The 4 Disciplines of Execution
by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling
Execution in the whirlwind of daily work: focus on one or two wildly important goals, act on lead measures, keep a compelling scoreboard, and hold a weekly accountability cadence. It is a system, tested in many organisations, and it works because it is narrow.
Read it if…
your team sets goals and the day job eats them.
Skip it if…
you work alone; it is designed for teams.
Three things you will actually use
- The whirlwind will always win unless you protect one goal.
- Lead measures are what you can influence this week.
- A weekly cadence is where execution lives.
Do this first
Pick one wildly important goal, define one lead measure, and put a scoreboard where everyone sees it.
Our verdict
Execution that survives the day job.
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