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April 28 - June 18, 2020
Execution has to be a part of a company’s strategy and its goals.
The change, he said, would be “in execution.
“Our issues are ones of execution and focus.”
“Find me a guy who can execute.”
“His real expertise is making sure we execute well.”
National Association of Corporate Directors added
“exec...
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keep three key points in mind:
Execution is a discipline, and integral to strategy.
Execution is the major job of the bus...
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Execution must be a core element of an organiz...
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Execution Is a Di...
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People think of execution as the tactical side of business. That’s the first big mistake.
Son parte de la ejecución?
No worthwhile strategy
organization’s ability to execute it.
Execution is a systematic process of rigorously discussing hows and whats, questioning, tenaciously following through, and ensuring accountability.
business environment,
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capabil...
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execution is a systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it.
The heart of execution lies in the three core processes: the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process.
You need robust dialogue to surface the realities of the business. You need accountability for results—discussed openly and agreed to by those responsible—to get things done and reward the best performers. You need follow-through to ensure the plans are on track.
processes are where the things that matter about execution need to be decided.
Leading is more than thinking big,
leader has to be engaged personally and deeply in the business.
leader must be in charge of getting things done
running the three core
processes—...
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micromanaging is a big mistake.
execution just doesn’t sound very sexy.
Nobel Prize winners succeed because they execute
Organizations don’t execute unless the right people, individually and collectively, focus on the right details at the right time.
Such decision making requires knowledge of the business and the external environment.
make fine judgments about people—their
It requires intense focus and incis...
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Leadership without the discipline of execution is incomplete and ineffective.
“Unless I can make this plan happen, it’s not going to matter.”
the selection, training, and development of leaders doesn’t focus on this reality.
people who get caught up in the intellectual excitement
They are articulate conceptualizers,
good at grasping strategies an...
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They aren’t interested in...
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harder to research a person’s
know-how about getting things done,
Many don’t realize
to convert a vision into specific tasks,
brought in a top consulting firm to design a new strategy.
