This article challenges readers to take responsibility for managing their futures, both in and out of the office. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they have asked themselves those questions, and they have rigorously assessed their unique characteristics. Successful careers today are not planned out in advance. If you do that, you can transform yourself from an ordinary worker into an outstanding performer. Instead, concentrate on improving the skills you have and accepting assignments that are tailored to your individual way of working. He challenges each of us to ask ourselves fundamental questions: What are my strengths? How do I perform? What are my values? Where do I belong? What should my contribution be? Don't try to change yourself, cautions Drucker. But, Drucker says, very few people actually know-let alone take advantage of-their unique strengths. Finding Strengths Drucker points out that we all have different strengths and weaknesses, and that it only makes sense to focus on growing and cultivating your strengths.

We have to place ourselves where we can make the greatest contribution to our. It may seem obvious that people achieve results by doing what they are good at and by working in ways that fit their abilities. This book provides strategies to be a better self-manager, just as The Effective Executive helps with managing others. According to Peter Drucker, it means we have to learn to develop ourselves. And we have to stay mentally alert and engaged during a 50-year working life, which means knowing how and when to change the work that we do. Its a guide to identifying your strengths and weaknesses, understanding how you perform, and recognizing your values. We have to place ourselves where we can make the greatest contribution to our organizations and communities.

What does that mean? According to Peter Drucker, it means we have to learn to develop ourselves. Today, we must all learn to manage ourselves. Throughout history, people had little need to manage their careers-they were born into their station in life or, in the recent past, they relied on their companies to chart their career paths.

Managing yourself by peter drucker