Execution

Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Author:  Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published: June 2002

From Library Journal:
Bossidy, an award-winning executive at General Electric and Allied Signal, came out of retirement to tend to Honeywell (and bring it back to prominence) after it failed to merge with General Electric. Charan has taught at Harvard and Kellogg Business Schools. Collaborating with editor and writer Burck, they present the viewpoint that execution (that is, linking a company’s people, strategy, and operations) is what will determine success in today’s business world. Bossidy and Charan aver that execution  is a discipline integral to strategy, that it is the major job of any business leader hoping not just to be a success but to dominate a market, and that it is a core element of corporate culture. Details of both successful and unsuccessful executions at corporations such as Dell, Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox, to name a few, support not only their how-to method for bringing execution to the forefront but also the need for it. Each author addresses specific topics in paragraphs that begin with either “Larry” or “Ram,” and this easy style adds to the appeal of a very readable book.