I was conducting a Probabilistic Risk Management briefing this week and came across a quote from Drucker...
“Above all, disagreement is needed to stimulate the imagination. One may not need imagination to find the one right solution to a problem. But then this is a value only in mathematics. In all matter of true uncertainty such as the executive deals with – whether his sphere be political, economic, social or military – one needs creative solutions which create a new situation. And the means that one needs imagination - a new and different way of perceiving and understanding.” Management, Peter Drucker, 1974, pp. 473
Does project management involve imagination?
"... the effective decision maker compares effort and risk of action to risk of inaction. There is no formula for the right decision here. But the guidelines are so clear ... act if on balance the benefits greatly outweigh cost and risk; ..." pp. 476
Are we as project managers effective decision makers?
A man who knows only skill and techniques, without understanding the fundamentals of management, is not a manager; he is a technician."
