The Cranky Middle Manager Show #221 Peter Drucker for Individual Managers Bruce Rosenstein
Today Wayne Turmel becomes less cranky talking about what managers can learn for their personal lives and careers from Peter Drucker’s body of work. We talk to Bruce Rosenstein, author of Living in More Than One World, How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life.
Bruce Rosenstein 
Peter Drucker
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show, our last of 2009. After lots of navel gazing and obsessing/thinking deep thoughts just want to leave you with the idea that no company, no HR department and no body else is going to help you with your own learning and development. That’s what we’re here for.
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5:25 Forget planning for tomorrow. What are you doing today to ensure there is one (for you and your company, but mostly for you?) Today’s quote of the week is from Drucker himself.
6:25 We continue to celebrate Peter Drucker’s 100th birthday with Bruce Rosenstein, who knew Drucker and writes a lot about him. (For more Drucker conversations check out Jeffrey Krames and Frances Hesselbein’s Cranky Interviews) Why does Drucker still matter after all this time and what’s the importance to individuals, not just their employers?
8:28 When most people think of Drucker’s work, they think of corporate-wide philosophy and thinking. Bruce believes that a lot of his stuff depends on individual thinking and accountability. Lots of it is about personal development, learning and growth.
12:41 Rosenstein’s book talks about core competencies for managers- much like our own disciplines. Workmanship, Diligence and Excellence. Recognizing achievement is critical- work towards being excellent at what you do, including your role as a manager.
16:01 Taking stock of where you are in your personal life is even more important than doing performance reviews, no matter what HR says. Part of that might be systematically abandoning the policies and procedures you and your company were built on. What legacy will you leave? Have you even thought about it?
22:45 Drucker invented the term “knowledge worker” but did he ever envision how that would become a different kind of drudgery? Why are people in the insurance business so miserable? I put in my 2 cents worth as well on this one but it boils down to mission and why are you doing what you do and what meaning does the work have?
27:43 What is the biggest lesson Bruce has taken away from his association with Drucker? Probably the idea of parallel careers. I did it, (which is how this show came to be), he did it and what are YOU doing to prepare for the future?
29:34 Resource and Stuff