Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

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. Together they've pooled their knowledge and experience into one guide, explaining in their own voices how to close the gap between results promised and results delivered. Bossidy and Charan describe the importance of being deeply and passionately engaged in an organization and why robust dialogues about people, strategy, and operations result in a business based on intellectual honesty and realism. EXECUTION shows how to get the job done and deliver results...whether you're running an entire company or in your first management job. "A How-To Book for the Can-Do Boss...EXECUTION offers thoughtful questions to consider when building a strategic blueprint... Moreover, Bossidy and Charan boast an impressive enough track record that anyone who wants to stay sharp at the helm will welcome their assistance." -"Business Week"

Review :
"If you want to be a CEO--or if you are a CEO and want to keep your job--read Execution and put its principles to work." --Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corp. "Good practical insight and advice on managing for results at firms of any size. Execution is key, and this book clearly explains what it means and how it brings together the critical elements of any organization--its people, strategies, and operations." --L. R. Raymond, chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil "The best-thought-out plans in the world aren't worth the paper they're written on if you can't pull them off. And that's what this book is all about. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done is well written and gives sound, practical advice about how to make things happen. It is well worth the reading." --Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson "Larry Bossidy recognizes how execution in a business defines the true greatness of a company. He captures a lifetime of building winning formulas and puts them in a simple and practical context for executives at any level. Read it!" --Ivan Seidenberg, president and co-chief executive officer, Verizon "For those managers who have struggled to make it happen, fix a problem, get it done--or otherwise transform winning strategies into genuine results--here's the missing medicine from two who know from long experience what works and what doesn't. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan offer a compelling leadership prescription, and it comes down to realism, discipline, and above all, great execution." --Michael Useem, professor of management and director of the Center for Leadership and Change, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania "Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan define the true meaning of leadership from an implementation point of view. Larry is the expert on productivity in the world of business, and this book demonstrates how leadership is the key to achieving ongoing financial success." --Richard Schroeder, cofounder of Six Sigma Academy "From the Hardcover edition."