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MANAGING 
ONESELF 
BY PETER F. DRUCKER 
1
Presented By 
Usman Hussain 
2
Peter F. Drucker
About 
the 
author 
 Born in Vienna in 1909 
 Educated in Austria and England 
 Doctorate in Law from Germany 
 Came to the US in 1937 
 Taught and Consulted 
 Bennington College 
 New York University 
 Claremont Graduate School (Since 1971)
The Practice of 
Management 
PETER DRUCKER 
1954
Background 
Success in the knowledge 
economy comes to those who 
know themselves-their 
strengths, their values, and 
how they best perform. 
6
Research Question 7
. 
What Brain 
Science Tells 
Us About How 
to Excel ????? 
8
Sub Questions 
. 
9
Sub Questions 
 What are my most valuable strengths and most dangerous 
weaknesses? 
 How do I learn and work with others? 
 What are my most deeply held values? 
 And in what type of work environment can I make the 
greatest contribution? 
 Want to read more about how to become your own Chief 
Executive Officer and drive your professional career?
. 
Vocabulary 
11
. 
12 
Self-efficacy: believe in one’s ability to do a 
task 
Self-monitoring: observing one’s own 
behavior and adapting it to the situations. 
Social Cognitive Theory: version of the 
Social Learning Theory presented by 
Bandura (Standford Psychologist), that 
postulate that there are dynamic 
relationships among personal factors, the 
social and physical environment, and 
behavior (Bandura, 1986) 
A person can be both an agent for and a 
respondent to change.
. 
13 
Summary of Findings
What are my 
strengths ? 
14
What 
Are My 
Strengt 
hs ? 
15 
 It is easier to know what we are not 
good at- than to know what are we 
good at. 
 A person can perform only from 
strength 
 Discover your strengths through 
feedback analysis. 
 Whenever you make a decision, write 
down what you expect will happen. 
One year later, compare the actual 
results with your expectations
How . 
Do I 
Perform? 
16
How Do I Perform? 
 Different people work and perform differently 
 Too many people work in ways that are not 
their ways. 
 How one performs is unique: matter of 
personality 
 Just as what a person is good at or not good 
at is a given. 
 Am I a reader or a listener? 
 How do I learn? 
 Work hard to improve the way you perform 
(do not try to change yourself) 
17
What Are My 
Values? 
18
What Are My Values? 
Use the mirror test 
Value system of an organization and 
yours 
To be effective in an organization, a 
person’s values must be compatible 
with the organization’s values (not 
the same but close enough to coexist) 
19
. 
Where Do I 
Belong? 
20
Where 
Do I 
Belong? 
Or where I do not belong… 
A big or a small 
organization? 
“Yes, I will do that” 
If I am not a decision maker 
I should have learned to say 
no to a decision maker 
assignment. 
When we answer to the three 
previous questions, I can and 
should decide where I 
belong. 
21
. 
What Should I 
Contribute? 
22
What 
Shoul 
d I 
Contri 
bute? 
23 
What does the situation 
requires? 
Given my strengths, my way 
of performing, and my values, 
how can I make the greatest 
contribution to what needs to 
be done? 
What results have to be 
achieved to make a 
difference?
What 
Should 
I 
Contri 
bute? 
Cont. 
 Where and how can I achieve 
results that will make a difference 
within the next year and half? 
 The results should be hard to 
achieve, but also they should 
be within reach 
 The results must be meaningful 
(they should make a 
difference) 
24
Responsibility 
. 
For 
Relationships 
25
Respons 
ibility For 
Relation 
ships 
First is to accept the fact that other people 
are as much individuals as you yourself 
are. 
Taking responsibility for communication 
Today the great majority of people 
work with others who have different 
tasks and responsibilities. 
26
The . 
Second 
Half Of Your 
Life 
27
The Second Half Of Your 
Life 
You must Begin long 
before you enter the 
second half of your 
life! 
28
The 
Seco 
nd 
Half 
Of 
Your 
Life 
29 
 Managing oneself increasingly leads 
one to begin a second career: 
 Start one (move to another 
organization 
 Develop a parallel career 
 Social entrepreneurs (another 
activity, usually a nonprofit) 
 People who manage the second half 
of their lives may always be a minority 
 The majority may “retire on the job”
. 
Strengths of 
article 
30
Strength of article 
Continuous feed back analysis 
You can analysis whether you 
are a reader or a listener 
You can learn most deeply held 
values 
Know about own self to become 
own chief executive officer 
Remain what you are don’t try to
Weaknesses 
. 
of Article 
32
Weaknesses of Article 
To much monotony. 
Just few examples. 
Repetition of same agenda. 
Little bit confusing. 
33
Learning from 
Article 
. 
34
35
36
37
Comparison of 
article with my 
life 
. 
38
. Comparison of article 
with my life 
Knowing my strengths: 
Feedback analysis 
Habits and preferences will reflect in the period 
of 2-3 years feedback analysis. 
My performance in tasks: 
Under pressure I am a good worker. 
Generally I am not a good team player and at 
times I lack confidence while working on a 
project.
. 
Fear of loss and failure. 
I am a listener not a reader. To 
manage myself I need to develop 
reading skills and a combination of 
both listening and reading skills. 
40
. 
What are my values: 
To live a worthy life my values are 
based on Islamic values and I 
prefer being ethical and moral as 
thee society and my working place 
requirements are. 
My values and values of 
organization where I work should 
be inline other wise my 
performance will go down.
. 
Where do I belong ? 
To get fit in an organizational structure. 
I need to go from a transformation 
process, based on my strengths, work 
styles and value 
IMPLICATIONS 
Only when I operate from a 
combination of my strength, self 
knowledge I can achieve true and 
lasting excellence 
42
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Managing onself

  • 1. MANAGING ONESELF BY PETER F. DRUCKER 1
  • 2. Presented By Usman Hussain 2
  • 4. About the author  Born in Vienna in 1909  Educated in Austria and England  Doctorate in Law from Germany  Came to the US in 1937  Taught and Consulted  Bennington College  New York University  Claremont Graduate School (Since 1971)
  • 5. The Practice of Management PETER DRUCKER 1954
  • 6. Background Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves-their strengths, their values, and how they best perform. 6
  • 8. . What Brain Science Tells Us About How to Excel ????? 8
  • 10. Sub Questions  What are my most valuable strengths and most dangerous weaknesses?  How do I learn and work with others?  What are my most deeply held values?  And in what type of work environment can I make the greatest contribution?  Want to read more about how to become your own Chief Executive Officer and drive your professional career?
  • 12. . 12 Self-efficacy: believe in one’s ability to do a task Self-monitoring: observing one’s own behavior and adapting it to the situations. Social Cognitive Theory: version of the Social Learning Theory presented by Bandura (Standford Psychologist), that postulate that there are dynamic relationships among personal factors, the social and physical environment, and behavior (Bandura, 1986) A person can be both an agent for and a respondent to change.
  • 13. . 13 Summary of Findings
  • 14. What are my strengths ? 14
  • 15. What Are My Strengt hs ? 15  It is easier to know what we are not good at- than to know what are we good at.  A person can perform only from strength  Discover your strengths through feedback analysis.  Whenever you make a decision, write down what you expect will happen. One year later, compare the actual results with your expectations
  • 16. How . Do I Perform? 16
  • 17. How Do I Perform?  Different people work and perform differently  Too many people work in ways that are not their ways.  How one performs is unique: matter of personality  Just as what a person is good at or not good at is a given.  Am I a reader or a listener?  How do I learn?  Work hard to improve the way you perform (do not try to change yourself) 17
  • 18. What Are My Values? 18
  • 19. What Are My Values? Use the mirror test Value system of an organization and yours To be effective in an organization, a person’s values must be compatible with the organization’s values (not the same but close enough to coexist) 19
  • 20. . Where Do I Belong? 20
  • 21. Where Do I Belong? Or where I do not belong… A big or a small organization? “Yes, I will do that” If I am not a decision maker I should have learned to say no to a decision maker assignment. When we answer to the three previous questions, I can and should decide where I belong. 21
  • 22. . What Should I Contribute? 22
  • 23. What Shoul d I Contri bute? 23 What does the situation requires? Given my strengths, my way of performing, and my values, how can I make the greatest contribution to what needs to be done? What results have to be achieved to make a difference?
  • 24. What Should I Contri bute? Cont.  Where and how can I achieve results that will make a difference within the next year and half?  The results should be hard to achieve, but also they should be within reach  The results must be meaningful (they should make a difference) 24
  • 25. Responsibility . For Relationships 25
  • 26. Respons ibility For Relation ships First is to accept the fact that other people are as much individuals as you yourself are. Taking responsibility for communication Today the great majority of people work with others who have different tasks and responsibilities. 26
  • 27. The . Second Half Of Your Life 27
  • 28. The Second Half Of Your Life You must Begin long before you enter the second half of your life! 28
  • 29. The Seco nd Half Of Your Life 29  Managing oneself increasingly leads one to begin a second career:  Start one (move to another organization  Develop a parallel career  Social entrepreneurs (another activity, usually a nonprofit)  People who manage the second half of their lives may always be a minority  The majority may “retire on the job”
  • 30. . Strengths of article 30
  • 31. Strength of article Continuous feed back analysis You can analysis whether you are a reader or a listener You can learn most deeply held values Know about own self to become own chief executive officer Remain what you are don’t try to
  • 32. Weaknesses . of Article 32
  • 33. Weaknesses of Article To much monotony. Just few examples. Repetition of same agenda. Little bit confusing. 33
  • 35. 35
  • 36. 36
  • 37. 37
  • 38. Comparison of article with my life . 38
  • 39. . Comparison of article with my life Knowing my strengths: Feedback analysis Habits and preferences will reflect in the period of 2-3 years feedback analysis. My performance in tasks: Under pressure I am a good worker. Generally I am not a good team player and at times I lack confidence while working on a project.
  • 40. . Fear of loss and failure. I am a listener not a reader. To manage myself I need to develop reading skills and a combination of both listening and reading skills. 40
  • 41. . What are my values: To live a worthy life my values are based on Islamic values and I prefer being ethical and moral as thee society and my working place requirements are. My values and values of organization where I work should be inline other wise my performance will go down.
  • 42. . Where do I belong ? To get fit in an organizational structure. I need to go from a transformation process, based on my strengths, work styles and value IMPLICATIONS Only when I operate from a combination of my strength, self knowledge I can achieve true and lasting excellence 42
  • 43. 43