Execution - The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Zusatztext “If you want to be a CEO—or if you are a CEO and want to keep your job—read Execution and put its principles to work.” —Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corp. “Good practical insight and advice on managing for results at firms of any size. Execution is key, and this book clearly explains what it means and how it brings together the critical elements of any organization—its people, strategies, and operations.” —L. R. Raymond, chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil “The best-thought-out plans in the world aren’t worth the paper they’re written on if you can’t pull them off. And that’s what this book is all about. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done is well written and gives sound, practical advice about how to make things happen. It is well worth the reading.” —Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson “Larry Bossidy recognizes how execution in a business defines the true greatness of a company. He captures a lifetime of building winning formulas and puts them in a simple and practical context for executives at any level. Read it!” —Ivan Seidenberg, president and co–chief executive officer, Verizon “For those managers who have struggled to make it happen, fix a problem, get it done—or otherwise transform winning strategies into genuine results—here’s the missing medicine from two who know from long experience what works and what doesn’t. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan offer a compelling leadership prescription, and it comes down to realism, discipline, and above all, great execution.” —Michael Useem, professor of management and director of the Center for Leadership and Change, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania “Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan define the true meaning of leadership from an implementation point of view. Larry is the expert on productivity in the world of business, and this book demonstrates how leadership is the key to achieving ongoing financial success.” —Richard Schroeder, cofounder of Six Sigma Academy Informationen zum Autor Larry Bossidy is chairman and former CEO of Honeywell International, a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader. Earlier in his career he was chairman and CEO of AlliedSignal, chief operating officer of General Electric Credit (now GE Capital Corporation), executive vice president and president of GE’s Services and Materials Sector, and vice chairman of GE. Ram Charan is a highly sought advisor to CEOs and senior executives in companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500, including GE, DuPont, EDS, and Colgate-Palmolive. He is the author of What the CEO Wants You to Know and Boards That Work and the coauthor of Every Business Is a Growth Business. Dr. Charan has taught at both the Harvard Business School and the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. Charles Burck is a writer and editor who collaborated with Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan. Earlier in his career he was an editor at Fortune magazine. Klappentext The book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results . . . whether you're running an entire company or in your first management job Larry Bossidy is one of the world's most acclaimed CEOs, a man with few peers who has a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, a man with unparalleled insight into why some companies are successful and others are not. Together they've pooled their knowledge and experience into the one book on how to close the gap between results promised and results delivered that people in business need today. After a long, stellar career with General Electric, Larry Bossidy transformed AlliedSignal into one of the world's most ad...

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If you want to be a CEO or if you are a CEO and want to keep your job read Execution and put its principles to work. Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corp.

Good practical insight and advice on managing for results at firms of any size. Execution is key, and this book clearly explains what it means and how it brings together the critical elements of any organization its people, strategies, and operations. L. R. Raymond, chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil

The best-thought-out plans in the world aren t worth the paper they re written on if you can t pull them off. And that s what this book is all about. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done is well written and gives sound, practical advice about how to make things happen. It is well worth the reading. Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson

Larry Bossidy recognizes how execution in a business defines the true greatness of a company. He captures a lifetime of building winning formulas and puts them in a simple and practical context for executives at any level. Read it! Ivan Seidenberg, president and co chief executive officer, Verizon

For those managers who have struggled to make it happen, fix a problem, get it done or otherwise transform winning strategies into genuine results here s the missing medicine from two who know from long experience what works and what doesn t. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan offer a compelling leadership prescription, and it comes down to realism, discipline, and above all, great execution. Michael Useem, professor of management and director of the Center for Leadership and Change, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan define the true meaning of leadership from an implementation point of view. Larry is the expert on productivity in the world of business, and this book demonstrates how leadership is the key to achieving ongoing financial success. Richard Schroeder, cofounder of Six Sigma Academy

Product details

• Authors: Larry Bossidy, Charles Burck, Ram Charan
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.06.2002
• EAN: 9780609610572
• ISBN: 978-0-609-61057-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 240 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Disziplin