Execution: The Discipline Of Getting Things By Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan

The Discipline of Getting Things Done.

This book shows how to get the job done and deliver results whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job.

Larry Bossidy is one of the world’s most acclaimed CEOs, a man with few peers who has a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, a man with unparalleled insight into why some companies are successful and others are not.

After a long, stellar career with General Electric, Larry Bossidy transformed AlliedSignal into one of the world’s most admired companies and was named CEO of the year in 1998 by Chief Executive magazine.

Accomplishments such as 31 consecutive quarters of earnings-per-share growth of 13 percent or more didn’t just happen; they resulted from the consistent practice of the discipline of execution: understanding how to link together people, strategy, and operations, the three core processes of every business.

The leader’s most important job—selecting and appraising people is one that should never be delegated.  

Once the right people and strategy are in place, they are then linked to an operating process that results in the implementation of specific programs and actions.