overview of the book---Effective Executive

The author, Peter Drucker begins this book by pointing out that there is no science of how to improve executive effectiveness, nor any naturally occurring effective executives. The redeeming point of this problem is that he argues that executive effectiveness can be learned.

This book focuses on five principles that enable one to manage others¡ªand especially oneself¡ªto get things done in a new and productive manner. "Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results. By themselves, they only set limits to what can be attained," he writes. This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproducti

Finally, the importance to the executive of actively seeking competing opinions and inquiring about the basis for those opinions before choosing a course of action, rather than acting on the basis of pre-arranged or tacit consensus is emphasized in the step five. Perhaps this is the best section in the book ¡°executive decision-making¡±, when to make a decision, about what, and what principles to apply. Effective executive make

After reading this book, I realize the importance of the effective for any executive. Effectiveness is a learning process, is a habit¡ªa complex set of practices. I liked this book a lot, how's that for intellectual. It reads well, I was entertained and I learned a lot more then I expected, which is good for I planned on learning a lot about becoming an effective executive.

In additions, to be an effective executive, he must do self-development gradually; he has to acquire enough skills and knowledge; he has to lear

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