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Advanced Praise for The Drucker Lectures

“Peter Drucker shined a light in a dark and chaotic world, and his words
remain as relevant today as when he first spoke them. Drucker’s lectures
and thoughts deserve to be considered by every person of responsibility,
now, tomorrow, ten years from now, fifty, and a hundred.”
—Jim Collins, author of Good to Great
and How the Mighty Fall

“Rick Wartzman has brought Peter Drucker alive again, and vividly so,
in his own words. These samples of his talks and lectures, because they
were spoken not written, will be new to almost all of us. A great and un-
expected treat.”
—Charles Handy, author of
Myself and Other More Important Matters
“Peter Drucker’s ideas continue to resonate powerfully today. His lectures
on effectiveness, innovation, the social sector, education and so much
more provide fresh insights that extend beyond his other writings and
provide lessons for us all. This book is a gem.”
—Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America

“Rick Wartzman has performed a great service in pulling together The
Drucker Lectures. The collection is as far-ranging as Drucker’s thinking and
writing. If you have sampled Drucker before, you will find things you haven’t
seen. Peter’s ideas live on. You will be energized by reading them anew.”
—Paul O’Neill, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

“Peter Drucker inspires awe. From the 1940s until his death a few years
ago, he displayed a combination of insight, prescience, and productivity
that few will ever match. This superbly edited collection captures both the
range of Drucker’s thinking and the sweep of history that informed it. The
Drucker Lectures is a riveting read that reveals the depth and subtlety of
one of America’s most remarkable minds.”
—Daniel H. Pink, author of
A Whole New Mind and Drive