Peter Drucker Quotes

Spend eighty percent of your time focusing on the opportunities of tomorrow rather than the problems of yesterday.

We need to be able to answer not yesterday's challenges but to tomorrow's challenges.

Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy.

I think one of the reasons why our brand has grown is because we never close any opportunity. We are open to anything and then we sort of move forward from there.

Growth hackers don't tolerate waste.

One of our secret-sauce powers is that our people don't just write checks and place the ads, but our employees go the extra mile to get things done.

I give people ideas on how to solve intractable problems.

Innovation is a discipline not a lottery... It comes from the combination of two elements within my control: hard work and openmindedness.

Good problem-seekers are in higher demand than good problem-solvers.

A 'problem' is nothing more than a gorgeous opportunity to discover an even better solution.

If we are to make the most of the opportunities ahead we need a bold break with the past.

One should look forward rather than backwards.

To be successful in business and life, spot the possibilities while others look for problems.

Stop talking about the problem and start thinking about the solution.

When you have something to work with, then you fly with it.

Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move.

You jump right over anything in the past, and you don't analyze problems.

Ends are for yesterday, not tomorrows.

Always look ahead, but never look back.

When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.

Innovation is new stuff that is made useful.

Opportunities are problems in search of solutions.

Innovation is an outgrowth of initiative, and initiative - taking positive actions in a belief that your actions can make a difference - is a big part of confidence.

Only a fool walks into the future backwards.

Rivalry causes us to overemphasize old opportunities and slavishly copy what has worked in the past.