Taking Action

1. Taking Action “If you can’t appreciate what you’ve got, you’d better get what you can appreciate” Shaw, George Bernard (1916) Pygmalion Charan, Ram and Bossidy, Larry. (2002) Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done New York, Crown Business

2. Execution “Leadership without execution is incomplete and ineffective. Without the ability to execute, all other attributes of leadership become hollow.No company can deliver on its commitments or adapt well to change unless all leaders practice the discipline of execution at all levels. Execution has to be part of a company strategy in its goals. It is the missing link between aspiration and results.”

3. Six Execution Drivers people need to know goals and priorities at every level Clarity Commitment people need to buy into goals and priorities at every level Translation people need to know what they individually need to do Enabling people need proper structures, systems and freedom Synergy people need to get along and work together Accountability people need to regularly hold each other to account

4. Execution Gaps

5. Execution “So much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Peter Drucker