John Ralston Saul vs. Peter Drucker
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Ralston Saul
1947 – present
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual. Saul is most widely known for his writings on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and critiques of the prevailing economic paradigm. He is a champion of freedom of expression and was the International President of PEN International, an association of writers.
"If Marx were functioning today, he would have been hard put to avoid saying that imaginary sex is the opiate of the people."
Peter Drucker
1909 – 2005
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and contributed to the popularization of the concepts known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the champion of management as a serious discipline".
"Large organizations cannot be versatile. A large organization is effective through its mass rather than through its agility. Fleas can jump many times their own…"
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