Peter Drucker, RIP
Word came on Friday that management writer and guru Peter Drucker died at age 95. I'm not sure of Dr. Drucker's relationship, if any, with Robert Greenleaf. However, I imagine they would have met on several occasions.
Greenleaf and Drucker, while writing on similar themes, had very different approaches and styles - Greenleaf was much more philosophical, Drucker was more of a strategist. Although an obvious oversimplification, for sake of brevity we'll leave comparisons there for now.
I think what appealed to me most about Dr. Drucker was that he spent a lifetime as an educator, and yet was also concerned about how ideas become reality. I've met far too many professors who only concern themselves with theory, never concerning themselves with the connection with everyday practice. Drucker took both very seriously.
Claremont, where Dr. Drucker taught, has a biography, bibliography, and a must-read timeline available. A couple of former Claremont students have comments here and here. You can google numerous other articles, but here is both an article and an obituary from FT.com.
Greenleaf and Drucker, while writing on similar themes, had very different approaches and styles - Greenleaf was much more philosophical, Drucker was more of a strategist. Although an obvious oversimplification, for sake of brevity we'll leave comparisons there for now.
I think what appealed to me most about Dr. Drucker was that he spent a lifetime as an educator, and yet was also concerned about how ideas become reality. I've met far too many professors who only concern themselves with theory, never concerning themselves with the connection with everyday practice. Drucker took both very seriously.
Claremont, where Dr. Drucker taught, has a biography, bibliography, and a must-read timeline available. A couple of former Claremont students have comments here and here. You can google numerous other articles, but here is both an article and an obituary from FT.com.
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