What makes an effective executive?

The measure of the executive is the ability to "get the right things done".This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive.

Intelligence , imagination , and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

There are five practical essentials as per Peter F. Drucker essential to business effectiveness that can , and must be learned:

1. Managing Time
2. Choosing what to contribute to the organization.
3. Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect.
4. Setting the right priorities.
5. Knitting them all together with effective decision-making.


What made them the most effective executives is the way they follow these eight practices :

1. They asked, "What needs to be done?"
2. They asked,"What is right for the enterprise?"
3. They developed action plans.
4. They took responsibility for decisions.
5. They took responsibility for communicating.
6. They were focused on opportunities rather than problems.
7. They ran productive meetings.
8. They thought and said "we" rather than "I"