by Peter F. Drucker
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Personal Development, Business, and Nonfiction.
We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren't managing their knowledge workers careers. Instead, you must be your own chief executive officer. That means it's up...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Personal Development, Business, and Nonfiction.
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Jawad Mian
“I just finished "Managing Oneself" by Peter Drucker. It is a great short book I wish I had discovered earlier. Here are some lessons that stuck with me”
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