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Execution
- The Discipline of Getting Things Done
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Larry Bossidy is one of the world's most acclaimed CEOs, with a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary adviser 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 on how to close the gap between results promised and results delivered.
The discipline of execution means 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.
(P)2002 Random House, Inc.
Critic reviews
"A terrific book that will make smart managers rethink how business gets done within every level of their organization or department." (Publishers Weekly)
"A great practitioner and an insightful theorist join forces to write a compelling business story of 'how to get it done.'" (Jack Welch)
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- Addicted to Books
- 11-07-18
one narrator would have been enough
This is a good book with lots of interesting things to say. The issue is that alongside the narrator Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan cut in with their take on things. It's distracting and they are, frankly, not professional voice-over artists so they should have left it to the pro. The voice levels between them were also out so I felt I had to keep adjusting the volume for different narrators.
That all said, the premise of the book is excellent and it is brimming with great examples.
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- Moosa
- 21-01-17
Excellent book on the art of getting things done
Enjoyed listening to the chapters of this book. Well narrated using real case studies. It would certainly add value to those are interested in finding a structured way of execution right from strategy setting to managing performance during and after execution.
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- Suranjan Ghosh
- 02-12-15
Sound principles albeit with dated examples
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The basic premise is one of companies that thrive do so because they are able to execute outcomes better. This is sound in itself.
What did you like best about this story?
Talks about the 3 interlinking parts of execution, which is the strategy process, the people process and the operations process. I liked how the three fit each other and how the should ideally reinforce one another for best effect.
Have you listened to any of John Bedford Lloyd’s other performances? How does this one compare?
This is the first one of John that I have heard. He was really good. The books also had inputs from Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan. Sadly Ram's voice was not the easiest to follow.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
This is a business book so not going to be moved by it. However I really enjoyed the letter to a new leader at the end.
Any additional comments?
Overall a good however most of the examples where from the late 90s and early 2000s. Would have liked to have had some new examples.
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- KM
- 28-02-22
Well worth the read
Timeless advice, rightly this is a classic. Have listened to this multiple times and keep getting new actionable insights.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-22
Very Good book for Leaders ...
Deatiled and a Very Well Narated Operation processes with execution methods and insights. This is worth reading again and again.
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- obinna e ugwu
- 29-03-20
Brilliant!
A must read for all business leaders -especially CEO's. This book provides you with practical examples on 'how to get things done'.
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- Paul
- 28-02-15
incisive & engaging
I think it deals with the most challenging leadership issue. a must read for executives
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