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Short and sweet book that everyone should read from time to time. I like how the Author emphasizes the fact that we should focus more on our strengths and discovering what we are really good at naturally, kinda goes against the whole new age theory that you can be whatever you wanna be. You can read this book in one evening and I definitely recommend that you do so.
I'm migrating all my reviews to my blog. If you want to read the full review with my raw notes, check it here: https://pothix.com/managingoneselfThis book is not life-changing but it's small, straight to the point, and has many terrific bits of advice for your career and life.I would totally recommend you to read it since it's not expensive and quick to read/listen to (around 1 hour on Audible).
Drucker is the OG management educator. Firmly believing that managers can get better through self-education. He wants us to treat management as a skill to be honed, not as a natural gift. Something that I think it still widely believed, but that I bet was much more widely believed in Drucker's hey-day, in the mid-20th century. I've always wanted to read Drucker, and finally someone on my team directly recommended this. It's written in a fantastic style that makes it clear where many of the manag...
Here are the takeaways for me: (1) use "feedback analysis" to discover and focus on your strengths (don't really have a good sense of what "feedback analysis" really is, as it seems too simplistic as described). (2) determine how I best perform, as a reader or as a listener, determine how I learn, and determine if I work well under stress or want highly structured, predictable environments. (3) know what my values are, and align my organization with them. (4) build relationships, and communicate...
Drucker managed to say absolutely nothing in 72 pages. Below is my Suggested Reading page from my business book that will be released this spring. If you are looking for a book to read, read one of these. Do not waste your time on this book! Suggested Reading & ListeningBusinessTED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking, by Chris AndersonThe 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy FerrissBlink, by Malcolm GladwellDavid and Goliath, by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point, by Malcolm GladwellWhat the
This book is amazing. So short you can happily read through it in a few hours. I have read it several times and then often refer back to it. I feel like it will be crucial in making this year the best year of my career.If you can only read one book to help you get better at your career and life I would choose this one.
Key Message:Understand and act upon your strengths, values and how you perform best in order to achieve the most in life.My Key Takeaways:1. Use Feedback Analysis (reviewing a decision after 12 months) to discover strengths2. Acquire/improve skills to fill gaps in your knowledge that are keeping you from reaching the full potential in your strengths.3. Act further upon my knowledge of how i perform to improve my results (reading & taking more notes, further structuring my environment, focus on b...
It’s really short, more of an essay really, so there’s no reason not to read it. It gives a couple of really good and fairly practical tips about what to find out about oneself in order to be effective and successful. Definitely enjoyed it.
A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weaknesses, let alone something one cannot do at all.The only way to discover your strengths is through feedback analysis. Whenever you make a key decision or take a key action, write what you expect will happen. Nine or 12 months later, compare the actual results with your expectations.Implications for action that follow from feedback analysis:1. Put yourself where your strengths can produce results2. Work on improving you...
Found it to be very basic and short. Although it does largely makes sense, the writing style is extremely simplistic with a lot of generalisations. "Most people" do this, "most do that"....repeated about every other page. There isin't anything in depth to takeaway that wouldn't get from thousands of other career articles out there. Had this not been converted to book form and recommended, would have discarded it as a regular above average career advice article at best. Quite overrated.
Peter Drucker explains how to understand yourself to succeed in work and life. I liked the emphasis on improving what you’re already good at, and not wasting time in a futile attempt to turn weaknesses into strengths.I downloaded the free Harvard Business Review article (PDF). I read this because it was mentioned on episode 41 of The Freelance Web.What are my strengths?“We need to know our strengths in order to know where we belong.”Feedback analysis: “every time you make a key decision write do...
Enjoyable short read. There are two ideas in this book: The fist one is that to manage oneself, one must first know oneself: reader/listener, decision maker/adviser, loner/team-player, big or small firm? The second idea is that one should prepare for a second or parallel career to continue challenging oneself once one has reached a "mid-life" crisis.
Blog An easy read containing the following information:Understanding other people as people. Taking responsibility.Knowing your strength and weaknesses. Doing what you want to do.As the second phase of your career starts, think about what gets you out of boredom beforehand.
I admit this was a little book we got at work and I read it because I knew it would be a very quick one to add in my pursuit of 100 books this year! ;-) However, I found it really fascinating - and learned a bit about myself, which is always useful! :-)
The short yet good guide to find our productive sides.
Again, a great gem from Peter Drucker! This little piece of advice is to be read again and again. Managing Oneself may seem obvious and naive and you can say I know all of these already. But if you really pay attention to this principle, you may found that you did poorly on implement this into real life.This book is a great reminder on how to be a better person. Quite precisely and constructivelyーWhat are my strengths, How do I perform, Am I a reader or listener, How do I learn, How do others pe...
This is my summery of the book http://youtu.be/hER0VPJbZ88
A nice short pithy book easily read in one sitting.To be effective one has to be able to manage oneself before one can look at managing others.Drucker impresses the importance of taking care of ones improvement/development. Gone are the days when ones career was planned for one. We are now at a time when it's up to individuals to plan their careers.The ideas Drucker brings up in this book are similar to the works of Tiago Forte (building a second brain) & Timothy Kenny (knowledge management).The...
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This classic from Harvard Business Review by Peter Drucker is good but not so easy to follow.It asks a set of questions and give some basic guidelines for answering these questions.What are my strengths? Use Feedback analysis to find out. Document key decisions and wanted outcome and compare 9-12 months later.How do I perform? Are you a listener or a reader?What are my values? Mirror test - what kind of person do I want to see in the mirror in the morning? Your values must be compatible with the...