A Quote by Peter Drucker

If something fails despite being carefully planned, carefully designed, and conscientiously executed, that failure often bespeaks underlying change and, with it, opportunity.

Peter Drucker

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Being Carefully Change Designed Despite Executed Fails Failure Often Opportunity Planned Something Underlying

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Peter Drucker
American - Businessman
November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005

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George Carlin

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Kano Jigoro

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Gary Weiss

The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary

Dave Kellett

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R. O. Blechman

True heroics must be carefully planned - and strenuously avoided.

Steven Brust

I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled.

John Gielgud

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James A. Champy

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