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## Rick Wartzman


Rick Wartzman is the executive director of the [Drucker Institute](http://www.druckerinstitute.com/), a social enterprise at Claremont Graduate University, whose mission is strengthening organizations to strengthen society. He is the author or editor of five books and for 20 years was a reporter, editor and columnist at _The Wall Street Journal_ and Los Angeles _Times._


## Rick Wartzman


* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 21, 2014  
### [Getting Past the Great Ideological Divide in Business Today](https://time.com/106414/getting-past-the-great-ideological-divide-in-business-today/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
May 7, 2014  
### [Some Words of Wisdom From Peter Drucker to My Daughter](https://time.com/89695/some-words-of-wisdom-from-peter-drucker-to-my-daughter/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![A Google logo is seen at the garage where the company was founded on Google's 15th anniversary in Menlo Park, California](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30deda81f07c08d3/6986884d169ab050d52788b2/google.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 23, 2014  
### [$3 Billion Silicon Valley Suit Shows How Not to Manage](https://time.com/71343/angry-silicon-valley-engineers-say-apple-google-and-others-owe-them-3-billion/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 9, 2014  
### [5 Secrets to Being a Great Mentor—From Someone Mentored by the Best](https://time.com/54568/5-secrets-to-being-a-great-mentor-from-someone-mentored-by-the-best/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 27, 2014  
### [Here Is Exactly Why You Wish You Were Self-Employed](https://time.com/39447/here-is-exactly-why-you-wish-you-were-self-employed/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
* ![desk office](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5caf2681a57cb23d/698682b113c79f63b3190ba1/sb10062615l-001.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 14, 2014  
### [Your Desk at Work Is Literally a Prison—A Dangerous One](https://time.com/24978/office-desk-prison/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta009ff163d6b3aa7/6986829235ba6fa1e5c00a10/137470615-e1365022434293.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2014  
### [Coming Soon to Your Office: Gen Z](https://time.com/6693/coming-soon-to-your-office-gen-z/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)

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