Execution - book by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan- blog by Karl Janowski
Book Overview
The “Execution book” discusses how to get things done as a leader and as a manager. You can set goals and plan all you want but a great strategy and great plan can easily be undone by poor execution. What does it mean to execute? How do you create a culture of execution at the work place?
Set the Goal = Strategy
Develop the Plan = Operations
then Execute the plan
Execution cuts the gap between what you’ve promised and what you will deliver.
Building Block 1: Leaders Behaviors
Know your people and business
Insist on Realism and Candor
Set Clear Goals
Follow Through
Reward doers
Expand People’s Capabilities
Know Yourself
Ask the tough, real, questions!!!!
Building Block 2: Creating Cultural Framework
Values and Behaviors
Linking rewards to behaviors and values as well as performance
Social Interactions within company
Robust Dialogue
Leaders get the behavior they exhibit and tolerate
Building Block 3: Having the right people in the right place (No leader should delegate)
The “right” people:
- Energize others
- Are decisive
- Get things done through others
- Follow Through
Core Processes of Execution
People Process – link to strategy, Develop leadership pipeline, Deal with nonperformers, transform HR
Strategy Process – need realism, great goal but how? Review the plan,
Operations Process – budget and plan., are they realistic??? debate assumptions, scenario planning (this reminds me of the work of Peter Senge), “social software”