Hello friends, a warm welcome to Workplace Strategy. Last week, we began an episode on Peter Drucker, the Father of Modern Management. Peter Ferdinand Drucker was born in Austria in the city of Vienna in 1909. His far-ranging interests, clear and astute observations across fields as diverse as law, political science, economics, history and society, and his sharp mind and deep insights led the world’s management schools for more than half a century. Today, in Part 2, we share more of his life and views of the man whom some say, invented corporate management.

After he graduated from high school, Drucker left home for Hamburg in Germany. He worked during day as an apprentice at a trading company that exported hardware products to India. In the evening, he sat in a library and read widely. One day, he read a book entitled Fear And Trembling by Danish theologian, Soren Kierkegaard. This book inspired him to see a new dimension in life......