A Class with Drucker - Headway | Work on yourself

C H A P T E R S I X
Approach Problems <strong>with</strong> Your
Ignorance—Not Your Experience
W hen
Peter first began instruction on this lesson, we thought
he was making an outlandish statement to make a point. <strong>Drucker</strong> was certainly
not the sort of professor to brag about any of his accomplishments.
This was in contrast to some professors I have met as a student or later
when I became a professor myself. <strong>Drucker</strong> was never arrogant or “full of
himself.” But he was not above relating anecdotes that later proved to be
less than accurate to illustrate a point, although the point itself was always
absolutely true and immensely powerful.
A Chilly Afternoon in <strong>Drucker</strong>’s <strong>Class</strong>
In any case, this <strong>Drucker</strong> lesson began unexpectedly on a chilly afternoon
in January of 1976, a little after 4:00 in the afternoon. I can’t place the
date any closer, but I recall the weather. It was not chilly in the sense of
a northern or eastern winter. In fact, it was not cold inside the building.