Execution Quotes

“The heart of execution lies in the three core processes: the people process, the strategy process, and the operations process.”
― Ram Charan, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

“Leaders in an execution culture design strategies that are more road maps than rigid paths”
― Ram Charan, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

“The three processes—people, strategy, and operations— remain the building blocks and heart of good execution.”
― Ram Charan, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

“Execution has to be a part of a company’s strategy and its goals. It is the missing link between aspirations and results. As such, it is a major—indeed, the major—job of a business leader. If you don’t know how to execute, the whole of your effort as a leader will always be less than the sum of its parts.”
― Larry Bossidy, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

“people think of execution as the tactical side of business, something leaders delegate while they focus on the perceived “bigger” issues. This idea is completely wrong. Execution is not just tactics—it is a discipline and a system. It has to be built into a company’s strategy, its goals, and its culture. And the leader of the organization must be deeply engaged in it. He cannot delegate its substance. Many business leaders spend vast amounts of time learning and promulgating the latest management techniques. But their failure to understand and practice execution negates the value of almost all they learn and preach. Such leaders are building houses without foundations.”
― Larry Bossidy, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done