This document summarizes Peter Drucker's ideas on managing oneself from his book "Managing Oneself". It discusses identifying one's strengths and weaknesses, figuring out one's preferred work style, focusing on opportunities that match one's strengths and values, building on others' strengths through communication, and providing feedback to help with application. The overall message is on self-awareness, continuous self-development, and contributing value through leveraging one's strengths in a way that is consistent with one's values.

1. My Favourites from Drucker
5 : MANAGING ONESELF

2. Results that Make a Difference
● What does the situation require
● How should I make the greatest contribution with my strengths, my
way of performing , my values ,to what needs to be done
● What results have to be achieved to make a difference
● This then leads to the action conclusion
● What to do
● Where to start
● How to start
● What goals and deadlines to set

3. Identify Strengths
● Concentrate on Strengths
● Work on improving your strengths
● Recognize disabling habits (arrogance , lack of
desire to learn new things)
● Remedy bad habits and bad manners (impolite
behaviour affects teamwork)
● Figure out what you should not do

4. How do I perform
● Figure out your workstyle ( do I prefer to
read/listen/work alone/work in groups)
● Compare it to your personal values and strengths . If it
adheres to your strength but contradicts your values , do
not take up the assignment
PERFORMANCE THAT VIOLATES YOUR VALUES CORRUPTS YOUR
STRENGTHS AND ULTIMATELY SAPS AND DESTROYS THEM

5. How successful careers are made
● They are not products of luck or planning .They are built
by those who are able to seize those opportunities that
match their own strengths , workstyles and values
● Analyze on opportunities and focus on the right few
● If an opportunity comes , think through the requirements
of a specific situation , your greatest potential
contribution and the results that must be achieved

6. Work Relationships
● Each person is an individual and there is likely to be
difference between yourself and others
● What matters is that everyone performs
● Consistent group performance can be achieved only if each
person within the group is able to perform as an
individual . You must build on other people’s strengths ,
workstyles and values
● Since communication is a two way process, you should feel
comfortable asking your coworkers to think through and
define their own strengths ,workstyles and values

7. Feedback
● Please share your experiences in real life
● If you have applied these please share your experience in
the comment box
● For guidance and application at your workplace write to
me at :
● Subhashis Das Gupta
● sdasgupta444@gmail.com