Peter Drucker is known worldwide as "The Father of Modern Management." But he was also the world's most famous and successful independent consultant. The methods developed by Drucker remain highly relevant and continue to be used in today's organizations. This book, written by Drucker's first executive PhD graduate of the program he developed, is the first book to reveal in detail Drucker's methods and ideas as a consultant.Jack Welch noted that his success at GE was based on Drucker's consulting advice. Bill Bartmann became the 25th wealthiest man in America at one point. He, too, credits Drucker's advice in helping with his success. This book is an encyclopedia of Drucker's consulting approaches and how and when to apply them. Any consultant will find this book invaluable. However, executives and managers will also gain new insight into Drucker's thinking and methods, and why they continue to have such tremendous influence over today's organizations.
About the Author:

Dr. William Cohen was the first graduate of the doctoral program that Peter Drucker co-founded. What Drucker taught him changed his life. Shortly after graduating, Cohen was recommissioned in the Air Force and rose to the rank of major general. Eventually he became a full professor, management consultant, and the author of more than 50 books, including The Practical Drucker and Drucker on Marketing, while maintaining a nearly lifelong friendship with his former professor. In 2009 he was named a Distinguished Alumnus by Drucker's school, Claremont Graduate University, and two years later he co-founded the non-profit California Institute of Advanced Management with the mission of offering affordable graduate degrees based on Drucker's principles. He serves as its president.

Francisco Suárez Hernández is the vice president of corporate affairs of Coca Cola FEMSA. FEMSA is one of the largest corporations in Mexico, the largest beverage company in Latin America and the largest Coca Cola Bottling Company in the world.

Philip Kotler is currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is the author of over 58 marketing books, including Marketing Management, Principles of Marketing, Kotler on Marketing: How to Create, Win, and Dominate Markets, and Marketing: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit.

Professor Kotler is the recipient of numerous awards including 23 honorary degrees and other honors. He was the first person to receive the "Leader in Marketing Thought" award from American Marketing Association. In a survey of 1,000 executives conducted in 25 countries about the Most Influential Business Writers/Management Gurus by The Financial Times, Kotler ranked fourth after Peter Drucker, Bill Gates, and Jack Welch.

Frances Hesselbein is President and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, founded as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Non-profit Management and is its founding president.