A Class with Drucker - Headway | Work on yourself

C H A P T E R O N E
How I Became the
Student of the Father
of Modern Management
T his
book consists of wisdom that I learned in the classroom and in
personal dialogue <strong>with</strong> Peter F. <strong>Drucker</strong>, arguably the greatest management
thinker of our time. It also describes how I applied these insights which
he so generously imparted. However, this first chapter is mostly about me
and how I came to my relationship <strong>with</strong> Peter <strong>Drucker</strong>. The lessons themselves
were received over a thirty-year period, from when I first met Peter
<strong>Drucker</strong> in 1975 until his death in 2005. His management approach continues
to be taught at the Peter F. <strong>Drucker</strong> and Masatoshi Ito Graduate
School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. I know that it
gave him a great deal of satisfaction and pleasure that his university would
continue the legacy of his work both in spirit and practice.
My lessons from Peter ended on November 11th, 2005. It was then
that I received a most unwelcome e-mail announcement from Claremont
Graduate University regarding this man from whom I learned so much,