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Praise for Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way

Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way signals a new approach to the future for both individuals and organizations. Bruce Rosenstein reinforces why Druckers ideas remain relevant for today and tomorrow.

Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive

In five succinct yet comprehensive chapters, Rosenstein skillfully draws on both his own wisdom and that of his mentor to deliver a plan for individuals and businesses in creating a future rich in personal and professional success. Leave your compass at home; all you need is Rosensteins new book

Marshall Goldsmith, million-selling author of the New York
Times bestsellers, MOJO and What Got You
Here Wont Get You There

Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way presents Peter Drucker as a role model for designing and living your own future, beginning in the here and now. The book has expanded my understanding of Druckers work and Im confident it will do the same for you.

Chip Conley, founder and former CEO of Joie de
Vivre Hospitality; author of New York Times
bestseller Emotional Equations

Bruce Rosenstein has opened the door to an important and often misunderstood area of Peter Druckers workwhy an understanding of the future is so critical for our development as leaders. It confirms my belief of a bright future ahead.

Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Frances
Hesselbein Leadership Institute

In this concise and compelling book, Bruce Rosenstein provides a unique contribution: mining the nuggets of Peter Druckers most important work about the future and presenting them in a brief, accessible format. Bruce is the ideal person to make Peters work useful and valuable in this way. The quotes can be used as benchmarks and checklists to bring Peters profound insights back into focus in a completely new way.

Bob Buford, Chairman Emeritus, Board of Advisors of
The Drucker Institute; author of Halftime:
Moving from Success to Significance

Bruce Rosenstein has absolutely hit the mark with Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way . Drucker was a genius of the first order and what he accomplished with his books, articles, and speeches changed the face of management forever. But Drucker told us what to do. He did not always explain how to do it. Rosenstein starts with Druckers assertion that the best way to predict the future is to create it, and then shows us exactly how to do this. As the California Institute of Advanced Managements Latin motto translates as Only you can create the future, you can bet Rosensteins book is going to be pretty popular around here.

William A. Cohen, President of the California Institute of
Advanced Management, author of Drucker on Marketing,
and The Practical Drucker, and the first graduate of
Druckers Executive PhD Program at
Claremont Graduate University

Powerful, inspiring and full of practical wisdom. Bruce Rosenstein shows us how to apply Peter Druckers timeless work to the essential task of creating our own futures. This book could not be more timely.

Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Vision,
The Web of Inclusion, The Female Advantage

Ever wonder what Peter Drucker would advise you about managing and leading your team in todays tumultuous times? Wonder no more. Bruce Rosenstein has written an engaging and practical look at how Dr. Druckers principles can be applied to todays business challenges. Peter Drucker lives. Thank you, Bruce.

John Baldoni, recognized global leadership thought
leader, executive coach, and author of Lead with
Purpose and The Leaders Pocket Guide

Bruce Rosenstein has done it again with Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way ! Fresh new insight, emerging from great analysis and synthesis, has become a well-earned Rosenstein trademark. Peter Drucker taught that the best way to predict the future was to create it. Bruce has moved his ideas forward in important ways, helping us to create a bright future by being more Drucker-like in the present moment.

Jack Bergstrand, CEO, Brand Velocity, Inc.; member of
the Board of Advisors, The Drucker Institute

Outstanding! Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way is a brilliant book that translates Druckers wisdom into advice you can easily put into practice in your organization and your own life. Developing a future-oriented mindset provides an anchor and a beacon amidst the turbulence of our times. Bruce Rosensteins engaging and easy to read book is filled with actionable suggestions and a wealth of resourcesa guidebook for a journey we all must take if we are to create the future we desire.

Jesse Lyn Stoner, founder, Seapoint Center; co-author,
Full Steam Ahead! Unleash the Power of
Vision in Your Work and Your Life

Leadership of the future will be defined by not just what we do, but who we are. Bruce Rosenstein brings the best of Peter Druckers thinking required to be our best selves. This book shows readers how to find problems, focus on opportunities and create solutions that are more than just good... they are sustainable.

Jason W. Womack, author of Your Best Just Got Better

Though Peter Drucker often said that it was impossible to predict the future, in fact many of his ideas about the knowledge society have come to pass. He also noted that it was impossible to manage change, therefore the only way to survive and thrive is to create change. For individuals this means continual self-improvement and openness to new ideas; for organizations it means constant innovation. Based on these principles, Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way is a great guide to staying ahead of the game, allowing you to take the long view of your career, life and contribution.

Tom Butler-Bowdon, author of 50 Self-Help Classics,
50 Psychology Classics and Think Long:
Why Its Never Too Late To Be Great

Bruce Rosenstein shows that cultivating the inner life is crucial for personal and organizational success in the future. He provides valuable insight from the work of Peter Drucker and others to show how our sense of hope for a better future can be deepened and strengthened.

Bruna Martinuzzi, author of Presenting with Credibility: Practical
Tools and Techniques for Effective Presentations
and The Leader as a Mensch: Become the
Kind of Person Others Want to Follow

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