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- The Discipline of Getting Things Done
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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Publisher's Summary
Larry Bossidy is one of the world's most acclaimed CEOs, with a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary adviser 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 one guide on how to close the gap between results promised and results delivered.
The discipline of execution means understanding how to link together people, strategy, and operations, the three core processes of every business. Leading these processes is the real job of running a business, not formulating a "vision" and leaving the work of carrying it out to others. Bossidy and Charan show the importance of being deeply and passionately engaged in an organization and why robust dialogues about people, strategy, and operations result in a business based on intellectual honesty and realism.
The leader's most important job - selecting and appraising people - is one that should never be delegated. As a CEO, Larry Bossidy personally makes the calls to check references for key hires. Why? With the right people in the right jobs, there's a leadership gene pool that conceives and selects strategies that can be executed. People then work together to create a strategy building block by building block, a strategy in sync with the realities of the marketplace, the economy, and the competition. Once the right people and strategy are in place, they are then linked to an operating process that results in the implementation of specific programs and actions and that assigns accountability. This kind of effective operating process goes way beyond the typical budget exercise that looks into a rearview mirror to set its goals. It puts reality behind the numbers and is where the rubber meets the road.
(P)2002 Random House, Inc.
Critic Reviews
"A terrific book that will make smart managers rethink how business gets done within every level of their organization or department." (Publishers Weekly)
"A great practitioner and an insightful theorist join forces to write a compelling business story of 'how to get it done.'" (Jack Welch)
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- Girish B.
- 17-01-23
Well executed book!
I really liked the book as it gives pragmatic advice to the executives especially in the management or decision making roles.
The book covers management role in execution of any projects from organic to inorganic and from operational to strategic. The delegation plus control is the recipe of successful execution, says the book. A good read and would definitely revise it next year.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Shreker
- 15-10-21
Good book but could have been shorter
Lots of examples in the book revolving around strategy, operations and people. Nice read, not heavy on theory but real business stories. Cod have been shorter I think.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-05-21
Excellent book for strategy to execution
Very good source of learning for execution of strategies and achieving corporate goals. Most interesting part is people goals and their execut on
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- Jose Mathew
- 09-01-21
A book worth reading it!
One of its kind and need of the times. Great description and narration.
A notable contribution to the business world.
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- Rajgopal Nayak
- 15-09-20
A total business guide
The book is a guide for every business big or small. It shows how to lead any and every idea to its conclusion.
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- Sanjay Argal
- 13-04-20
Execution ...a different approach to businesses
It is what exactly happens in a business environment normally and how things need to be done differently from an execution approach. how the 3 processes of an operation are kept in sync and in unison... great explanation and methodology
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Arun Singh
- 07-01-20
Good book on Execution
Book covers 3 basic building block of execution strategy, people&operations and convey to be realistic.
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- Kindle Customer
- 23-12-19
Great read.
Absolutely Relevant for all Managers leading leading large teams and the kind of detailing done with various experiences shared establishes all core principles of execution excellence worth embracing .
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- YN
- 30-03-19
Execution is key to making any strategy a success
Great book that still holds good to this day that breaks down success to people, strategy and operations (the execution part).
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Scott
- 31-12-02
Disappointed
I was very disappointed in this book, given the hype. I am an owner of a small business. Maybe this book would be found useful to CEO's and CEO wantabees of large corporations - like Honeywell and IBM - but very little was relevant to me. Also the concept is not earthshaking at my level ($2 Million annual sales) - we have to execute or we are out of business.
65 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- David
- 02-08-05
the triumph of bad design over sound contact
It's sad when a child capable of getting an A turns in a C+. That's what Random House Audible has done with the audiobook version of Bossidy and Charan's EXECUTION. This is the triumph of bad design over sound content.
There is no doubt about Larry Bossidy's ability to get things done and to create an environment where others do the same. Based on his record, the authors have developed a compelling vision of the CEO as the man or woman who stays close enough to the details of his operation and the people who make it or break it to push through to success. Here are techniques and attitudes that deserve repeated listening.
Sadly, too few will have the perseverence to pick up the gold nuggets that Bossidy and Charan have scattered across the terrain, for Random House failed them miserably in the design. First, none of the three voices makes for pleasant listening. Bossidy's is harsh, though the best of the three. Through no fault of his own, Charan's South Asian accent will prove hard sledding for many North American listeners. John Bedford Loyd fine stage voice is stentorian in this format, and he comes across as condescending and sarcastic. Worse, the three voices seem mixed and, alas, unmatched as though thrown together at random rather alternated at seams in the book's development.
The audio version is not organized in a way that helps the listener grasp the book's rhythm. The musicial prelude and postlude is great material, but has not been used as it should have been to mark chapter divisions. A brief paragraph introducing a new chapter or section would have segmented the book and made it much more accessible to the harried listener, to whom the whole thing comes across as a slightly bizarre monologue of three voices.
This is just good pedagogy. Audiobook producers everywhere consider it their bread and butter. What was going on at Random House Audible?
Great material. 'Shame about the presentation.
38 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- James
- 28-12-02
Skip this one
I found the title useful. The rest of the book was not.
26 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- David
- 26-06-06
What did he say?
The principles in this book are good, but the book is written to people in a 1000+ employee organization. By far the worst reading of any book I've listened to so far. It has multiple narrators, one is difficult to understand because of an accent, the other has a harsh voice. It is very difficult to tune your ear to narrators that are so unique and change so often. I would NOT recomend the audio version of this book. The written version may be better due to the ability to better identify the core principles and NOT have the authors' narrating.
16 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Bob
- 11-07-03
What Are These Guys Talking About?
I found this book to be excellent. No, I am not a CEO of a fortune 500 company, but a pastor of a small rural church. We are not doing billion dollar deals, but people are people and the principles of execution found in this book work no matter what size your company or non-profit organization is. Sure, there were some chapters I suffered through; all the talk about Six Sigma was Greek to me; yet, I found the book so intriguing that I listened to it three times. If you are a professional who is struggling in getting things done, this is well worth the read. Take a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.
15 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Steve
- 02-01-03
Great book for all.
Being new to the management ranks I found this book to provide guidelines that all managers should use. When talking with seasoned managers their comments were "this is all common sense." Yes, it is common sense, but it is about using your common sense to get projects done. That is what this book points out to the listener.
12 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Steve
- 24-02-04
Solid Principles for any size Company
The key to this title is to focus on the principles being presented and visualize how they apply to your type and size of organization. Yes, the narration ranges from abysmal to entertaining at times but if you think about your business and listen for parallels, you?ll see the value.
Basically, there are 3 main pillars to execution; the Strategic, People, and Operational plans. These are components of every business regardless of market, size, etc. What the authors are stressing is that all 3 plans must be based on reality and be closely linked/aligned with the other two. Example: how does our People plan (recruiting, training, advancement, etc) support our Strategic and Operational plans? It doesn?t matter how well developed any/all of these plans are if they don?t accurately reflect reality AND support the other two. Leaders have to be deeply involved in all 3 areas to make this happen. They also stress that an ?Execution? based culture is driven from the top down through consistency, accountability, and a direct link with compensation and rewards. There are lots of other good points and examples but you?ll have to do your own interpretation of what an execution culture would look like for your organization. Overall, it?s a pretty long listen but has a kind of a ?storyteller? teller feel that?ll make the time pass easily. Of course, you may have to listen carefully and rewind a few times along the way ;)
11 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Jon
- 09-10-03
Absolutely Horrendous
Terrible readers, with thick Indian accent. Frustratingly tedious book.
8 people found this helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Jim
- 14-04-05
Unspeakably Bad
No original or interesting ideas, as well as poor reading by the authors, make this one of the worst audiobooks I've ever bought. Really, really bad. Don't get this book.
7 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Randy
- 29-02-04
follow on
For any business this is a good review for some and a beginning for others. I have seen some of this book in action and the system works. I would recommend this book for anyone looking for an overview on trying to get accountability and an understanding of how people should work.
7 people found this helpful
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- obinna e ugwu
- 29-03-20
Brilliant!
A must read for all business leaders -especially CEO's. This book provides you with practical examples on 'how to get things done'.
1 person found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-22
Very Good book for Leaders ...
Deatiled and a Very Well Narated Operation processes with execution methods and insights. This is worth reading again and again.
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- KM
- 28-02-22
Well worth the read
Timeless advice, rightly this is a classic. Have listened to this multiple times and keep getting new actionable insights.
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- Addicted to Books
- 11-07-18
one narrator would have been enough
This is a good book with lots of interesting things to say. The issue is that alongside the narrator Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan cut in with their take on things. It's distracting and they are, frankly, not professional voice-over artists so they should have left it to the pro. The voice levels between them were also out so I felt I had to keep adjusting the volume for different narrators.
That all said, the premise of the book is excellent and it is brimming with great examples.
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- Moosa
- 21-01-17
Excellent book on the art of getting things done
Enjoyed listening to the chapters of this book. Well narrated using real case studies. It would certainly add value to those are interested in finding a structured way of execution right from strategy setting to managing performance during and after execution.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Suranjan Ghosh
- 02-12-15
Sound principles albeit with dated examples
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The basic premise is one of companies that thrive do so because they are able to execute outcomes better. This is sound in itself.
What did you like best about this story?
Talks about the 3 interlinking parts of execution, which is the strategy process, the people process and the operations process. I liked how the three fit each other and how the should ideally reinforce one another for best effect.
Have you listened to any of John Bedford Lloyd’s other performances? How does this one compare?
This is the first one of John that I have heard. He was really good. The books also had inputs from Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan. Sadly Ram's voice was not the easiest to follow.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
This is a business book so not going to be moved by it. However I really enjoyed the letter to a new leader at the end.
Any additional comments?
Overall a good however most of the examples where from the late 90s and early 2000s. Would have liked to have had some new examples.
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- Paul
- 28-02-15
incisive & engaging
I think it deals with the most challenging leadership issue. a must read for executives
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- Benjamin Mutton
- 09-05-17
Great executive level book
Great insights into executive level management and how a execution culture links to strategic management processes.