Execution
DEFINITION
The ability to achieve results
WHAT IS IT?
Execution involves developing a detailed plan to reach a specific goal and seeing it through to completion. It requires adapting the plan as needed and overcoming obstacles to deliver results consistently.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
Murphy’s Law reminds us that problems are inevitable and plans seldom go perfectly. If managers abandoned their goals at the first sign of trouble, their organizations would struggle. Effective managers must remain focused on deadlines, address issues promptly, and find creative solutions to ensure that objectives are met.
Books to Read
The Work of Leaders: How Vision, Execution, and Alignment Will Change the Way You Lead
The Work of Leaders is an opportunity for leaders at all levels of learning to reflect on how they approach each step of their work along a leadership continuum and helps leaders take action with personalized tips
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard
Chip and Dan Heath are back with a ground-breaking book that addresses one of the greatest challenges of our personal and professional lives — how to change things when change is hard.
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to “get the right things done.” This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive.
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy transformed AlliedSignal into one of the world’s most admired companies. His success resulted from the consistent practice of the discipline of execution.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) is a simple, repeatable, and proven formula for executing your most important strategic priorities in the midst of the whirlwind.
