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The Definition of Management

16 Thursday Jun 2016

Posted by Jim Lucas in Effectiveness, Management

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Entrepreneur, management, Peter Drucker, small business

The manager is responsible for directing vision and resources toward greatest results.” J. B. Say 1767-1832

Peter F. Drucker quotes J. B. Say’s definition of the entrepreneur in his book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices. My copy of Drucker’s  1974 seminal title comes in at 811 pages. Those pages contain endlessly fascinating lessons on management as a practice–so many that even the most diligent reader can get lost in the rich detail. That’s why I always come back to Say’s definition of the entrepreneur (which Drucker equates with management) as the fastest way to get perspective on what management is and what managers do. We direct our vision and resources toward the greatest results.

Management is not knowledge but performance. Furthermore, it is not the application of common sense, or leadership, let alone financial manipulation. Its practice is based on knowledge and on responsibility.” Peter F. Drucker 1909-2005

In an earlier post I mentioned that management is not about winging it. It bears repeating. Management, according to Drucker, “Is a practice comparable to medicine, law, and engineering.” As such, it is something that can be learned.

The first and last of those learnings should be that management creates results.

JB Say portrait

Jean-Baptiste Say

Habit Formation

19 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by Jim Lucas in Customers, Innovation

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Entrepreneur, Habits, Innovation, Nir Eyal, start up

Nir Eyal, Habits, Innovation

In June 2013 I attended a seminar by Nir Eyal a noted author, speaker, and consultant. His thinking around, “Business models that require habits can use a pattern intended to help them form better product hypotheses and increase odds of success,” is important to share. Here is a link to the author of Hooked.

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30 Seconds on Lucavìa Consulting

15 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by Jim Lucas in Branding, Customer Experience, Effectiveness, Innovation, Management, Shared values

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Bay Area consultants, Entrepreneur, management, Northern California Consultants, small business, start up

Lucavia Business Front

I believe entrepreneurs need partners to help them turn their creations into businesses.

While entrepreneurs focus on their creations, I bring focus to their businesses by:

  • Defining their organizations
  • Planning their success
  • Creating effective teams
  • Understanding and Engaging their customers.

The entrepreneur needs to accomplish five very big things:

  • Create shared values and purpose
  • Create direct business results
  • Multiply their impact by working through others
  • Innovate
  • Build and develop tomorrow’s talent.

I would like to start our relationship working on your Branding Framework. It is the foundation for:

  • Shared vision within the organization
  • Concentrating effort on results
  • Consistent branding across all media
  • Iteration and improvement.

Jim

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