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Success Still Requires Focused Effort
Success Still Requires Focused Effort “Success usually isn’t determined by who has access to the best tools. It’s determined by who uses…
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Wisdom From a Master: Pat Murray’s Five Leadership Truths
Pat Murray’s legacy, and why he still matters Pat Murray left behind a profound legacy. He served as a President of TEC…
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Emerging Leader – Manager Execution Assessment Tool
This practical, no-fluff assessment helps emerging managers and team leads pinpoint the habits, systems, and leadership behaviors that drive execution. In minutes,…
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Leaders who prioritize execution create a culture of focus, accountability, and continuous improvement. By implementing the strategies outlined in "Execution: The Discipline…
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The Four Disciplines of Execution
By following these disciplines, teams can achieve better results and avoid being overwhelmed by too many goals. The authors emphasize that these…
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Theme: Goal Execution
Every year offers a unique opportunity to redefine what success looks like. The lessons from the January meeting provide a robust foundation…
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
In a world full of slide decks and “big ideas,” the winners are the teams that ship. Bossidy and Charan cut through…
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Weekly Success Planning Tool
Success doesn’t happen by chance—it’s the result of intentional planning, focus, and action. The Weekly Success Planning Tool is your personal roadmap…
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The Four Disciplines of Execution
Great summary of the book: The Four Disciplines of Execution. 4DX® is not theory. It is a proven set of practices that…
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The Four Disciplines of Execution
Most teams drown in priorities, meetings, and metrics that don’t change outcomes. 4DX shows you how to narrow your aim, track the…
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Mastering the connection between strategy and culture
Business leaders often are tempted to focus on strategy over culture. But the strongest companies take four key actions that deliver the…
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How to help your employees own your strategy
Shifting from cascading information to chartering teams can generate the clarity and commitment your new strategy requires. Chartering is based on the…
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Conquering a Culture of Indecision
The job of the CEO, everyone knows, is to make decisions. And most of them do—countless times in the course of their…
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Two Sides Of a Coin: Strategy and Operational Effectiveness
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The Organization vs. The Strategy
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How to beat the transformation odds
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Creating Management Processes Built For Change
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Key Management Models
The Core Idea: What Are You Actually Managing? Before models, ask yourself something more important: What are the “keys” in your business?…
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Focus Your Time Well and Fulfill Your Commitments
High impact leaders focus on doing the right things well and consistently live up to their commitments especially when it is hard.…
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Leadership Thought #286 – You Either Hit Your Goals Or You Don’t
I encourage you never to get comfortable with non-performance. It becomes too easy to rationalize why things didn’t happen and live a…
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Leadership Thought #389 – Never Lower the Bar
A leader's primary job is to rally people around a common goal and convince them they are capable of much more than…
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Leadership Thought #246 – Winning The Games You Should Win
High-performing businesses often resemble their sports counterparts. Their concentration and effort are predictable. Nothing is taken for granted. People are aware of…
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Leadership Thought #228 – Five Reasons Why Things Don’t Get Done
I've been in many organizations in my professional career. In each instance, I've always come across a leader or management team who…
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Daily Leadership Thought #182 – Focus First on the “What” and “Why”
We need to be able to distinguish between what is truly important and what is not. If we cannot do this, then…
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Daily Leadership Thought #144 – Beware Of the Start-Stop-Different Syndrome
It's easy to come up with a new idea. It's much more difficult to see an existing initiative through to completion. People…
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Daily Leadership Thought #74 – Plan Your Work, Then Work Your Plan
Sure, some individuals win the lottery or get disproportionately lucky, but success is usually the result of disciplined daily actions with a…
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Daily Leadership Thought #43 – How We Finish Is More Important Than How We Start
How we finish is more important than how we start; strive to build consistent positive momentum and end with a flourish. Dig…