The Essential Drucker Analysis

Know your strengths and values, and know your time. I really enjoy myself reading these two chapters from The Essential Drucker. The discussed topics have opened my mind and made me re-evaluate myself, my lifestyle and my workstyle. It is very crucial to know the best way to manage ourselves in order to make the greatest contribution and live life to the fullest. Firstly, we now have choices. It is not like the situation that we had a few decades ago, where people only knew their strengths based on what their family had been doing. It is very convenient nowadays because someone’s socio-economics status does not depends on their parents’. You do not have to be a lawyer if one of your parents is one. As for example, one of my idols, Tun Dr. Mahathir
The writer said “there is no substitute for time. The supply of time is totally inelastic. Time is totally perishable and cannot be stored. Yesterday’s time is gone forever and will never come back”. Thus, time management is very important and one should use time as best as oneself can. Every successful man has his own time management. Based on the article entitled Time Management Tips from President Barack Obama, his tips are: carve out personal time, stick to a routine and conserve your willpower [3]. I need to improve my time management as a college student and get ready to prepare myself before entering a career. There would be much more work to do and that is where I have to know my priorities to get all things done on time without ignoring myself, friends and family . I have to know my time demands and cut time-use on unproductive and wasteful matters. I will keep track my time because everything requires
The I (Influence) score spikes up the most when the external profile graph is compared to internal profile’s. I score 90% for Influence in external profile graph. It describes me as persuasive, talkative, gregarious, trusting, poised, optimistic, expressive, generous, inspirational, confident, enthusiastic, interactive and people oriented. Influence people seeks for attention and status, fears of rejection and isolation and motivated by recognition and social acceptance. I would say this description is 100% agreeable. I like DISC personality better compared to Myers Brigg because DISC able to describes the negativity of having other low characteristics which Myers Brigg does not.For example, Richard Branson is an example of a great leader with strong I characteristic [4]. Leaders with an I personality are extroverts that bring people together using their charm, charisma, and enthusiasm. They are the kind of leaders that people love to be around because of their magnetic personalities. I style leaders are great at communication and enjoy an interactive environment, making them masters of creating strong and cohesive teams.I style leaders have boundless energy, genuinely enjoy the company of others, and are able to naturally motivate and inspire the people around them. They are likeable, easy to talk to, and are often able to diffuse conflict using their sharp sense of humor. They are also extremely persuasive, and their natural