# Preface & Intro [[Manage yourself first then others]] [[Effectiveness turns resources into results]] [[Effectiveness is learned]] [[Effectiveness is important for both individuals and the society]] What makes an effective executive? -- [[Steps to become an effective executive]] # [[Effectiveness is learned]] ### Core definition - Effectiveness - [[Efficiency VS Effectiveness]] - [[Effectiveness turns resources into results]] - Executive - [[An executive is a knowledge worker who makes decisions and be responsible for its results]] - [[The authority of knowledge is as legitimate as the authority of position]] ### Realities - [[Executives needs to navigate through flow of events and decide on the right thing to work on]] - [[Change in trends is more important than the trends]] - [[Executives need to make effort to gain access to the outside reality]] - [[Organizations exist to serve its environment & system]] - [[Results are only found outside organization]] # 5 Golden Rules to Become An Effective Executive [[Effective executives know their time]] [[Effective executives focus on contributions]] [[Effective executives build on strengths]] [[Focus on the top priority|Effective executives focus on the first priority]] [[Effective executives make effective decisions]] # [[Effectiveness must be learned]] # Afterword Don't tell me you had a wonderful meeting with me. Tell me what you are going to do on Monday that's different. Peter Drucker did not create the discipline of management because it was a smart idea. He created it because he had the courage to ask what he could do to strengthen the institutions of society -- and the society itself -- against the horrors of the 20th century.