Practices of Effective Executives By Peter F. Drucker The June 2004 edition of Harvard Business Review ran an article by Peter F. Drucker. He outlined a very crisp view of what makes an effective executive. They ranged over a wide set of personalities and approaches. However, Drucker found that they all tended to follow the same eight practices: They asked, "What needs to be done?"   They asked, "What is right for the enterprise?"   They developed action plans.   They took responsibility for decisions.

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5. They took responsibility for communicating.
    
6. They were focused on opportunities rather than problems.
    
7. They ran productive meetings.
    
8. And they thought and said "we" rather than "I."

And Drucker added a ninth practice, "Listen first, speak last!".

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