Application For Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2019 (€ 1,000 & Fully Funded to the 11th Global Peter Drucker Forum in Hofburg, Austria).
This year marks the five hundredth year since the passing of the world’s most famous Renaissance Man in the field of management—itself a multidisciplinary subject. In an age when the work of running organizations was typically approached as an engineering and optimization challenge, he described management as a “liberal art.”
Its best practitioners, he insisted, have always drawn on the wisdom, self-knowledge, and enlightened understanding that comes with a liberal education and continually refined their “art” through practice and application.
Prize:
- A cash prize of € 1,000 (to be given at awards ceremony)
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Writing Prompts
(meant to trigger the thinking process, not to require direct responses)
- How can the spirit of the Renaissance improve the practice of management?
- Do we still need polymaths? What will their value be in the twenty-first century?
- What will be the role of specialists?
- How would you define a “Renaissance Manager”?
- Given the variety of possible learning and teaching approaches, what should be the main focus in developing tomorrow’s leaders, as learners go from kindergarten all the way to business school and beyond?
- Is the “tech” side of the business world sufficiently in touch with the human side, and how could Drucker’s notion of management as a liberal art strengthen that connection?
- What knowing-doing capacities, personal traits, and social skills are required today to lead organizations successfully?
- Just as the notion of the “Renaissance Man” emerged in Europe, other compelling ideas arose elsewhere. How might they inform the practice of management?
- What synthesis happens inside your brain as you work to realize your dreams, and your career path? Have personal experiences taught lessons in how to think more holistically reflective of your own culture, gender, age, parenting, schooling, or occupation.
Eligibilities
You must meet both the general requirements and essay category requirements.
- You must be 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages)
- You must have been selected no more than once (or not at all) among the top 10 since 2010
Essay category requirements
You can submit one essay to participate as either a student or a professional
Student category
- You are a part-time or full-time student (bachelor, master, MBA, or PhD) or you are seeking your first opportunity after the completion of your last degree
Professional category
You are a
- manager of people, projects, budgets, and/or processes
- an entrepreneur or business owner
- licensed professional
- social volunteer or community leader
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To submit your Essay To Peter Drucker Challenge
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Please note:
NO entry fees to be paid
Authors from all around the world are invited
DEADLINE: 24 June at 16:00 CET (4:00 PM CET)
Visit the Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2019 website for more information.
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