get the books out (3 years data gathering and analysis, 2 years writing and publish) the facts changed and the foundation of the conclusions shaken. We all laugh at this. Schools and universities are now trapped y this sad cycle.
Drucker, on the other hand looked forward. He asked questions while he observed (not at a small spot-lighted area but relating to the society). With his deep understanding of law, economics, social theories, he was able to say something that are basic and hence lasting. Most of the influential, significant liberal arts theories (economics, political, religion, social behavior works) which have become the fundamentals of modern theories were done like this.
Drucker Differences No. 1
Drucker concerns with why, what, who and when more than how. That is why he says that there is no one single solution is the right solution or one single management organization is the right organization. Management is a liberal art discipline where one has to understand what he is doing and why he is doing so in every decision making situation.
Drucker Differences No. 2
Drucker goes back to the basic. When one deals with basic, the basic can be stated simply and concisely. A manager is a knowledge worker and he/she has to apply his/her own knowledge for the situation and his/her own values to make decisions accordingly. For example, one must understand the business he/she is in by considering the three basic assumptions: the environment, the mission of the enterprise and the core competence of the enterprise. Simple and basic.
Drucker Differences No. 3
Drucker’s teaching is value based. Every decision and every thought of a manager is driven by the values he holds (knowingly or unknowingly). The value system should include integrity, human dignity, responsibility and pursue of Excellency. Thus there is no need of a separate subject on Business Ethics. His/her very act should be guided by the value system. For a corporation, in the same logical argument, should integrate social wellness and social concern into its business strategies.
That is why Drucker formulated the Corporate Social Integration in the early 60s. Michael Porter wrote his famous SCI in 2006. and award winning article on CSI in 2006.
Drucker Differences No. 4
Drucker perceives a dynamic world that changes. Time must be factored into every aspect of decision and action. Therefore one has to learn and improve in order not to be wasted (victim of law of thermal dynamics.) One cannot predict the future but what is happening is not agnostically random. Therefore one must make the future today diligently.
Drucker Differences No. 5 - methodology
One may say this is Drucker's weakness in terms of research. Peter Senge, Jim Collins, students (directly or indirectly) research by studying thousands of companies and interviewed even more business leaders to come up with some conclusions. By the time they get the books out (3 years data gathering and analysis, 2 years writing and publish) the facts changed and the foundation of the conclusions shaken. We all laugh at this. Schools and universities are now trapped y this sad cycle.
Drucker, on the other hand looked forward. He asked questions while he observed (not at a small spot-lighted area but relating to the society). With his deep understanding of law, economics, social theories, he was able to say something that are basic and hence lasting. Most of the influential, significant liberal arts theories (economics, political, religion, social behavior works) which have become the fundamentals of modern theories were done like this.
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