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Description

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... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “If a milestone hasn't been reached at the end of the first quarter, it's a yellow light: something's not going as planned, and something will need to be changed”
  • “Realism is the heart of execution, but many organizations are full of people who are trying to avoid or shade reality”
  • “One thing you'll notice about leaders who execute is that they speak simply and directly”
  • “You should strive for simplicity in general”
  • “Their judgments, experiences, and capabilities make the difference between success and failure”
  • “Some leaders drain energy from people and others create it”
  • “An astonishing number of strategies fail because leaders don't make a realistic assessment of whether the organization can execute the plan”

First Sentence

LARRY: My job at Honeywell International these days is to restore the discipline of execution to a company that had lost it.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Larry Bossidy (Author)
 

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