It's Not Rocket Science: 4 Simple Strategies for Mastering the Art of Execution

251 Pages·2015·1.679 MB·English

by  Dave Anderson

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IT’S NOT ROCKET
SCIENCE
4
SIMPLE
STRATEGIES
for
Mastering the Art
Execution
of
D A V E A N D E R S O N
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1. Management. 2. Leadership. 3. Organizationalbehavior. 4. Organizationaleffectiveness.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xvii
PARTONE GETTHEPROCESSRIGHT! 1
CHAPTERONE WhyYourTeamCannotExecuteand
HowtoFixIt 3
CHAPTERTWO MakeEachDayaMasterpiece 7
CHAPTERTHREE GetTUF! 11
CHAPTERFOUR TheFrayGetsintheWay! 15
CHAPTERFIVE MAXIt! 19
CHAPTERSIX ThePowerofaPersonalSuccess
Profile(PSP) 25
CHAPTERSEVEN MAPIt! 29
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CHAPTEREIGHT RAMIt! 35
CHAPTERNINE PruneIt! 39
CHAPTERTEN Don’tMistakeMotionforProgress! 43
PartOneSummary 49
PARTTWO GETTHELEADERSRIGHT! 51
CHAPTERELEVEN DoYouOvermanageand
Underlead? 53
CHAPTERTWELVE Stretching,Trenches,andChanging 57
CHAPTERTHIRTEEN YouAretheCatalyst! 61
CHAPTERFOURTEEN Buy-inIsEarned,NotCommanded! 65
CHAPTERFIFTEEN GetYourRedBeltOn! 71
CHAPTERSIXTEEN TheTruthaboutMediocrity 75
CHAPTERSEVENTEEN BewaretheFiveSeductions
ofLeadership 79
CHAPTEREIGHTEEN FiveWaysConventionalWisdom
DestroysYourPotential 85
CHAPTERNINETEEN ThePowerofPreparation 93
CHAPTERTWENTY ABlueprintforMakingtheToughCalls 97
CHAPTERTWENTY-ONE FourWaystoMeasureYourLeadership 103
PartTwoSummary 111
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PARTTHREE GETTHECULTURERIGHT! 113
CHAPTERTWENTY-TWO Remember—It’stheCulture,Stupid! 115
CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE TheCoreValuePillar 119
CHAPTERTWENTY-FOUR TheMissionPillar 123
CHAPTERTWENTY-FIVE ThePerformanceStandardPillar 127
CHAPTERTWENTY-SIX EstablishYourBusinessFactsofLife 131
CHAPTERTWENTY-SEVEN TheCoreCompetencyPillar 137
CHAPTERTWENTY-EIGHT ThePeoplePillar 141
CHAPTERTWENTY-NINE TheEarnandDeserveCulture 145
CHAPTERTHIRTY TheIdealCulturalPortrait—Consistent
In,MediocreOut 149
CHAPTERTHIRTY-ONE WeaveinCatalyst,Responsible,
andLead 157
CHAPTERTHIRTY-TWO EntitledOut,Tough-MindedIn 161
CHAPTERTHIRTY-THREE SlothOut,LoyalIn 165
PartThreeSummary 171
PARTFOUR GETTHETEAMRIGHT! 173
CHAPTERTHIRTY-FOUR HowtoFindtheGreatPeople
You’reLookingFor! 175
CHAPTERTHIRTY-FIVE LikeisNeverEnough! 179
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CHAPTERTHIRTY-SIX YouCan’tMakePeopleWhat
TheyAreNot! 183
CHAPTERTHIRTY-SEVEN TenTipstoRetainTalent 187
CHAPTERTHIRTY-EIGHT FixtheRoofWhiletheSunIsShining! 191
CHAPTERTHIRTY-NINE SixWaystoIncreaseEmployee
Engagement 195
CHAPTERFORTY TheStaggeringCostof
PoorPerformance 199
PartFourSummary 205
AbouttheAuthor 207
GlossaryofMastertheArtof
ExecutionTerms 209
References 211
Index 215