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Execution
The Great Discipline of Getting Things Done
- by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan -
ISBN: 9780609610572
Publisher: Crown Publishing, New York, USA
Published: 2009
Binding: HARDcover with Dustjacket 278 pages
Condition: UNread condition! HERE in MELBOURNE! A retired display
copy as illustrated!
Edition: FIRST EDITION
TIGHT, UNOPENED SCARCE HARDCOVER with Dustjacket ~ IN MELBOURNE ...
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Remains UNread - it was the display copy. It is Tight
- neat, no inscriptions or marks within. Appears as in my photos - this is the exact copy!!
A nicely preserved copy - superb!
No discernible shelf wear to the hardcover itself, the interior is tight and spotlessly clean with 278 pages and it's housed in publisher's dustjacket.
Incredibly SCARCE title - this is a new copy!!
In original HARDcover binding, in publisher's pictorial covers which are in perfect condition. (Stored with 2021!)
Measures 5½ x 9ins.
SYNOPSIS ....
Updated Edition
The book that 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. Together they’ve pooled their knowledge and
experience into the one book on how to close the gap between results promised
and results delivered that people in business need today.
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.
Leading these processes is the real
job of running a business, not formulating a “vision” and leaving the work of
carrying it out to others. Bossidy and Charan show 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.
The leader’s most important job—selecting
and appraising people—is one that should never be delegated. As a CEO, Larry
Bossidy personally makes the calls to check references for key hires. Why? With
the right people in the right jobs, there’s a leadership gene pool that
conceives and selects strategies that can be executed. People then work
together to create a strategy building block by building block, a strategy in
sync with the realities of the marketplace, the economy, and the competition.
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 and that assigns accountability. This kind of effective operating
process goes way beyond the typical budget exercise that looks into a rearview
mirror to set its goals. It puts reality behind the numbers and is where the
rubber meets the road.
Putting an execution culture in place
is hard, but losing it is easy. In July 2001 Larry Bossidy was asked by the
board of directors of Honeywell International (it had merged with AlliedSignal)
to return and get the company back on track. He’s been putting the ideas he
writes about in Execution to work in real time.
Very Informative read!
Reviews
Amazon review ....... Disciplines like strategy, leadership development, and innovation are
the sexier aspects of being at the helm of a successful business; actually
getting things done never seems quite as glamorous. But as Larry Bossidy and
Ram Charan demonstrate in Execution, the ultimate difference between a company
and its competitor is, in fact, the ability to execute.
Execution is "the missing link between aspirations and
results," and as such, making it happen is the business leader's most
important job. While failure in today's business environment is often
attributed to other causes, Bossidy and Charan argue that the biggest obstacle
to success is the absence of execution. They point out that without execution,
breakthrough thinking on managing change breaks down, and they emphasize the
fact that execution is a discipline to learn, not merely the tactical side of
business. Supporting this with stories of the "execution difference"
being won (EDS) and lost (Xerox and Lucent), the authors describe the building
blocks--leaders with the right behaviors, a culture that rewards execution, and
a reliable system for having the right people in the right jobs--that need to
be in place to manage the three core business processes of people, strategy,
and operations. Both Bossidy, CEO of Honeywell.
LIBRARY
JOURNAL … Bossidy,
an award-winning executive at General Electric and Allied Signal, came out of
retirement to tend to Honeywell (and bring it back to prominence) after it
failed to merge with General Electric. Charan has taught at Harvard and Kellogg
Business Schools. Collaborating with editor and writer Burck, they present the
viewpoint that execution (that is, linking a company's people, strategy, and
operations) is what will determine success in today's business world. Bossidy
and Charan aver that execution is a discipline integral to strategy, that it is
the major job of any business leader hoping not just to be a success but to
dominate a market, and that it is a core element of corporate culture. Details
of both successful and unsuccessful executions at corporations such as Dell,
Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox, to name a few, support not only their how-to
method for bringing execution to the forefront but also the need for it. Each
author addresses specific topics in paragraphs that begin with either "Larry"
or "Ram," and this easy style adds to the appeal of a very readable
book. Recommended for academic and public libraries.
“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
"Execution may very well be the best business book of the year, and one of the most useful to have come around in a long time. This smart and pithy book focuses on a simple though vexing challenge: How can the leaders of an organization exhort their people to deliver on the most important goals?....It's rare to find a book like this that blends smart practice with intelligent articulation of how to get things done. Do yourself a favor. Buy it." - The Boston Globe
"Making all of the moving parts of an organization function smoothly together is just plain hard work. By describing how he has done it, Mr. Bossidy has come up with a valuable and practical management guide that is must-reading for everyone who cares about business." - The New York Times
"A how-to book for the can-do boss....If even half the corporations in America pondered their suggestions, the economy would be in much better shape. Moreover, Bossidy and Charan boast an impressive enough track record that anyone who wants to stay sharp at the helm will welcome their assistance." - BusinessWeek
"Here's the real deal.... This is no-nonsense stuff.... The leaders who sweat the small stuff, hire the right people, make the tough decisions and stick around to see that they're carried out are the real winners.... Forget the swarmy memoirs, cheesy parables, advice for idiots, and leadership secrets of despots and barbarians. Getting it done is, according to Bossidy and Charan, the only way to grow." - The Miami Herald
"Captures a lifetime of building winning formulas and puts them in a simple, practical context for executives at any level." - Ivan Seidenberg, president and CEO, Verizon
THE BEST book at Getting Things Done!!... I have read many books on business principles this is one of the best on getting it done!
LOVED IT! .... Projects fail on execution.
Execution is the difference between success and just trying.
Typically, companies and individuals don't know how to execute.
A well-executed(!) book about execution. Loved it.
Marvellous Reading!
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