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| Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done | 
 enlarge | Authors: Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, Charles Burck
Publisher: Crown Business
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (229 reviews)
Sales Rank: 512
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0609610570
Dewey Decimal Number: 658
EAN: 9780609610572
ASIN: 0609610570
Publication Date: June 15, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Discipline - Not the Art June 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book does a great job of helping a leader see the importance of staying disciplined enough to stay in the game, particularly with his or her people. I recommend this book for all organizational leaders - regardless of the position on the ladder.
Outstanding May 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have shared this book with dozens of co-workers and employees at work. This is an outstanding roadmap for those who want to achieve greater results at work.
 Thought provoking if nothing else. May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan are clearly sharp guys. I do agree with some of the other reviewers in that, at times, this book can be dry - and even redundant. But it's also full of straight talk and examples of strategies used by prominent and not-so-prominent leaders. Overall, very interesting stuff that will make you think twice about your actions.
Execute, Execute, Execute May 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As the title suggests, the book focuses on execution. Bossidy states that there are oodles of books on strategy, but there are precious few on Execution - thus his reason for writing the book, along with the advisor to CEOs, Ram Charan. After all, the best strategy in the world isn't worth a dime unless it is actually put in place.
The format of the book is simple and direct. First Bossidy defines execution. One definition he uses is great - the systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it. So many organizations come up with grand strategies that are based on unrealistic assumptions and/or they completely gloss over how the strategies are to be accomplished.
The book then discusses the three building blocks of execution to include Seven Essential Leadership Behaviors, Creating a framework for changing the culture of an organization, and having the right people in the right place.
The authors go on to describe the 3 essential processes required for execution: People, Strategy, and Operations. They describe how to set up each process in detail.
Several themes are echoed throughout the book to include...
* The need for robust dialogue, not only to get to the truth, but to be used as a teaching/learning tool.
* The intimate involvement of the executive in all facets of execution, to include follow up.
* The importance of linking the people, strategy, and operations processes together.
One of the flaws of the book, which is similar with many others that seek real world examples, is that no sooner does the book go to print than one of the exalted companies tanks.
With that said, there is a lot to be learned from this one. Bossidy is a pupil of Jack Welch, and that no-nonsense style is apparent. Many of the themes are the same, but some are indeed different or enhanced.
If your company is struggling, this book can help point you in the right direction. There is no miracle cure. You will need to take the medicine, but you will be better off for doing so.
-- Nick McCormick, Author, Lead Well and Prosper: 15 Successful Strategies for Becoming a Good Manager
Execution is not just tactics May 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Execution is about linking people, strategy, and operations. "Execution is not just tactics - it is a discipline and a system. It has to be built into a company's strategy, its goals, and its culture. And the leader of the organization must be deeply engaged in it." A significant portion of this book deals with managing people, including recognizing and developing future leaders.
Here are some tidbits:
"Realism is the heart of execution, but many organizations are full of people who are trying to avoid or shade reality."
"You need robust dialogue to surface the realties of the business."
"An astonishing number of strategies fail because leaders don't make a realistic assessment of whether the organization can execute the plan."
"Only authenticity builds trust, because sooner of later people spot the fakers."
"Some leaders drain energy from people and others create it."
"You should strive for simplicity in general. One thing you'll notice about leaders who execute is that they speak simply and directly."
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