Dave Anderson

It's Not Rocket Science

4 Simple Strategies for Mastering the Art of Execution

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Produktbeschreibung

Stop chasing hot trends and start driving real growth It's Not Rocket Science blasts through the trends and false promises permeating the business world to help you and your company get back to basics and get things done. Why doggedly pursue the "next big thing" when the most effective drivers of growth are right under your nose? This book asserts that you've already heard, been taught, and know well the key fundamentals that spell business success, and presents a compelling, four strategy blueprint for returning your business culture and strategies to a rock solid foundation of execution excellence. Each chapter opens with The Challenge, which outlines a current condition that exists due to a departure from common sense behaviors, and tasks you with following the appropriate execution principles to get your business on the right track. After a thorough explanation of "what" and "why," each chapter gives you the actionable "how" so you can implement these valuable steps and master the art of execution in your organization. Shifting sands do not make for a sustainable structure. If your organization is to be robust and strong enough to weather any storm, the strength must come from the very core; the ability for each member of your team to execute daily and effectively towards your organization's most compelling goals. Frankly, the last things most organizations need is another goal they'll miss because they can't execute well. This book reminds you of the four timeless execution methods and strategies that have proven themselves over centuries, and shows you how they are implemented in today's business environment. * Get the leaders right * Get the culture right * Get the people right * Get the process right Today's flash in the pan may be superficially intriguing, but is it really that much different from yesterday's "hot tip"? Fundamentals are fundamental for a reason, and It's Not Rocket Science is the common sense guide to putting away flavor-of-the-month toys and getting down to business.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781119116639
• ISBN-10: 1119116635
• Artikelnr.: 42459054

Autorenporträt

Dave is a partner in BCLP's Antitrust & Competition Law team and is the Managing Partner of the firm's Brussels office. He is a US, UK and Belgian national and is qualified to practice in the US, Belgium (A-List), UK and Ireland. Dave has practiced in London and Brussels in the international competition field for over 20 years. His practice focuses on EU and international aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restrictive practices, cartels and abuses of dominant positions. He also advises on EU regulatory law, public affairs strategies and Brexit issues. Dave is also very active on the policy side of international antitrust. He serves as a non-governmental adviser to the European Commission on the work of the International Competition Network (ICN) and he has also advised the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and national competition agencies on competition law reform and agency capacity building in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments ix Foreword xi Preface xiii Introduction xvii PART ONE GET
THE PROCESS RIGHT! 1 CHAPTER ONE Why Your Team Cannot Execute and How to
Fix It 3 CHAPTER TWO Make Each Day a Masterpiece 7 CHAPTER THREE Get TUF!
11 CHAPTER FOUR The Fray Gets in the Way! 15 CHAPTER FIVE MAX It! 19
CHAPTER SIX The Power of a Personal Success Profile (PSP) 25 CHAPTER SEVEN
MAP It! 29 CHAPTER EIGHT RAM It! 35 CHAPTER NINE Prune It! 39 CHAPTER TEN
Don't Mistake Motion for Progress! 43 Part One Summary 49 PART TWO GET THE
LEADERS RIGHT! 51 CHAPTER ELEVEN Do You Overmanage and Underlead? 53
CHAPTER TWELVE Stretching, Trenches, and Changing 57 CHAPTER THIRTEEN You
Are the Catalyst! 61 CHAPTER FOURTEEN Buy-in Is Earned, Not Commanded! 65
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Get Your Red Belt On! 71 CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Truth about
Mediocrity 75 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Beware the Five Seductions of Leadership 79
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Five Ways Conventional Wisdom Destroys Your Potential 85
CHAPTER NINETEEN The Power of Preparation 93 CHAPTER TWENTY A Blueprint for
Making the Tough Calls 97 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Four Ways to Measure Your
Leadership 103 Part Two Summary 111 PART THREE GET THE CULTURE RIGHT! 113
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Remember--It's the Culture, Stupid! 115 CHAPTER
TWENTY-THREE The Core Value Pillar 119 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The Mission
Pillar 123 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The Performance Standard Pillar 127 CHAPTER
TWENTY-SIX Establish Your Business Facts of Life 131 CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
The Core Competency Pillar 137 CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT The People Pillar 141
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE The Earn and Deserve Culture 145 CHAPTER THIRTY The
Ideal Cultural Portrait--Consistent In, Mediocre Out 149 CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Weave in Catalyst, Responsible, and Lead 157 CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Entitled
Out, Tough-Minded In 161 CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Sloth Out, Loyal In 165 Part
Three Summary 171 PART FOUR GET THE TEAM RIGHT! 173 CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR How
to Find the Great People You're Looking For! 175 CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Like
is Never Enough! 179 CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX You Can't Make People What They Are
Not! 183 CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN Ten Tips to Retain Talent 187 CHAPTER
THIRTY-EIGHT Fix the Roof While the Sun Is Shining! 191 CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
Six Ways to Increase Employee Engagement 195 CHAPTER FORTY The Staggering
Cost of Poor Performance 199 Part Four Summary 205 About the Author 207
Glossary of Master the Art of Execution Terms 209 References 211 Index 215