Peter Drucker Quotes

I believe that if you want to do a good job at something, then you're always analyzing the job that you've done to see if you can do it better.

The success combination in business is: Do what you do better... and: do more of what you do.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

It's not about working harder; it's about working the system.

Support what works and stop supporting what does not work.

I'm always trying to do things better than I've done them before, do them faster than I've done them before.

Making everything more efficient should make everybody happier.

Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.

I want to be efficient and effective in everything I do.

Efficiency for me is an obsession..It not only helps me get stronger but makes things simpler.

Ask yourself: given everything you have to do, is there a way that we can make this better?

Forget about style; worry about results.

I feel that everything I do in my life I can do in a shorter time than most men can. It's the quality, not the quantity.

But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes.

I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.

We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently.

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

I think the first things that are relevant are that things should work well; they should function.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

One must strike the right balance between speed and quality.

If you don't understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance. The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.

In every business, in every industry, management does matter.

It is always better to be inefficient and correct than to be incorrect and efficient.