Thoughts on Peter Drucker Blog

The first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence may well be the most powerful ever written.

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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Lunch with Peter Drucker
Thomas M. Koulopoulos

There are few gurus whose actual persona lives up to their popular image. But the darkest part of Drucker’s shadow is brighter than the greatest illuminations of most management gurus.

I met Drucker at his understated suburban Claremont home. A tiny ranch set on a tiny lot. As I walked up the short winding path to his house I could see someone working in the front room against a backdrop of books which lined the wall of selves.

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San Diego June 3, 2001 — The experience of talking with Peter Drucker can best be described as that of walking into a history book. At the age of 92, Drucker has seen, experienced, and influenced, events that most of us have only read about. He is a living, breathing documentary of 20th-century business.

His insights are as clear and as sharp as ever. But to capture Drucker

Peter Drucker passed away on November 11th, 2005 at his home in Claremont. We at Delphi had a very special and long standing relationship with Peter, who had keynoted at many of our events. I personally had the great privilege of meeting with Peter at his home several times and discussing with him a wide variety of topics. It was an opportunity that has shaped and guided much of my own thinking and behavior over the years. What will always remain with me about Peter is not the greatness of his mind or the clarity of his thinking, both of which were without peer, but rather the great ability he had to maintain his humility and graciousness despite the fame he had achieved.
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