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1. WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE?
FROM HBR REVIEW OF JUNE 2004
PETER DRUCKER
From Peter
Drucker in
Harvard
Business Review
VIVEK HATTANGADI
WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE
EXECUTIVE? - FROM PETER
DRUCKER IN HBR JUNE 2004
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2. HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE ?
An effective executive need not be a leader in
the sense that is used most commonly now
To be an effective executive, here are the eight
practices which need to be followed says Peter
Drucker
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Effective executives ask:
“What needs to be done?”
4. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU FAIL TO ASK
Failure to ask this question may render even the
ablest executive ineffectual
Prioritize and focus on one task, at worst two
Evaluate periodically – What needs to be done
now?
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Effective executives ask:
“What is right for the enterprise?”
6. BE FORTHRIGHT
Keep organizations need in the front
Don’t agonize over what’s best for the owner or
the boss, or employee or stakeholders
Decisions that are right for the enterprise are the
best for all stakeholders
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Effective executives then develop action plans
8. CONVERT YOUR KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION
Ask – What contributions should the enterprise
expect from me over the next 18 months?
Devise strategies that specify desired results
The action plan has to become the basis for time
management
Do not accept non-performance and under-
achievement
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Effective executives take responsibility for
decisions
10. WHEN CAN IT BE SAID:
‘A DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN?’
When person has been named who is
accountable for carrying it out
When people know the deadline
When people know who will be affected by the
decision
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Effective executives take responsibility for
communicating
12. COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT FOR EXECUTION
Get input form superiors, subordinates and peers
on your action plans
Make sure that both action plans and their
information are understood by all
Let each person know what information they will
need to get the job done
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Effective executives are focused on
opportunities rather than problems
14. MAKE THE MOST OF OPPORTUNITIES
Make sure problems do not overwhelm
opportunities
Use change as an opportunity rather than a
threat
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Effective executives run productive meetings
16. ARTICULATE THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING
Make sure meetings are work sessions rather
than bull sessions
Stick to the format - Requires self-discipline
Terminate the meeting as soon as its specific
purpose has been accomplished
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Effective executives think and say
“We” rather than “I”
18. THINK AND SAY ‘WE’
Don’t think or say ‘I’ – think and say ‘we’
Put the organizations needs and opportunities
before your personal agenda
Remember – You have authority because of the
organization’s trust in you
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19. WHY EIGHT?
The first two practices give them the knowledge
they need
The next four convert this knowledge into
effective action
The last two ensure the whole organization feels
responsible and accountable
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20. THANK YOU
From Peter
Drucker in
Harvard
Business Review
VIVEK HATTANGADI
WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE
EXECUTIVE? - FROM PETER
DRUCKER IN HBR JUNE 2004
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vivekhattangadi@theenablers.org
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