In A Class with Drucker, Cohen shaes many of Drucker's teachings that never made it into his countless books and articles, ideas that were offered to his students in classroom or informal settings. Cohen expands on Drucker's lessons with personal anecdotes about his teacher's personality, lack of pretension, and interactions with students and others. He also shows how Drucker's ideas can be applied to the real-world challenges managers face today.

Now, even those of us who were not fortunate to study under him can benefit from Drucker's thoughts on such topics as why :

* everyone should approach problems with their ignorance

* top executives should stay in their positions no longer than six years

* some so-called menial tasks can only be done by the boss

* self-confidence is a necessity

* we should develop expertise outside our fields

We also learn Drucker's ideas on what qualities one needs to be an effective manager, why what 'everyone knows" is frequently wrong, and Drucker's principles on self-development.

Enlightening and intriguing, A Class with Drucker will enable anyone to gain from the timeless wisdom of the inspiring man himself.