Global Pension Transparency Benchmarking: Positive Evidence That What Gets Measured Really Does Get Managed

“We’ve all heard the quote “what gets measured gets managed”. While top search results attribute it to management guru Peter Drucker, there is no evidence he ever said it.”

Alex Morrow

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t change it.”

Peter Drucker

“What gets measured gets improved.”

Peter Drucker

The Purpose of this Letter

There is controversy about whether Peter Drucker ever uttered the famous words “What gets measured gets managed”. However, there is agreement that he did say “If you can’t measure it, you can’t change it”, and “What gets measured gets improved.” These two Druckerisms are close enough to frame the purpose in this Letter.