Execution

In recent months I have observed an increased emphasis on execution as a core leadership quality. Larry Bossidy started this trend with "Execution." I liked it although it lacked specificity on how to do it. "Vision to Execution" by Marv Covault (gloproinc@aol.com) covered the "what to do" in great detail. It is a great companion to Bossidy, particularly when looking at execution from an organizational rather than an individual basis. "Flexible Leadership", (Yukl and Lepsinger, 2004) brought it down to an individual level by detailing those competencies dealing with execution.

Interestingly, Breakthrough Thinking fits right in. If you employ Breakthrough Thinking principles, you will find that you are demonstrating some of Yukl and Lepsinger's core competencies. In short, Breakthrough Thinking enables you to execute. Thinking like a leader helps you to be a leader. This is what creating breakthroughs is all about.

Contact us if execution is critical to you or your organization.

George

Reference:

Yukl, Gary and Lepsinger, Richard (2004), Flexible Leadership, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass