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Peter Drucker said managers should focus on what?

Responsibility and contribution, not power and authority.

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  1. Power and authority
  2. Profit at any cost
  3. Responsibility and contribution ✔

Why: Management affects people, so it has an ethical side. Managers must show integrity and respect human dignity. Drucker warned against focusing on power over the good you contribute.

Huh, didn't know that: Learn to Lead says dishonest, self-serving managers can wreck companies and hurt many honest workers.

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Why did the manager carry a toolbox instead of a crown? He was there to contribute.
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Answer: Responsibility and contribution. Management affects people, so it has an ethical side. Managers must show integrity and respect human dignity. Drucker warned against focusing on power over the good you contribute.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 3: Indirect Leadership, chapter 10 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/L2LVolume_3__LOW_FINAL_4_MAY_13CC68236BDFE.pdf
    managers should focus upon their “responsibility and contribution,” not their “power and authority.”
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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