#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - More than two million copies in
print! The premier resource for how to deliver results in an uncertain
world, whether you're running an entire company or in your first
management job.
"A must-read for anyone who cares about business."--The New York
Times
When Execution was first published, it changed the way we did our jobs
by focusing on the critical importance of "the discipline of execution"
the ability to make the final leap to success by actually getting things
done. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan now reframe their empowering message
for a world in which the old rules have been shattered, radical change
is becoming routine, and the ability to execute is more important than
ever. Now and for the foreseeable future:
- Growth will be slower. But the company that executes well will
have the confidence, speed, and resources to move fast as new
opportunities emerge.
- Competition will be fiercer, with companies searching for any
possible advantage in every area from products and technologies to
location and management.
- Governments will take on new roles in their national economies,
some as partners to business, others imposing constraints. Companies
that execute well will be more attractive to government entities as
partners and suppliers and better prepared to adapt to a new wave of
regulation.
- Risk management will become a top priority for every leader.
Execution gives you an edge in detecting new internal and external
threats and in weathering crises that can never be fully predicted.
Execution shows 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.
With paradigmatic case histories from the real world--including examples
like the diverging paths taken by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase and
Charles Prince at Citigroup--Execution provides the realistic and
hard-nosed approach to business success that could come only from
authors as accomplished and insightful as Bossidy and Charan.
