General 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 requirements
You can submit one essay to participate as either a student or a professional
(please mention your main occupation in the submission form)
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
About Peter Druker Challenge
Aim
The challenge is aim at keeping the human-oriented management philosophy of Peter Drucker alive in the minds of the young generation
Participation
The challenge is open to students and young professionals from all around the world
Challenge Writing Format
A personal narrative essay that may be underpinned by research
2020 Topic
Leadership and Critical Thinking
Location
Award is held in Vienna, Austria
Requirements
- Applicant must be 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages)
- Applicant must have been selected no more than once (or not at all) among the top 10 since 2010
2020 Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest for Students & Upcoming Entrepreneurs
The aim of the Contest is to keep the human-oriented management philosophy of Peter Drucker alive in the minds of the young generation.
What makes someone an effective leader? For one thing, people look for leadership from those they trust to exercise good judgment. Not every decision can be simply data-driven; many involve difficult tradeoffs among competing priorities, or calls that must be made based on limited information (as in making plans for the future). Great leaders are able to objectively analyze these complex and often politicized situations and arrive at their own conclusions. They have a high capacity, in other words, for critical thinking.
Your essay should offer a point of view on whether the emerging generation of leaders is being sufficiently prepared to exercise the critical thinking required of them. What conditions of the twenty-first century are making this more difficult—or in what ways is critical thinking better supported than in the past?
Peter Drucker Challenge Eligibility.
All applicant must
- Have been selected no more than once (or not at all) among the top 10 since 2010
- Be 18-35 years old (inclusive of both ages)
Essay requirements
You can submit one essay to participate as either a student or a professional
(please mention your main occupation in the submission form)
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
- licensed professional
- social volunteer or community leader
- manager of people, projects, budgets, and/or processes
- an entrepreneur or business owner
Peter Drucker Challenge Prizes & Benefits.
- The first prize winner will receive a cash prize of 1,500 EUR (to be handed over at Awards ceremony)
- First to tenth place winners will have free participation and waived registration fee (regular fee +/- € 2,000) for the 12th Global Peter Drucker Forum to be held in Vienna on October 29-30, 2020 at the Imperial Palace (Hofburg) (including conference bag and brochure, buffet lunches, and coffee breaks at the conference venue)
- Invitation to pre-conference events on October 28:
- Morning: Drucker Forum Specials (more to come)
- Afternoon: Drucker Challenge Get-Together (with partner) – opportunity to network with peers, Drucker Challenge team and Jury in a Viennese cosy atmosphere!
- Evening: Networking Reception at House of Industry (with partner) – opportunity to mingle with the Drucker Forum family
- Invitation to the Gala event on October 29 with seated dinner and Awards ceremony (with partner)
- Funding of travel expenses: Your international travel and accommodation costs for attending the Forum will be reimbursed based on the travel process & policy. If you need visa to travel to Austria, they will advise early travel arrangements.
Peter Drucker Challenge Evaluation Criteria.
The jury will assess your ability to analyze, synthesize and produce a coherent and impactful essay, specifically
- Your personal insights and original thoughts about the topic
- Your story-telling style and ability to communicate fluently in English
- Your research and citations of primary and secondary sources
- Your conclusions that could be drawn from Peter Drucker’s article on Managing Oneself
Challenge price
First Prizes:
- A cash prize of 1.500 EUR (to be handed over at Awards ceremony)
Other benefits include invitation to award gala party,
Invitation to pre-conference Invitation to join the exclusive Drucker Challenge Alumni Community on social media networks
One-year-all-access subscription to the Harvard Business ReviewRanking list and publication of essay
Base on Peter Drucker travel policy,all travel expenses will be re-imbusted,
Method of Application
Fill in the online form and upload your essay.
In case you encounter problems with uploading, please send your file and information to [email protected] BEFORE May 24, 2020, 16:00 CET (4:00 PM CET)
Visit the Official Webpage of the Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest 2020
Please note:
- Peter Drucker challenge does not require any entry fee from any Applicant
- Application is welcome from all authors from all around the world
