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thing can be forgiven because he not only has a mind of his own,
but has the gift of starting other minds along a stimulating line
of thought.”
Driven by an insatiable curiosity about the world around
him—and a deep desire to make that world a better place—
Drucker continued to write long after most others would have
put away their pens. The result was a ceaseless procession of
landmarks and classics: Concept of the Corporation in 1946, The
Practice of Management in 1954, The Effective Executive in 1967,
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices in 1973, Innova-
tion and Entrepreneurship in 1985, Post-Capitalist Society in 1993,
Management Challenges for the 21st Century in 1999.
Drucker, who had taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Ben-
nington College, and New York University, spent the last 30-
plus years of his career on the faculty at Claremont Graduate
University. In 2002, he received the Presidential Medal of Free-
dom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
He died in November 2005, just shy of his ninety-sixth birth-
day.