2023

The Call for Resilience
by Pierre Le Manh

In 2009, the first Annual Drucker Forum was held to mark the centenary of Peter Drucker, the “father of modern management.” Coincidentally, that same year, the world faced the most severe worldwide economic crisis and recession in 80 years. Since then, we have witnessed an accelerated pace of change and experienced many unexpected challenges. The past few years have been especially difficult as we dealt with COVID-19, geopolitical disruptions affecting the global economy, very discernible effects of climate change, the polarization of societies, and the rise of artificial intelligence. [
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2023

Trump. Covid. Ukraine. Gaza.
by Stefan Stern

Well might the organisers of this year’s Global Peter Drucker Forum have invoked “an age of discontinuity” in the conference title. These have been a shattering few years. If you are not troubled you have not been paying attention. Indeed, “troubled” will hardly do as a descriptive term. “Exhausted” might be a more honest assessment. The more stable world we once knew, and perhaps took for granted, seems a thing of the past. [
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2023

Build resilience as your organization grows
by Lukas Michel and Herb Nold

You know the situation. You have seemingly done nothing different, but suddenly notice that your leadership is less effective, your culture signals infections, and your management system keeps you busy rather than serving your business. It is very likely that these are the early symptoms of a systemic crisis that is about to hit your organization. That crisis is a natural part of your growth cycle.[
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2023

100-year lives and the Incredible Talent Journey  by Anjana Mistry and Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Does age really matter if people are in the right role, doing what they love? The statistics are in, and we now know that the 100-year life, once a distant Holy Grail, is on course to become the new norm. That half of those born today will live into their 100s is incredibly positive news – who wouldn’t want to live longer? In a world that has long adhered to a three-step life journey, made up of childhood, adulthood, and old age – a world where we’re hard-wired to expect retirement at 65 and where the spotlight tends to dim on the over-50s as they’re progressively ushered away from the corporate steering wheel – increasing longevity offers a chance to rethink and re-energise the whole second half of our life. [
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2023

Wellbeing is the Fuel of Creative Resilience
by Joseph Pistrui and Dimo Dimov

For over 1000 years Icelandic farmers have had a symbiotic relationship with eider ducks. They create shelters (‘Skjól’) for the birds to keep out predators. In May and June, the birds arrive to lay their eggs in these man-made sanctuaries, while farmers keep a watchful eye over them. After the eggs hatch and the birds leave to return to fishing, the farmers collect the down lining in the abandoned nests and process it into the most desirable natural materials for bedding. [
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