The Essential Drucker

Peter Drucker spent more than sixty years analyzing economics and society, and this collection gathers 26 core selections from that body of work into one volume. The material sits under three headings: management, the individual and society. Topics include what non-profits are teaching business and what information executives need today. The writing on the individual covers knowing one's own strengths and values, using time well and the second half of life. The section on society turns to the coming of an entrepreneurial society and to citizenship through the social sector. Overall, the book covers the basic principles of management along with its problems, challenges and opportunities.

Pittsburgh Technology Council chief Audrey Russo set anything by Peter Drucker apart from business books that come and go with the trends, pointing to this collection. Daxue Consulting founder Matthieu David listed it among the books he would suggest to young people interested in his career path.