Execution：The Discipline of Getting Things Done

LarryBossidyisoneoftheworld'smostacclaimedCEOs,withatrackrecordfordeliveringresultsthathasfewpeers.RamCharanisalegendaryadvisortoseniorexecutivesandboardsofdirectors,withunparalleledinsightintowhysomecompaniesaresuccessfulandothersnot.Theresultisthebookpeopleinbusinessneedtoday.Leaderswhocreateexecutionculturesfocusonfivekeyitems:1.Theypickspecificprioritiesfortheirbusinessesandsetcleartimetablesforachievingthem.2.Theyassigntheprojectstotherightpeopleandgroups-thosewhomtheyknowcanexecutethem.3.Theysetmilestonesandconducthard-nosedinterimreviews.4.Theymeasuretheirpeoples'performanceaccordingtotheoutcomeoftheprojects,includingtheinterimtargets.5.Theylinkeverything,fromtheoriginalprioritiestothemilestoneandperformancemeasurements,toexternalinformationthatreflectsmarketplacerealities.