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Cover of The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

The Effective Executive

Peter Drucker · 1967
Mentioned 11 times across 3 podcasts · 2018–2026
Mention timeline11 mentions
20182026
Where it's mentioned
2026
#887: Q&A with Tim — The 4-Hour Workweek in a World of AI, Rebuilding Personal Agency, The 4-Hour Body After 40, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2026 · 6:12
“read old books that contain principles like the effective executive by peter drucker would be one that stands out ”
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On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2026 · 100:32
“peter drucker paraphrasing effectiveness is doing the right things and then efficiency is doing things right the way i would reframe that is like what you do like picking your big yes matters a lot more than how you get there it's kind of like if you're starting in kansas and you're intending to go to california but your car pointed towards new york it's like you could be mario andretti yeah doesn't matter you're going the wrong direction yeah so the the what matters a lot ”
2025
10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear | Matt MacInnis (Rippling)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Dec 2025 · 90:23
“the third is classic nineteen sixties the effective executive ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2024
#722: Cal Newport — How to Embrace Slow Productivity, Build a Deep Life, Achieve Mastery, and Defend Your Time
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2024 · 101:51
“the effective executive still to this day just such an incredible short book that punches above its way class ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2023
Unpacking Amazon’s unique ways of working | Bill Carr (author of Working Backwards)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Nov 2023 · 86:28
“drucker on management or drucker the effective executive ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
2022
#632: Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2022 · 86:28
“i have a copy of the effective executive i've read it more times than i can count ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2019
#361: Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath
The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 2019 · 85:13
“i have a copy of the effective executive i've read it more times than i can count ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#355: Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jan 2019 · 79:05
“his his extremely boringly titled book the effective executive is is remains one of my my my repeat reads ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2018
#334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox
The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2018 · 20:03
“the effective executive um which does a great by peter drucker ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#330: The Return of Drunk Dialing Q&A: How to Ask Better Questions, Take Better Risks, and More!
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2018 · 39:35
“called the effective executive in fact saying it right now makes me realize that i should reread it myself but the effective executive by peter drucker would be one place ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 10s
#318: One-Person Businesses That Make $1M+ Per Year
The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2018 · 53:32
“a point that is made uh in the effective executive by peter drucker a fantastic book that i reread often ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s