Peter #Drucker midweek thought, 1994: 'We can't rely on miracle workers to rejuvenate an obsolete theory of the #business .' #quote

The The Wall Street Journal presents this year’s Management Top 250 ranking, the latest analysis of best-managed companies, developed by the Drucker Institute , that measures corporate effectiveness by examining performance in five areas.
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#HR #HumanResources #management

The world’s largest company has made huge strides as an employer of 2.3 million people. Yet why are so many of them still unable to earn a middle-class living? Rick Wartzman discusses the paradox with Margot Roosevelt of the @LATimes. #FD1LosAngeles loom.ly/BNd-Tn0

Rest in Peace, Frances Hesselbein, the leader Peter Drucker called the best leader he had ever met, and whose maxim 'Live to Serve,' was exemplified in every part of her life. You were a true legend, and your legacy will go on as a part of a better world for a very long time.

I wrote this year's story about the top 250 best managed companies, as ranked by Drucker Institute.

The top five in 2022:

1. Microsoft
2. Apple
3. IBM
4. General Motors
5. Whirlpool

The rest: wsj.com/articles/micro…

(Twitter did not make the list.)

Frances Hesselbein, a friend to Peter Drucker and one of the world’s ‘greatest leaders,’ has died at 107. blog.girlscouts.org/2022/12/in-mem…

Tune in for a Q&A w/ my colleague/friend Rick Wartzman on his new book 'Still Broke,' about Walmart’s efforts to transform from a company known for low wages to one that supports a more socially conscious form of capitalism.

SUN 12/11 8pm ET/5pm PT on C-SPAN c-span.org/video/?524026-…

SUNDAY: Q&A w/ Rick Wartzman (Rick Wartzman) on 'Still Broke,' about Walmart’s efforts to transform from a company known for its aggressive business practices & low wages to one that supports a more socially conscious form of capitalism – 8pm ET on C-SPAN c-span.org/video/?524026-…

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Organized labor had a good year in 2022. 'But there is a lot of mountain left to climb—and the headwinds are fierce.' Read the latest by our Rick Wartzman in @wsj: wsj.com/articles/union…

'...unions in 2004 intensified their focus on tarnishing the company’s image, creating initiatives such as Walmart Watch & Wake Up Walmart...
Walmart did significantly raise wages. Worker pay averaged $17.06/hour [in early 2022]'

New book by Rick Wartzman time.com/charter/623824…

Tune in WEDS 12/7 at 1:30pm Eastern Time to hear our Rick Wartzman in conversation with Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect & Lexi Gervis of SteadyIQ about his new book, 'Still Broke.'

(First 20 people to reserve a seat get a signed copy!) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

'Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism' makes 'a clear case for a dramatic increase in the federal minimum wage,' according to TIME. bit.ly/3B4pXqH

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NYC friends: Go see our Rick Wartzman along with Abigail Disney on DEC 6 as they talk about our nation's low-wage crisis. 👉👉 bit.ly/3VejCAX

L.A. folks: Check out our Rick Wartzman this Tuesday 11/29 in conversation about his latest book, 'Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism!' Details below👇👇

'Libraries are so much more than storehouses for books. They are crucial pieces of social infrastructure.' trib.al/JIRfYJV

Peter Drucker, 2005: “I’ve learned to run with success and not worry too much about non-success. You know there’s an old saying ‘At first if you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.’ It’s wrong. If at first you don’t succeed, try once more, and then try something else.” #quote