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

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