Leadership & work

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

– Often attributed to Peter Drucker

What does it mean?

A manager makes sure the work is done well. A leader decides which work is worth doing in the first place.

Who said it?

Peter Drucker: Austrian-American management writer (1909–2005).

These exact words are widely credited to Peter Drucker, but they don’t appear in their known work. They may be a later paraphrase or a misattribution.