Quotes About Purpose

There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.

Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

It's time we capture our imaginations for Christ

There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer.

1. What is our mission? 2. Who is our customer? 3. What does the customer value? 4. What are our results? 5. What is our plan?2

There is no such thing as a "good man." Good for what? is the question.

Keep your eye on the task, not on yourself. The task matters, and you are a servant.

The greatest wisdom not applied to action and behaviour is meaningless data

Only a clear, focused, and common mission can hold the organization together and enable it to produce results.

Profit is not the purpose of a business, but rather the test of its validity.

To do the most good requires saying no to pressures to stray, and the discipline to stop doing what does not fit.

An organization is not, like an animal, an end in itself, and successful by the mere act of perpetuating the species. An organization is an organ of society and fulfills itself by the contribution it makes to the outside environment.

Knowledge workers who do not ask themselves, "What can I contribute?" are not only likely to aim too low, they are likely to aim at the wrong things. Above all, they may define their contribution too narrowly.

What is our mission? Who is our customer? What does the customer value? What are our results? and What is our plan?

Each member of the enterprise contributes something different, but they must all contribute toward a common goal.

I saw no point in being the richest man in the cemetery.

The greatest wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data.

Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two—and only these two—basic functions: marketing and innovation.

Drucker highlights two common ingredients: preparation with a clear purpose in mind ("why are we having this meeting?") and disciplined follow-up.

People, I realized, were what I valued, and I saw no point in being the richest man in the cemetery.

And you seem to spend a lot of energy on the question of how to be successful. But that is the wrong question." He paused, then like the Zen master thwacking the table with a bamboo stick: "The question is: how to be useful!" A great teacher can change your life in thirty seconds.

What does the situation require? Given my strengths, my way of performing, and my values, how can I make the greatest contribution to what needs to be done? And finally, What results have to be achieved to make a difference?

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