 | United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families - 1990 - 126 lapas
...Chairman. Peter Drucker, one of the foremost authorities on management theory today, has written that "the most common source of mistakes in management...the right answer rather than the right question.' I hope that we will keep Mr. Drucker's wisdom in mind throughout this hearing. If we do, today's hearing... | |
 | Roland Bee, Frances Bee - 1997 - 172 lapas
...FOR PROBLEM-SOLVING Clearly define the problem. This is an absolutely key first step: The most common mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on...finding the right answer rather than the right question' (Drucker, 1954). Put it in writing perhaps on a flip-chart - to enforce clarity and definition. It... | |
 | Andrew Finlayson - 2001 - 382 lapas
...EINSTEIN1 Asking questions is easy; asking the right questions is hard. Peter Drucker once said that "the most common source of mistakes in management...on finding the right answer rather than the right question."2 There is much to be said about how little time business executives put into considering... | |
 | Paul R. Niven - 2003 - 320 lapas
...generating better questions. And as the great management guru Peter Drucker reminds us, "The wos£ common source of mistakes in management decisions...on finding the right answer rather than the right question."14 Our work with strategy maps in Chapter Eight will revisit the topic of cause and effect.... | |
 | Paul R. Niven - 2005 - 228 lapas
...for your work. WHY BALANCED SCORECARD AND WHY NOW? Management guru Peter Drucker once observed that the most common source of mistakes in management decisions...finding the right answer rather than the right question. This is a provocative point, and one that is central 23 to the first theme of this chapter. The single... | |
 | John McManus - 2006 - 256 lapas
...discussion tends to focus on problem solving, that is, on giving answers. And that is the wrong focal point. The most common source of mistakes in management decisions...finding the right answer rather than the right question (Drucker, 1954). The only decisions that are really important are the type 2 decisions (Figure 3.1).... | |
 | Peter F.Drucker - 1975 - 420 lapas
...discussion tends to center on problem-solving, that is, on giving answers. And that is the wrong focus. Indeed, the most common source of mistakes in management...finding the right answer rather than the right question. conditions of the situation and the requirements that the answer has to satisfy, are known and simple,... | |
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Indeed, the most common source of mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on finding the right answer rather than the right question. 