The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.
Peter DruckerRead
In todays economy, the most important resource is no longer labor, capital or land; it is knowledge
Interpretation
Knowledge is the key resource in today's economy.
In a modern economy that is increasingly driven by information and technology, the quote emphasizes that knowledge has become the most vital resource, surpassing traditional factors like labor, capital, and land. This shift highlights the importance of information, skills, and education in creating value and driving progress in today's world.
In practice
In a seminar on economic trends, you can start by quoting Drucker to emphasize the importance of knowledge.
The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things.
In the Western tradition, we have focused on teaching as a skill and forgotten what Socrates knew: teaching is a gift, learning is a skill.
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
The basic economic resource - the means of production -_x000D_ _x000D_ is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor._x000D_ _x000D_ It is and will be knowledge.
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.
The strength of the computer lies in its being a logic machine. It does precisely what it is programed to do. This makes it fast and precise. It also makes it a total moron; for logic is essentially stupid.
Gratitude opens the door to... the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.
Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself.
Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.
Television is bubble-gum for the mind.
I have not much patience with a certain class of Christians nowadays who will hear anybody preach so long as they can say, 'He is very clever, a fine preacher, a man of genius, a born orator.' Is cleverness to make false doctrine palatable? Why, sirs, to me the ability of a man who preaches error is my sorrow rather than my admiration.
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
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