Managing Oneself

Managing Oneself (1999) was originally published in Harvard Business Review. It’s a guide to identifying your strengths and weaknesses, understanding how you perform, and recognizing your values. In doing so, you can transform yourself from an ordinary worker into an outstanding performer.

• Drucker devotees
• Career optimizers
• Anyone who wants to capitalize on their strengths

Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) was an Austrian-American management consultant, teacher, author, and cofounder of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management. He was a columnist for the Wall Street Journal for ten years and regularly wrote for the Economist and Harvard Business Review. In total, he wrote 34 books that have been published in over 70 languages. These include The Practice of Management, which was voted the third most influential management book of the twentieth century by fellows of the Academy of Management.